Hacker News with Generative AI: Buddhism

Jewels linked to Buddha remains go to auction, sparking ethical debate (bbc.com)
On Wednesday, a cache of dazzling jewels linked to the Buddha's mortal remains, which have been hailed as one of the most astonishing archaeological finds of the modern era, will go under the hammer at Sotheby's in Hong Kong.
Archaeology, Buddhism, Auctions, Ethics
19 points by akbarnama 5 days ago | 7 comments
Siddhartha (wikipedia.org)
Siddhartha: An Indian novel (German: Siddhartha: Eine Indische Dichtung; German: [ziˈdaʁta] ⓘ) is a 1922 novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha.
Novels, Literature, Spirituality, India, Buddhism
50 points by simonebrunozzi 78 days ago | 40 comments
Ask HN: Moving a not-for-profit web app off AWS (ycombinator.com)
I'm developing an app to help foreign Buddhist monks in Thailand learn Thai and Pali languages. The app incorporates LLMs for interactive learning, and I'm experimenting with spaced repetition techniques within chatbot interfaces and for long-form text memorization.
Non-Profit, Web Development, Thailand, Buddhism, Language Learning
39 points by sjayasinghe 106 days ago | 69 comments
Introduction to Buddhism (fsi.stanford.edu)
Buddhism, one of the major world religions, began in India around the sixth century, B.C.E. The teachings of Buddhism spread throughout Central and Southeast Asia, through China, Korea, and Japan. Today, there are Buddhists all over the world.
Buddhism, Religion, History, Asia
5 points by wslh 114 days ago | 0 comments
Buddhist Retreat: Why I gave up on finding my religion (2003) (slate.com)
For a 2,500-year-old religion, Buddhism seems remarkably compatible with our scientifically oriented culture, which may explain its surging popularity here in America.
Buddhism, Religion, Personal Experience, Culture, Science
35 points by whereistimbo 173 days ago | 76 comments
The Diamond Sutra, the oldest dated printed book (2016) (smithsonianmag.com)
History, Printing, Buddhism, Ancient History
169 points by squircle 311 days ago | 94 comments
An Introduction to Meditation – By a Theravada Buddhist Monk [video] (youtube.com)
Meditation, Buddhism, Theravada, Video, Spirituality
8 points by sergiogdr 311 days ago | 0 comments
Greco-Buddhist art (wikipedia.org)
Art, History, Culture, Buddhism
55 points by Bluestein 313 days ago | 15 comments
How to do the jhanas (nadia.xyz)
Meditation, Buddhism, Mindfulness
78 points by mandliya 319 days ago | 103 comments