Everything on this page is measured by the same standards as for every other tradition: the same twelve values, the same eight questions, the same scale per area of life. What is measured is what the texts do, not whether they are right.
| Value | here | overall | difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patience | 68 % | 14 % | +54 |
| Knowledge | 65 % | 36 % | +29 |
| Humility | 41 % | 25 % | +16 |
| Community | 39 % | 57 % | -18 |
| Repentance | 23 % | 19 % | +4 |
| Care | 12 % | 20 % | -8 |
| Mercy | 10 % | 12 % | -2 |
| Responsibility | 10 % | 28 % | -18 |
| Gratitude | 10 % | 16 % | -6 |
| Truthfulness | 7 % | 16 % | -9 |
| Justice | 2 % | 25 % | -23 |
| Hope | 1 % | 18 % | -17 |
| Question | Answer | Share |
|---|---|---|
| What, according to this text, is the root of the evil? | Ignorance, illusion, a false view of reality | 78 % (101) |
| Where does the evil reside? | in the heart, the will, or the soul of the individual | 96 % (101) |
| What helps against it? | insight, learning, enlightenment, right understanding | 73 % (101) |
| What is human being according to this text? | entangled in deception or desire, but capable of being set free | 91 % (101) |
| Where is history heading? | the message stands outside of history | 59 % (101) |
| What does the text base its claim on? | on personal experience, testimony, encounter | 66 % (101) |
| To whom does the text's call for devotion apply? | to every human being, regardless of faith | 74 % (101) |
| Where is the text's criticism directed? | at one's own community and at oneself | 86 % (101) |
| Area | Framing | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Education and science | +0.8 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 30 of 101 texts |
| Pleasure and consumption | -0.7 as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint | 29 of 101 texts |
| Illness and death | +0.1 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 28 of 101 texts |
| Work and performance | +0.0 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 23 of 101 texts |
| Other religions | +0.7 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 18 of 101 texts |
| Family and children | +0.1 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 15 of 101 texts |
| Environment and animals | +0.6 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 14 of 101 texts |
| Money and possessions | -0.9 as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint | 12 of 101 texts |
| Violence and war | -1.4 as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint | 8 of 101 texts |
| Poverty and care | +0.8 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 5 of 101 texts |
| Migration and strangers | +0.2 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 5 of 101 texts |
| State and politics | -0.2 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 4 of 101 texts |
| Gender and roles | +0.7 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 3 of 101 texts |
Der Text lehrt, dass ein friedvoller Tod und geistige Stabilität nur durch intensives, wiederholtes Training der Achtsamkeit und der Atmung erreicht werden können.
Der Text erklärt das buddhistische graduelle Training als schrittweisen, fürsorglichen Weg zur Weisheit, der Vertrauen in den Prozess und Gemeinschaft erfordert.
Leid entsteht durch die eigene Wertschätzung von Kritik; durch Loslassen des Egos und Achtsamkeit findet man inneren Frieden.
Ajahn Sucitto erklärt das bedingte Entstehen und kritisiert die westliche Arbeitsmoral, indem er Fürsorge und Achtsamkeit als Weg zur Befreiung empfiehlt.
Ajahn Sucitto erklärt, wie Körperachtsamkeit emotionale Stabilität schafft und moderne Entkörperlichung durch Technologie als Hindernis für die spirituelle Verankerung im Körper benennt.
Coleman uses autumn and nature as a metaphor for Buddhist teachings on change, letting go, and the hidden tenderness of impermanence.