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Re: Buddhist modernism on wikipedia
Yes, the unwillingness of the Supreme Sangha in Thailand to legitimize Buddhist nuns is wrong-headedness. But on the other hand, it has nothing to do with the average lay person practicing Buddhism o… (View Post)
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Re: Do Buddhists believe in ghosts?
Another aspect of this is the mix of Buddhist thought with cultural traditions, such as animism. (View Post)
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Re: Buddhist atheism
A lot of very good discussion here. And a number of very different ideas about what the OP asked at the beginning. I come from a situation where in 1986 I was introduced to Thai Theravada Buddhism, a… (View Post)
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Buddhist praying in light of Thai cave trauma
So because of some newspaper articles about the Thai cave trauma, someone has said to me, "See, you were wrong! Thais do pray". I wish some of you who find this interesting might critique m… (View Post)
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Re: Is Western Buddhism even possible?
One year I had to hire a new head custodian for our school. When I walked around the building the probable choice for the job pointed out so many things that had been overlooked for a while. A lot of… (View Post)2