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Re: An article on leaving Buddhism...
To address the quote you posted above, OP; the Buddha also had nuns in his movement. He didn't exalt male monasticism over female monasticism. That came later. Also, the Buddha had householder-follow… (View Post)
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Re: Reading the sutras
(Quote) Oh, THIS explains why Stephen Batchelor says that the Buddha tended to take Vedic/Hindu concepts, and turn them upside down, or give them a completely different meaning! Some of this must hav… (View Post)1 -
Re: Worldly Achievements and Enjoyment
(Quote) There's nothing wrong with achieving things in this world. Why, exactly, would that be a problem, OP? What is your concern, there? What do you mean by "enjoying these"? What form do… (View Post)
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Re: Is Western Buddhism even possible?
(Quote) I'm definitely up for some anthropology on Tibet. And I want to second Lobster's comment about Greco-Buddhism. I had wanted to post originally, that the Buddha, himself, was a "Westerner… (View Post)
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Re: Wild Wild Country
(Quote) OK, I guess it was this statement that sounded like you were including him in the category of "Buddhist teachers". Apparently you were only comparing him to Buddhist teachers? I can… (View Post)1