That the quibbling over terminology is in any way ameliorated by... more quibbling over terminology. You're using a hammer to flatten a dough.
Well yes, "Buddhism" is itself a misleading term that is somehow supposed to serve as a blanket label for a huge variety of doctrines and practices developed over the course of millennia, over a huge geographic area, by a variety of different cultures.
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If you trace what you've said now to the start of the conversation, you will see why I've chosen to take issue with the way it was presented. Or so I'd imagine.
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Indeed. I suppose any discussion of Buddhism should by default begin with "what do you mean by Buddhism?".
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Situationally either a useful or terrible idea. I have no problem assenting to Kenneth's definition of enlightenment... for his use of the term.
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In what situation would that be a terrible idea? (Other than one in which the participants of said discussion have no interest in spending the rest of the day arguing over what constitutes an acceptable definition of Buddhism.)
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Oh look, you answered your own question.
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I love it when that happens.
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"When the student is in confusion, give the student a stick with which to hit himself." - totally not made-up Zen proverb
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I really wish somebody had collected data on how many Zen students woke up through a perfectly-timed smack over the head. The corporal punishment advocates might be on to something.
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