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Aloka D wrote: Hi W63 and S I M,

'Beyond Belief' is one of the main forums on the website and the description for it is ......

"A forum for open minded, free enquiry and critical exploration of Buddhism in the modern world" Thanks Aloka.


Hello Still In Motion,

Still In Motion wrote: “It's not that I dont believe what you posted, I just dont believe that the appearance of Hinayana and Mahayana is a definitive indication of mistranslations or misinterpretations.” -No, you got me wrong. I didn’t want you to believe what I posted. What I meant is, I didn’t like to debate. I knew you literally pull my leg because you wanted to debate. But I thought it would bring us to nowhere. After every debate, we still believe in what we believe or even more (I’ve seen that a lot.) We may pretend that we agree with each other just to look cool and feel good to ourselves. I don’t like to pretend.

I'm sure there have been mistranslations and misinterpretations along the way, even in the Buddhas lifetime, as you said. "Why do we have to look for any reason?" because this is an earnest discussion and I believe it is important to make things as clear, concise, and accurate as possible. Sorry if I posted something I was not supposed to because we are in the "subforum Beyond Belief," I am new to this forum. Are people not supposed to question eachother's stances in this section? I was under the impression that this forum was for direct conversations and spirited debate. -You got me wrong again. What I meant by "subforum Beyond Belief” is about “no school of thought.” Somehow I knew that you believe in Mahayana school and have your soft spot about this. I don’t dare to post something like that on Mahayana subforum. I know that it’s a sensitive issue.
My soft-spot is I don’t like to debate. Too old and tired. Let’s know each other for a while and I might debate with you, S I M. :-)