Trying to resist getting sucked into a big research project on tantra in Theravada. Fascinating, but I should leave it to Theravadins.
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Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness How about just a small research project with just the fun, embarrassing highlights? Enquiring minds need to know...3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness@mriramos "available" most often means in need of resuscitation. But there are living examples.4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@hokaisobol@mriramos Would need total overhaul to function outside local culture. But that seems feasible.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness@mriramos mixed tantric or esoteric elements are present in *every* school, yet regularly cleansed away with modernization.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@hokaisobol@mriramos Yes… So maybe the first task is to explain how tantric/esoteric Buddhism is compatible with modernity, in general.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
@hokaisobol Upcoming: “Tantra is not…” Timeless Asian Wisdom™; traditional; Medieval superstition; or mainly about rituals. (1 post each.)
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