so basically I just graduated college with a teaching degree but am not enthusiastic about being a traditional public school teacher. My degree is in both general elementary ed and prek-12 special ed (i much prefer working in special ed). My boyfriend is thinking of becoming a buddhist monk and I have been considering it for myself (buddhist nun) as well. Thing is, I really love working with kids and I would like that to be part of my life. Are there any opportunities for buddhist nuns to work with elementary aged children? Also, are there generally any buddhist related roles that work with kids? Like a buddhist school? I live in the US but am open to moving around. Specific locations are appreciated if you know any. Thanks.

I have a girlfriend who has a daughter from another man. If I raise this kid not vegetarian, will that be bad karma? Her mother is an omnivore and the kid is being raised in an omnivore household. It would be very difficult to change her diet. Is it my reponsibility to make her vegetarian?

Do the children and grandchildren etc. of eminent "buddhas" get blesssed in any way? I know the buddha had a child, before his enlightenment, and that most important buddhists are celibate, but I wondered, supposing I were the great great... grandchild of e.g. Linji or Dogen or Mahakasyapa or whoever, if it's be fortunate of me etc.. Don't worry, I am not!

In Buddhism having a rebirth is itself a origin of all the Dukhhas. Doesn't it imply that Buddhist laymen who are married should not have children to stop this cycle of rebirth. This leads to a more generic hypothetical question as to what happens if all people in the world stop having children? I would like to have the answer in the Buddhist perspective.

From wikipedia : Alara Kalama (Pāḷi & Sanskrit Āḷāra Kālāma/ Arāḍa Kālāma]), was a hermit and a teacher of SamkhyaHe was the first teacher of Gautama Buddha. I want to know ***which scriptures of samkhya philosophy were taught to buddha?*** Also was Buddha told characters of mahabharat /ramayan . Is it mentioned anywhere?

are there any policies for bringing very young kids (14 month) to a temple/pagoda (stroller, clothes etc)? We

I have seen that in Buddhist as well as Hindu traditions, parents are considered as benevolent beings who should be venerated and put in a pedestal. Stories, verses, and myths about praises for parents are plenty. However, toxic parenting must have been present in the past and surely there could be something about evil parents in some Buddhist teaching? Consider parents who are narcissist, control-freaks, irresponsible, or just plain unqualified to raise kids in a healthy manner. Parents who treat their children as their possessions and not independent beings should not receive the same praises, should they? There are enough parents who constantly put down and actively try to harm their own children. How could one say that such parents are saintly beings? How does the act of being a parent by simply giving birth and doing the bare minimum that everyone does makes someone a noble person? Almost everybody in the world would be noble by that definition. Don't children who had bad parenting deserve more compassion and respect? Could someone point me to Buddhist stories and teachings, and mantras/verses talking about the evils of megalomaniac and narcissist individuals who are terrible parents? ---------- Related posts: 1. Relationship with bad parents (kamma and issues) 1. How should a Buddhist approach honoring parents who abused them? 1. Must I continue a relationship with my abusive parents? 1. I want to leave my mother 1. What does Buddhism teach about abusive parents? 1. Not listening to parents is bad karma? 1. I need an answer as to why i received a mother who makes me feel like an outcaste? 1. What did Buddha say about dysfunctional families for novice practitioners?

Consider these two texts: * https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/iti/iti.4.100-112.than.html the part that contains: > Mother & father, compassionate to their family, are called Brahma, first teachers, those worthy of gifts from their children. So the wise should pay them homage, honor with food & drink clothing & bedding anointing & bathing & washing their feet. Performing these services to their parents, the wise are praised right here and after death rejoice in heaven. * https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an02/an02.031.than.html > But anyone who rouses his unbelieving mother & father, settles & establishes them in conviction; rouses his unvirtuous mother & father, settles & establishes them in virtue; rouses his stingy mother & father, settles & establishes them in generosity; rouses his foolish mother & father, settles & establishes them in discernment: To this extent one pays & repays one's mother & father. What is are the appropriate ways to combine the meaning/purpose of these, considering that there is some potential to misunderstand the way these two guide us to treat our parents?

this is the situation: a children is born from fornication years ago when the couple were young, years passed the guy married. the women gave the child for adoption. Now the women brings up the child (*who is an adult now*) to the guy who is happily married. What does the Buddhist texts or teachings say about the illegitimate children born from fornication?, Is there anything that mentions this?

Can a 11-17 years old meditate and become arahant? Is Buddhism only for adults?

There are a few posts on the site asking for good introduction/beginner books on Buddhism, but I can't seem to find any that a child could read and understand. Although age range doesn't really matter to the answer that people might post, let's say someone between the age of 7 and 14, just to have some context.

Do the scriptures somewhere mention that it's appropriate to go forth when having a wife & children? According to the scriptures Gotama, the Buddha-to-be, left his palace & his parents to reach enlightenment, but leaving one's parents is quite different than leaving one's wife and his child. Reference to scriptures is highly appreciated!

My relatives ask me to suggest good names that must be Buddhist. I tried on internet but there are from other culture I want Indian names so what names or meaning should be?

People who have children have them for the sake of their own happiness, and ultimately the child suffers. Can we justify not having children at all even for householders stating that all life is bound to suffering?

Genetically speaking producing your own children perpetuates your own genes. Buddha spoke at length about the 31 Planes of Existence. What is Buddhism's (not just Theravada) position on having children? Namely the benefits of producing and caring for children? Or does Buddhism mostly see them as a constraint (i.e. Rahula "chain") and there is no connection between between your own progeny and the afterlife?