[Fegemiembendy]

I think there is a trend to move away from ritual, cultural add ons, superstition and a heavy dependence on authority and instead to look at what the core teachings are

Also there is a move away from sectarianism between the different schools

To my mind the Dhamma coming to the West is the best thing that has happened, blown a lot of the cobwebs away and has shown the Dhamma



From my own position as a westerner first approaching Dhamma, I wanted to know what the closet records were of the Buddhas teaching and was less interested in later interpretations and sectarian stories of authority


From this I see the Buddhism as this

The Four noble truths/Dependent Co-Arising and the three marks

The rest is just commentary or cultural add ons