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Vimalajāti Veteran
About
- Username
- Vimalajāti
- Location
- Whitby, Ontario
- Joined
- Visits
- 1,612
- Last Active
- Roles
- Member
- Points
- 568
- Location
- Whitby, Ontario
- Languages Spoken
- French, English, Chinese, very bad Japanese
- Affiliation
- Mahayana
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Re: The myths of Mahayana
I wouldn't say that I put down Theravāda. It's rather impressive to do with three metaphorical leaves what the Bodhisattva does with a whole metaphorical canopy. Mind you, they aren't doing the exact… (View Post)
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Re: The myths of Mahayana
(Quote) I agree with this. The sūtras/suttas are sectarian redactions compiled by schismed groups who were not in the practice of reciting the Dharma together when the compilation happened. This is w… (View Post)1 -
Re: The myths of Mahayana
(Quote) I think, IMO, that that analysis is missing a key element of why Śākyumuni calls the Vulture Peak "his pure land." Also, Reeves interprets "this land" to mean the Vulture … (View Post)
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Re: The myths of Mahayana
I wouldn't say it's rude to disagree with me. The stance that the Buddha did not truly have a physical body as Siddhārtha Gautama and instead was a conjured appearance for the benefit of sentient bei… (View Post)2 -
Re: The myths of Mahayana
Well, I don't think that the Buddha was "a man," nor "a human teacher." In truth, he didn't even have so much as a physical body at all. He manifested an appearance. So, to me, th… (View Post)1