“Invented traditions” (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E3URF5Q/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00E3URF5Q&linkCode=as2&tag=aro-20&linkId=RBYN2UKWVGZYUJE3 …) are innovations disguised as ancient practices, to make risks acceptable to conservatives.
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Occurs to me that the reverse is also common. Is there a standard term for this? “Timeworn leading edges” or “obsolete vanguards.”
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Late-1800s Buddhism is now presented as a revolutionary visionary future possibility: http://fourthturningbuddhism.com Nothing new there.
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@Meaningness Short of hearing the Buddha speak live and in person, is there even a single Buddhism this doesn't apply to? -
@KennethFolk Right, Buddhism has innovated throughout its history, and each radical new thing is “the original teaching of the Buddha.” - 12 more replies
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