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How to Become a Buddhist

Doug's Dharma
124K subscribers
225K views 5 years ago #buddhism #onlinedharmainstitute #earlybuddhism
I get many questions on my videos about how to become a Buddhist. So here are my thoughts on that! We'll talk a bit about what happens when you turn up at a Buddhist center, what they expect of you, the difference between being a Buddhist layperson versus a monastic, and so on. We'll also turn to the question of whether it matters if we have the label "Buddhist" or not. ☸️ Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org. 🧡 If you get benefit out of these videos, consider joining us on Patreon and get fun benefits like exclusive behind-the-scenes videos, audio-only versions, and extensive show notes:   / dougsseculardharma   🧡 You can also make donations through: https://paypal.me/dougsdharma Facebook:   / onlinedharmainstitute   Twitter:   / dougsdharma   ✅ Video: The Five Precepts:    • The Five Precepts   ✅ Material on becoming Buddhist from a few traditions: Becoming a Zen Buddhist:    • What does it mean to for …...more
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How to Become a Buddhist
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225,828Views
2020Apr 13
I get many questions on my videos about how to become a Buddhist. So here are my thoughts on that! We'll talk a bit about what happens when you turn up at a Buddhist center, what they expect of you, the difference between being a Buddhist layperson versus a monastic, and so on. We'll also turn to the question of whether it matters if we have the label "Buddhist" or not. ☸️ Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org. 🧡 If you get benefit out of these videos, consider joining us on Patreon and get fun benefits like exclusive behind-the-scenes videos, audio-only versions, and extensive show notes:   / dougsseculardharma   🧡 You can also make donations through: https://paypal.me/dougsdharma Facebook:   / onlinedharmainstitute   Twitter:   / dougsdharma   ✅ Video: The Five Precepts:    • The Five Precepts   ✅ Material on becoming Buddhist from a few traditions: Becoming a Zen Buddhist:    • What does it mean to formally become a Bud...   Becoming a Zen priest: https://www.zendust.org/monastery/ord... Lay teaching in Zen Buddhism: https://tricycle.org/trikedaily/lay-b... Bodhisattva vows: https://www.upaya.org/teachings/litur... Theravāda ordination: http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/b... https://bhavanasociety.org/ord Tibetan Buddhist ordination: https://www.dalailama.com/messages/bu... Lama Jampa Thaye (Western Vajrāyāna practitioner):    • How do we become a Buddhist   ❤️ Thanks to Patrons: Anonymous (1) Matthew Smith Kathy Voldstad slidnbob JC Pritom Phookun Shantha Wengappuli poikkiki jonitomato Margo Karma_CAC Johan Thelander Michael Roe Jorge Seguel Christopher Apostolof GailJM Steven Kopp Brett Merritt David Bell T Pham #onlinedharmainstitute #buddhism #earlybuddhism #secularbuddhism Disclaimer: Amazon links are affiliate links where I will earn a very small commission on purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos. Thank you!

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Doug's Dharma

124K subscribers