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**BariGrootrego** · 07-18-2011, 04:26 AM

I know I am asking so many questions, I'm sorry if they've been asked elsewhere already (I did search though, and didn't find what I was looking for).

Do you have to be a temple member and be formally "made" a Buddhist by someone before you can call yourself a Buddhist? I'm thinking not... but I'm not entirely sure. There's only a small handful of temples here in Ohio, and getting to a service can be tricky for me.

07-18-2011, 04:26 AM	#1
BariGrootrego Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 500 Senior Member	Formal induction? I know I am asking so many questions, I'm sorry if they've been asked elsewhere already (I did search though, and didn't find what I was looking for). Do you have to be a temple member and be formally "made" a Buddhist by someone before you can call yourself a Buddhist? I'm thinking not... but I'm not entirely sure. There's only a small handful of temples here in Ohio, and getting to a service can be tricky for me.
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