“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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The moral panic around the very possibility of white Vajrayana teachers may be due to an intolerable ambiguity: are they modern or trad?
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Hostility to white lamas, from both Tibetans and white Buddhists, is all about questions of authority—not the content of what they teach.
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@Meaningness There's a similar hostility to western teachers of Japanese martial arts, even ones who are 'lineage holders'.2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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