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**mGUuZRyA** · 07-18-2011, 05:09 AM

Do you have to be a temple member and be formally "made" a Buddhist by someone before you can call yourself a Buddhist?

Welcome SS

For the most part, definitely "no". Personal commitment to the path is the essential thing.

Kind regards

Element

07-18-2011, 05:09 AM	#3
mGUuZRyA Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 492 Senior Member	Do you have to be a temple member and be formally "made" a Buddhist by someone before you can call yourself a Buddhist? Welcome SS For the most part, definitely "no". Personal commitment to the path is the essential thing. Kind regards Element
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