@Meaningness As I say, name a "distinctive" feature of Buddhism and I bet I can trace it's origins outside Buddhism.
@Jayarava It completely failed to defend itself against the secular mindfulness movement. It’s spent as a hegemonic political force.
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@Meaningness Was it ever a hegemonic political force? Or merely the prevailing culture *within* certain Buddhist groups? -
@Jayarava In America, yes, it was. Specifically, they and Tibetan conservatives collaborated successfully to suppress Western Vajrayana.
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