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**lmHVYs8e** · 03-18-2012, 06:54 AM

Much of this seems to ring true. Yet after reading some of the comments, I am a bit taken aback. Many of them are of a rather critical tone. There is even one of the infamous Kalama Sutta misquotes... Nonetheless, I found this article to be of relevance to understanding the changing face of Buddhism in the West.

I wonder what others think: Are these changes of a positive nature, or is Buddhism losing its "authenticity", as is sometimes claimed by traditionalists?

03-18-2012, 06:54 AM	#3
lmHVYs8e Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 392 Senior Member	Much of this seems to ring true. Yet after reading some of the comments, I am a bit taken aback. Many of them are of a rather critical tone. There is even one of the infamous Kalama Sutta misquotes... Nonetheless, I found this article to be of relevance to understanding the changing face of Buddhism in the West. I wonder what others think: Are these changes of a positive nature, or is Buddhism losing its "authenticity", as is sometimes claimed by traditionalists?
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