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Witiyala Seewalie Thera (Sinhala: පූජ්ය විටියල සීවලී නාහිමි) is the founder and chief incumbent priest of Minnesota Buddhist Vihara. Currently, he is serving the Buddhist spiritual needs for people in six midwestern states: Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska.
Robert C. Jensen - Minnesota state legislator and farmer [26] Raymond J. Julkowski - Minnesota state representative and lawyer [27] Harold Kalina - Minnesota state senator and judge [28] Stephen Keefe - Minnesota state senator and chemist [29] Burton L. Kingsley - Minnesota state legislator and businessman [30]
[3] Taitetsu Unno was a scholar, lecturer, and author on the subject of Pure Land Buddhism. His work as a translator has been responsible for making many important Buddhist texts available to the English-speaking world and he is considered one of the leading authorities in the United States on Shin Buddhism, a branch of Pure Land Buddhism. [4]
The scholar Stephen A. Kent has noted that these traits were not actually mentioned in the Buddhist texts and some of these are actually contradicted by the texts. Kent notes that the Buddhist texts actually say that Maitreya will be born to royalty whose domain is very wealthy, prosperous and with a large population and will have black hair. [24]
Pages in category "Buddhism in Minnesota" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Dharma Field Zen ...
Minnesota Buddhist Vihara is a Theravada Buddhist temple in the state of Minnesota. It was established in 2004 by Venerable Witiyala Seewalie Maha Thera, who is also the current Abbot of the Vihara and the Deputy Chief Sangha Nayaka of North America, [1] appointed by the Malwatta Chapter in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Its 10th anniversary was celebrated ...
Tom Brunansky § (born 1960) – Minnesota Twins baseball player; Bobby Bryant § (born 1944) – Minnesota Vikings football player; Rich T. Buckler § (1865–1950) – member of U.S. Congress; Clarence Buckman § (1851–1917) – member of U.S. Congress; Warren E. Burger (1907–1995) – Chief Justice of the United States
It is a compound of the Pali ti or Sanskrit word of tri (त्रि), meaning "three", and piṭaka (पिटक), meaning "basket". [1] These "three baskets" recall the receptacles of palm-leaf manuscripts and refer to three important textual divisions of early Buddhist literature: Suttas , the Vinaya , and the Abhidhamma .