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**Sydrothcoathy** · 07-18-2011, 12:06 AM

I think if plwk could let us know what he considers to be the 'orthodox' position it would be helpful and avoid confusion. (for me at any rate!)

Buddhists do use the term adhamma, though. So perhaps the issue/question has to do with how we define dhamma/dharma.

Just the suttas, and if so, only the Pali version of same?
Among the suttas, do we include all the suttas?
Abhidhamma -- yes/no?
Prajnaparamita?
Mahayana in general?
Pure Land sutras?
The Zen canon?
Nichiren?
Tantra?
Vajrayana terma?

And besides the answers we may come up with invidually, we may also have to delineate our relationship to Buddhist institutions and communities. "Sangha" is one of the Triple Jewels after all.

Your post is confusing me even further, LazyEye, lol ! Lets not turn it into too much of an academic exercise because then it limits the people who are willing to join in.

....but yes, we do need a definition of some kind as I was trying to point out in a roundabout way #7.

07-18-2011, 12:06 AM	#9
Sydrothcoathy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 444 Senior Member	I think if plwk could let us know what he considers to be the 'orthodox' position it would be helpful and avoid confusion. (for me at any rate!) Buddhists do use the term adhamma, though. So perhaps the issue/question has to do with how we define dhamma/dharma. Just the suttas, and if so, only the Pali version of same? Among the suttas, do we include all the suttas? Abhidhamma -- yes/no? Prajnaparamita? Mahayana in general? Pure Land sutras? The Zen canon? Nichiren? Tantra? Vajrayana terma? And besides the answers we may come up with invidually, we may also have to delineate our relationship to Buddhist institutions and communities. "Sangha" is one of the Triple Jewels after all. Your post is confusing me even further, LazyEye, lol ! Lets not turn it into too much of an academic exercise because then it limits the people who are willing to join in. ....but yes, we do need a definition of some kind as I was trying to point out in a roundabout way #7.
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