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Manifestor_of_Light

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9. This is what I replied: "Revealed truths and dogmatic practices"????
Tue Feb 28, 2012, 04:48 PM
Feb 2012

"Revealed truths" implies that A)a man hears a voice and thinks it's god;B) writes it down and declares himself a prophet; C) said writings are considered to be a holy scripture of a religion.
Example of prophet: Mohammed. Example of writings: The Quran.

Buddha did none of those things. He never said he heard stuff from god. He did not say he was holy or a messenger of god. His writings were based on what he taught. His teachings were derived from his enlightenment. He has never been considered a god or worshiped as one. He did not say he was a god. He said "I am awake."

"dogmatic practices"? You baffled me on that one. I see nothing dogmatic in Buddhism. All I see is instructions on what to do to have a good life, like the Eight Fold Path.

"handy set"?? It's difficult reading for me.

Why do you say I do not like Mahayana Buddhism in particular? I used to go to a Mahayana temple.

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