“Traditional vs modern Buddhism” maybe, unconsciously, mainly means “Asians vs whites are the ultimate authorities.” https://rkpayne.wordpress.com/2015/06/24/secular-buddhism-iv-latour-and-anti-groups/#comment-929 …
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@Meaningness Authority anxiety is an ugly aspect of Buddhism with a long, long history. -
@Jayarava Yup. Am now reading http://www.globalbuddhism.org/jgb/index.php/jgb/article/view/128/143 … cited by Payne—quite interesting so far - 2 more replies
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@Meaningness There's a similar hostility to western teachers of Japanese martial arts, even ones who are 'lineage holders'. -
@joXn I gather from Buddhist martial artist friends that the "lineage" politics are closely similar
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