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**entaifsfets** · 01-26-2012, 09:42 AM

I have found also that many " Theravadians " view the historical Buddha and the written words from him as the one truth -could this also be seen as being consistent with what you mean by " in common with religion in the western sense of the word" and viewing Buddha "almost like a deity " ? Just musing here.

That's great that you know lots of Theravadins, Andyrobyn. Perhaps they'd like to come to BWB to join in some discussions?

Regarding "religion" I think that the reason why, in my offline observations, that some Catholics are attracted to Tibetan Buddhism, for example, is because there's lots of praying to deities and bodhisattvas and ''holy lamas,''. ...as well as ''confession'' to 35 different Buddhas and so on..... and lining up to receive morsels of food and drink and get "blessings" from a guru at empowerment rituals etc. So therefore, it doesn't seem so strange to them.

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01-26-2012, 09:42 AM	#6
entaifsfets Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 429 Senior Member	I have found also that many " Theravadians " view the historical Buddha and the written words from him as the one truth -could this also be seen as being consistent with what you mean by " in common with religion in the western sense of the word" and viewing Buddha "almost like a deity " ? Just musing here. That's great that you know lots of Theravadins, Andyrobyn. Perhaps they'd like to come to BWB to join in some discussions? Regarding "religion" I think that the reason why, in my offline observations, that some Catholics are attracted to Tibetan Buddhism, for example, is because there's lots of praying to deities and bodhisattvas and ''holy lamas,''. ...as well as ''confession'' to 35 different Buddhas and so on..... and lining up to receive morsels of food and drink and get "blessings" from a guru at empowerment rituals etc. So therefore, it doesn't seem so strange to them. .
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