This is by David McMahan, probably the smartest / most interesting academic Buddhist Studies guy currently. See alsohttps://vividness.live/2011/06/16/the-making-of-buddhist-modernism/ …
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Ex: Mahasi Sayadaw re-interpreted the Vishuddimagga when coming up with the noting technique. I very much doubt it was the same, despite his claims. Maybe you're taking the modernizers claims too literally?
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I agree completely and plead 140 chars. (My client app hasn’t updated to the new 280 world)
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Picky picky. “Quite different”?
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Why assume it's the "same"? What evidence is there to support that?
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Yes I think that’s a big piece of the correct answer!
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Could you say a word about these opposite goals (or link if you already have elsewhere)? This point is surprising for newcomers. :)
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How was it "opposite"?
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