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**Hammaduersnes** · 09-15-2010, 05:48 PM

Moving it to Beyond Belief, eh? I don't believe you...

But back to the topic, it seems that a lot of Mahayana doctrine is based on the belief in the supernatural. I'm not an expert in Mahayaha doctrine though, so that's why I'm asking for any Mahayanist/Tibetan (if they're considered to be separate), that is, non-Theravadan, input. I don't know of any rational justification for the belief that the Mahayana literature can be credibly attributed to the historical Gautama Buddha. If there is such credible, rational justification, please connect me to it.

09-15-2010, 05:48 PM	#3
Hammaduersnes Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 701 Senior Member	Moving it to Beyond Belief, eh? I don't believe you... But back to the topic, it seems that a lot of Mahayana doctrine is based on the belief in the supernatural. I'm not an expert in Mahayaha doctrine though, so that's why I'm asking for any Mahayanist/Tibetan (if they're considered to be separate), that is, non-Theravadan, input. I don't know of any rational justification for the belief that the Mahayana literature can be credibly attributed to the historical Gautama Buddha. If there is such credible, rational justification, please connect me to it.
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