Chile Forum

WOW! Dropping the "s" sound - I'm glad to know that. the only Spanish I have ever practiced is in texas where most folks are from mexico and I know they have a different accent! Thanks for the info. As fas as sports, I don't really keep up but I understand that Chileans take thier sports very seriously!

Just curious? Does anyone know any practicing Buddhists in Chile? Are there any Buddhist temples?

Aloha,
Niko

niko wrote:Just curious? Does anyone know any practicing Buddhists in Chile? Are there any Buddhist temples?

Aloha,
Niko

Even though I am a Buddhist, I haven´t been very religious here in Chile My Chilean boss´s wife is a practicing Buddhist and I will ask her about this later this week.

Down here soccer seems to the the main religion

TP

T_ROBO wrote:. . . . Down here soccer seems to the the main religion . . . .

That and politics, from what I can tell! Seriously, Protestant Christians are growing in number, and Mormons may be, too. Roman Catholic churches are largely empty, and Jews are comparatively few. There's a new mosque in La Serena (paid for by Saudi Arabia, if I remember correctly, on land donated by the Chilean government), and the usual assortment -- usual in the West -- of New Agers, pantheists, agnostics, syncretists, and others.

niko wrote:Just curious? Does anyone know any practicing Buddhists in Chile? Are there any Buddhist temples?

Once, I requested some people to establish a Buddhist monastery (theravada tradition) here in the Elqui Valley. They responded that,
.. it would probably be a good location for a monastery ..
.. it might be a good idea, but ..
.. it is probably not our karma ..
.....

Well, it seems that I will have to do it myself, why not? It will take some time, though..

The only official temple, I believe, is: http://www.templobudista-fgs.cl

You may also want to check this: http://www.budismo.cl

And, come and check out this place after a couple years.. who knows?

There is another website with Tibetian Buddhism: www[dot]budismotibetano[dot]cl

TP

T_ROBO wrote:www[dot]budismotibetano[dot]cl

... existe una antigua costumbre de hacer una ofrenda en dinero directamente al Lama o Maestro, como una señal de agradecimiento. El monto debiera estar en correspondencia con el enorme beneficio que representan estas ceremonias ...
... there is an old custom of making an offering of cash directly to the Lama or Master, as a sign of gratitude. The amount should be proportionate to the enormous benefit that represent these ceremonies ...
www[dot]budismotibetano[dot]cl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=181&Itemid=124

Yet another one ('Tibetian Buddhism'): www {dot} dzogchen {dot} cl

www.dzogchen.cl/dzogchen/?page_id=61 wrote:Retiro Dic - 2008 Raddisson
...
Lugar Retiro :
Hotel Radisson Plaza Santiago
Salón América
...
Precios Retiro :
...
90,000 pesos desde el 16 de Nov al 5 de Diciembre

90,000 pesos... Radisson Plaza Santiago...
what a great retreat, indeed!

las 90 lukas no ma...
112 Crystal Beer Bottles!!

T_ROBO, would you bring these bottles over here!!!

Now, seriously. As always.

There are three main systems of thought, within Buddhism, which are geographically (and 'philosophically') separate. Not to say, that each tradition, in turn, has many 'sects'. Plus, for some followers, Buddhism is more a 'philosophy', than a 'religion' (and it is neither 'philosophy' nor 'religion' for some other 'followers', or, should I say, 'practitioners', for it is just *practice*).

1. Southern Buddhism (a.k.a. Theravada Tradition) is well established in the Asian countries of Thailand, Sri Lanka and Mayanmar. From Theravada, the style of practice known as vipassana has emerged. Though I don't like to post links to sites, that seem to be about money, rather then about Buddhism, here is one of these: www {dot} rituraj {dot} cl/Vipassana/vipassana.html

2. Eastern Buddhism (a.k.a. Mahayana Tradition) is the predominant religion in China, Japan, Korea and much of Vietnam. It is my understanding, that the people at Templo Budista Fo Guang Shan de Chile www {dot} templobudista-fgs {dot} cl are claiming to belong to the Mahayana tradition.

3. Northern Buddhism (a.k.a. Tibetan Tradition) has adherents in parts of China, Mongolia, Russia and Tibet. Ceremony and ritual are emphasized. I don't like any of the Tibetan Buddhism sites mentioned in previous posts, including this one: www {dot} budismotibetano {dot} cl

Now, with regards to the question, whether or not there are practicing Buddhists in Chile. Should anyone respond, 'Yes, I am a Buddhist', I would be surprised. For there is no 'I'. There is no permanent self. And understanding this simple fact is the true goal of all Buddhist practice, isn't it? Then who is 'Buddhist', please tell me?

So what? You just want to ask questions this way: is there a teaching? Yes, there certainly is. Should one practice? By all means! 24/7 Are there any Buddhist temples? You cannot care less! Yet, I wish there were many..

I see......soccer. Well, that's fine.

Thank you for all the feedback.

niko