There’s a massively important distinction between yanas and sects, which are orthogonal classification schemes. Most Western Buddhists don’t know about this, and get confused. Theravada is a sect, not a yana.https://vividness.live/2013/11/25/yanas-are-not-buddhist-sects/ …
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However, political conflicts between Buddhisms were also often smoothed over by declaring that they were different paths to the same goal. This is plainly false; different Buddhisms have radically different goals, and concepts of “enlightenment.”https://vividness.live/2012/09/13/epistemology-and-enlightenment/ …
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Reading this article, it occurs to me that you'd be interested in this attempt to translate the Buddha's teaching into totally modern language. And, of course, I'd be curious to hear your take on it. https://www.facebook.com/romeostevens/posts/10215386227941544 …
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@meaningness Wouldn't some of the "one big thing" come from something sociocultural, but wouldn't some of the "one big thing" also potentially come from people examining the referent(s) for themselves and sort of transcending their cultural contingency? - 4 more replies
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