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**amotoustict** · 05-06-2012, 01:12 PM

Yes, interesting article...

Buddhism has been subject to change since traditions started to appear. Not new, not surprising. Each tradition has very particular understandings, even novel understanding (novelty by combination). Traditions are the adaptation to cultural settings... seems that this are real adaptations because allow some sort of sincere practice always from the cultural setting. It fulfills needs that pertain to each culture doing good in most cases.

About the issue of striping Buddhism from superstitious believes, the experience I have had from the very direct practice from Gotama's teachings is that of not finding any kind of data that can lead to superstitious believes or metaphysical speculations even when others -individuals or traditions- have found them or try to find them.

05-06-2012, 01:12 PM	#14
amotoustict Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 343 Senior Member	Yes, interesting article... Buddhism has been subject to change since traditions started to appear. Not new, not surprising. Each tradition has very particular understandings, even novel understanding (novelty by combination). Traditions are the adaptation to cultural settings... seems that this are real adaptations because allow some sort of sincere practice always from the cultural setting. It fulfills needs that pertain to each culture doing good in most cases. About the issue of striping Buddhism from superstitious believes, the experience I have had from the very direct practice from Gotama's teachings is that of not finding any kind of data that can lead to superstitious believes or metaphysical speculations even when others -individuals or traditions- have found them or try to find them.
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