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Toraldris · -`-,-{@ Zen Nud... Buddhist @}-,-`- · Veteran
Good night sweetheart, well it's time to go!
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Re: Refute this idea for me
It all kinda does fall apart with the pain-as-ultimate-evil coloring of Buddhism. That's not what Buddhism is. Buddhism is recognizing what causes us suffering, and showing us how to overcome it. Peo… (View Post)
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Re: Fat Buddha?
Any Buddhist who watched the show "The Finder" also knows Hollywood isn't immune to such misinformation... the lead character called the Buddha fat. :neutral_face: (View Post)
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Re: Fat Buddha?
The "fat Buddha" is Hotei / Budai, not Siddhartha Gautama. Hotei's nickname is "Laughing Buddha", that's what has led to such confusion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budai (View Post)1 -
Re: Negative Buddhist practices?
@ericcris10sen If someone acts like that and is calling themselves a Buddhist, they're not a very good one if they are. You're right that these things are contradictory to Buddhist teaching. (View Post)
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Re: Can you be delusional and Buddhist too?
Thinking isn't everything. Our views and perceptions color our world, and they are prior to thought. (View Post)
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