tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756920.post7639328992050362587..comments2024-01-08T06:21:35.864-08:00Comments on Notes in Samsara: The West has no monopoly on Buddhist scandalsMumon Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116967568502451788noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756920.post-80481219129539042302013-09-26T10:17:44.393-07:002013-09-26T10:17:44.393-07:00Ok, to liven the spirits...
Let's all have a ...Ok, to liven the spirits...<br /><br />Let's all have a little laugh at ourselves, shall we? (by the way obviously Chick Tracts is not aware that reincarnation doctrine is established in the bible).<br /><br />http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0016/0016_01.aspzen of the black holesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756920.post-36059108370396873352013-09-22T10:06:13.454-07:002013-09-22T10:06:13.454-07:00Yeah, BTW, in the same vein, if you haven't re...Yeah, BTW, in the same vein, if you haven't read Tokyo Vice, I'd recommend it (by Jake Adelstein).<br /><br />It's eventually about Jake's early career as reporter for the Yomiuri Shimbun, and his relationship with Goto Tadamasa, a yakuza boss turned Buddhist priest. Mumon Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116967568502451788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756920.post-63790013250852027312013-09-22T08:57:00.972-07:002013-09-22T08:57:00.972-07:00Indeed!
I'm quite sure there were many Buddh...Indeed! <br /><br />I'm quite sure there were many Buddhist scandals even during the lifetime of the Buddha. It's interesting that people want to 'project' a pristine Buddhism in the East and then wonder what has gone wrong with 'us' in the West. <br /><br />I covered some similar ground last year in a post on Eccentric Buddhist Masters:<br />http://www.patheos.com/blogs/americanbuddhist/2012/06/eccentric-buddhist-masters.htmlBuddhist_philosopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246929532585980356noreply@blogger.com