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if so consider this /Buddhism/ general.

 

[centurywalker]

@Lism

 

[Lism]

@Lism

I'm not well-read enough in Buddhist philosophy to truly consider myself a Buddhist. But I am strongly sympathetic to Mahayana Buddhism. I tend to support some movements that Buddhists held some antagonism towards, though. Namely, Zoroastrianism and the Shinto resurgence of early modern Japan

 

[centurywalker]

I'm not well-read enough in Buddhist philosophy to truly consider myself a Buddhist. But I am strongly sympathetic to Mahayana Buddhism. I tend to support some movements that Buddhists held some antagonism towards, though. Namely, Zoroastrianism and the Shinto resurgence of early modern Japan

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[Lism]

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There is no reason to believe one is older than the other as the history of the two sects predates the first records of the Buddha. The evidence for the Pali Sutras being more antique than the Mahayana Sutras is self-referential, it relies on the Theravada tradition.

Mahayana is superior to Theravada because the Theravada view of arhatship runs in contradiction to the life of the Buddha, because the Buddha chose to remain in this world and act as the Buddha, abstaining from enlightenment temporarily. Mahayana is also more compatible with the other traditions of Eurasia, which is likely why it succeeded in China, Japan, among the Greeks and Sogdians, and Mongolians.

The conflation of Pure Land Buddhism with Mahayana is also retarded. Buddhism is esoteric. Pure Land is a simplification meant to ensure piety in the masses, it doesn't reflect the deeper teachings of the sect. The "Pure Land" does exist but you can't just get there from worshipping the Buddha. It is similar to the Vishishtadvaita concept of Vaikuntha

 

[Milhouse]

Also Vajrayana is so different and syncretic with Tibetian religion that it may as well be a different religion to Mahayana and Theravada. Also, aside from Ajahan Brahm, Theravada is not really suited to the lay life and can really fuck up your mental health

 

[centurywalker]

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Also Vajrayana is so different and syncretic with Tibetian religion that it may as well be a different religion to Mahayana and Theravada. Also, aside from Ajahan Brahm, Theravada is not really suited to the lay life and can really fuck up your mental health

and they are pedophilic

 

[baqqrih]

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and they are pedophilic

Are you just saying this out of your ass or is there an actual history of pederasty in Tibetan Buddhism?

 

[centurywalker]

Are you just saying this out of your ass or is there an actual history of pederasty in Tibetan Buddhism?

i said this because i search up chigos and the dalai lama kissed a kid

 

[baqqrih]

i search up chigos

I don't know what that means.

the dalai lama kissed a kid

That's enough to call Vajrayana Buddhism a pedophilic religion? I wouldn't call all Roman Catholics pedophiles despite their clergy's notably poor reputation with those incidents. I don't see this as any different.

 

[BrimBurner]

Not a Buddhist, but I'm from a Buddhist country. I disagree with Buddhism's core concept of abandoning desire. So men have to live with no ambition and goals? We men are supposed to be hard-working, ambitious, desire-chasing men. Not just doing nothing all day and meditating, because everything is meaningless? Also, Buddhism fucked up my country historically, before Buddhism my country was pagan and had a fierce tough warrior culture that made strong men. But through our dominion over China, Buddhism somehow spread, leading men to be pretty much cucked. Doing nothing all day and not reproducing because it somehow makes them enlightened. A strong foreign power slowly managed to strangle the country into joining their empire as an autonomous isolated part, due to Buddhism. Which many here consider the worst thing to happen in our history. Buddhism is nothing but a disease in this country's history, I prefer the old pagan culture over them. I hope I don't sound disrespectful, but just saying my complaints about the religion.

 

[centurywalker]

Not a Buddhist, but I'm from a Buddhist country. I disagree with Buddhism's core concept of abandoning desire. So men have to live with no ambition and goals? We men are supposed to be hard-working, ambitious, desire-chasing men. Not just doing nothing all day and meditating, because everything is meaningless? Also, Buddhism fucked up my country historically, before Buddhism my country was pagan and had a fierce tough warrior culture that made strong men. But through our dominion over China, Buddhism somehow spread, leading men to be pretty much cucked. Doing nothing all day and not reproducing because it somehow makes them enlightened. A strong foreign power slowly managed to strangle the country into joining their empire as an autonomous isolated part, due to Buddhism. Which many here consider the worst thing to happen in our history. Buddhism is nothing but a disease in this country's history, I prefer the old pagan culture over them. I hope I don't sound disrespectful, but just saying my complaints about the religion.

burma you are

 

[BrimBurner]

burma you are

far

 

[Milhouse]

Are you just saying this out of your ass or is there an actual history of pederasty in Tibetan Buddhism?

There is a longstanding problem with abuse, sexual and not in Vajrayana, and some speculate human sacrifice goes on in higher levels of the religion as well. It's just so isolated and secretive that it's likely it has become part of the culture. That being said there are multiple schools within Tibet and all of them probably aren't like that, as a Christian, I'm sure you understand.

Not a Buddhist, but I'm from a Buddhist country. I disagree with Buddhism's core concept of abandoning desire. So men have to live with no ambition and goals? We men are supposed to be hard-working, ambitious, desire-chasing men. Not just doing nothing all day and meditating, because everything is meaningless? Also, Buddhism fucked up my country historically, before Buddhism my country was pagan and had a fierce tough warrior culture that made strong men. But through our dominion over China, Buddhism somehow spread, leading men to be pretty much cucked. Doing nothing all day and not reproducing because it somehow makes them enlightened. A strong foreign power slowly managed to strangle the country into joining their empire as an autonomous isolated part, due to Buddhism. Which many here consider the worst thing to happen in our history. Buddhism is nothing but a disease in this country's history, I prefer the old pagan culture over them. I hope I don't sound disrespectful, but just saying my complaints about the religion.

Are you Mongolian?