Sorry, not sure I understand the question. Other than what?
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Replying to @Meaningness @chagmed
I'm sorry. I mean. isn't Buddhism supposed to be a living tradition and adaptable to different cultures?
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Replying to @fuzzylogic8250 @chagmed
Well, that depends on who you ask! Traditionalists of every brand claim their doctrine and practice were taught verbatim by Shakyamuni.
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Replying to @Meaningness @fuzzylogic8250
no. Nyingmapas have never claimed that Shakyamuni is the source of their termas.
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Replying to @chagmed @fuzzylogic8250
Well, yes, OK, we’re a weird exception :) But Nyingma claims of historical continuity also don’t stand up to scrutiny.
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Replying to @Meaningness @fuzzylogic8250
you don't buy claim that Nyingma lineages that originated in 18th c had their roots in much older Kathog tradition?
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Replying to @chagmed @fuzzylogic8250
Innovators always borrow from tradition. Discontinuity and continuity are always mixed. In each reform, some things change, some left as-is.
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Replying to @Meaningness @fuzzylogic8250
so you don't buy "unbroken lineage back to Garab Dorje"?
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Plutarch mentions the "thirty-oared galley of Theseus" which was "preserved" by removing old timbers and replacing them with sound ones.
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Yes, there’s a very similar story in Buddhist philosophy actually! My brain is blocking the details, unfortunately…
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Replying to @Meaningness @faustroll and
The nebulosity of trans-temporal identity is arguably the central Buddhist doctrine, however! (And applies to Buddhism as well as people.)
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