Whose Buddhism is Truest?

[Josef]

Whose Buddhism is Truest?

Not the Buddhism in Tricycle Magazine articles thats for sure.

[Virgo]

Whose Buddhism is Truest?

Not the Buddhism in Tricycle Magazine articles thats for sure.

I thought that was a fashion mag.

Kevin

[Josef]

Whose Buddhism is Truest?

Not the Buddhism in Tricycle Magazine articles thats for sure.

I thought that was a fashion mag.

Kevin

It basically is.

[Virgo]

It basically is.

I wouldn't know.

I think I flipped through it once (and I mean flipped). Basically, you could say I've never really seen the inside of it.

(Don't care to either, tbh)

That aint how I roll. ( )
Kevin

[Virgo]

You've got to go straight to the essence in this life. It's short. Really f'n short.

No time for games-- only big moves.

Kevin

[Astus]

This will (hopefully) lead to the dying of sectarianism and the accepting of the plausibility that many Dharma heresies of the "lower" "mistaken" schools may have been genuine Dharma teachings direct from Buddha.

Historically, the winning sectarian arguments were not really based on texts. Chan took over in East Asia with the rhetoric of an outside scriptures lineage, Vajrayana is also organised around personal contacts. Social control of religious organisations requires social networking, those who care about books remain hidden in the libraries. Neither political rulers nor common people (lay or monastic) care much about philological and theoretical issues. Miracle making and big words, these work.