@makehacklearn I don't understand why it shouldn't be, either...
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@Meaningness why are they expected to be poor? expected by whom? -
@cwage expected by white buddhists. At a guess because xian monks are supposed to be poor and there's a false analogy.
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@makehacklearn "people aren't willing to pay for (Buddhist teaching)." Not my experience. People pay for what they value.@Meaningness -
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@KennethFolk Maybe wanting all teachers to be (equally) poor is actually motivated by wanting to hide quality differences between teachers. - 3 more replies
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Buddhists hate impermanence.
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@KennethFolk@makehacklearn@Meaningness What they really hate is when you point out that a doctrine has changed or is no longer relevant
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@Meaningness Historically, successful Buddhist teachers were enormously wealthy. Celibacy stopped wealth leaking away to kids! - 2 more replies
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