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**parishilton** · 01-27-2011, 02:56 AM

The passage quoted isn't mysticism, it's mythology. Mysticism refers to the insights one gains in meditation, for example. Knowledge one comes by via non-rational (i.e. intuitive) means. After the Buddha, much mythology evolved about his life, miracles he performed, other Buddhas, etc.

01-27-2011, 02:56 AM	#7
parishilton Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 406 Senior Member	The passage quoted isn't mysticism, it's mythology. Mysticism refers to the insights one gains in meditation, for example. Knowledge one comes by via non-rational (i.e. intuitive) means. After the Buddha, much mythology evolved about his life, miracles he performed, other Buddhas, etc.
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