DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate - View Single Post - Is modern "Buddhism" moving away from the teachings of the Buddha ?

**feeshyLew** · 06-21-2010, 12:07 PM

I think that Stephen Batchelor's approach is genuine and knowledgeable, not really disrespectful, but somehow opinionated.

Opinionated" really means nothing here. Anyone can call anyone else's understanding or view "opinionated". It's nonsense.

scepticism is the leading motive here and this label tends to sell books these days.

Oh, yes, it would be very nice for you if you could reduce it to a matter of just wanting to sell books with a "skeptical hook". It's a whole lot more than that -- people can see the truth of the 4NT for themselves right off, and that they are true independently of, and without recourse to, any superstition or speculative view.

The thing that I don't like about Batchelor's book is its revisionism and latent protestantism.

What revisinonism? What "protestantism? Give examples.

He recounts innumerable little facts about Buddhism, some of them quite misrepresented

Name some of them, and what makes you think he misrepresents them? Vague innuendo will not do here.

With his supposed "peeling away of dogma" from Buddhism, he peels away good chunks of flesh, apparently quite unaware of doing so.

What "good chunks of flesh? Let's not be vague here.

It goes a little bit into the direction of Protestant Buddhism

And what is this "Protestant Buddhism"? What are its tenets, and who declares themselves "Protestant Buddhists"? A show of hands from the legions of Protestant Buddhist Straw Men, please...?

06-21-2010, 12:07 PM	#21
feeshyLew Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 445 Senior Member	I think that Stephen Batchelor's approach is genuine and knowledgeable, not really disrespectful, but somehow opinionated. Opinionated" really means nothing here. Anyone can call anyone else's understanding or view "opinionated". It's nonsense. scepticism is the leading motive here and this label tends to sell books these days. Oh, yes, it would be very nice for you if you could reduce it to a matter of just wanting to sell books with a "skeptical hook". It's a whole lot more than that -- people can see the truth of the 4NT for themselves right off, and that they are true independently of, and without recourse to, any superstition or speculative view. The thing that I don't like about Batchelor's book is its revisionism and latent protestantism. What revisinonism? What "protestantism? Give examples. He recounts innumerable little facts about Buddhism, some of them quite misrepresented Name some of them, and what makes you think he misrepresents them? Vague innuendo will not do here. With his supposed "peeling away of dogma" from Buddhism, he peels away good chunks of flesh, apparently quite unaware of doing so. What "good chunks of flesh? Let's not be vague here. It goes a little bit into the direction of Protestant Buddhism And what is this "Protestant Buddhism"? What are its tenets, and who declares themselves "Protestant Buddhists"? A show of hands from the legions of Protestant Buddhist Straw Men, please...?
	Quote