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**WaicurtaitfuT** · 08-31-2011, 09:14 AM

I read stories about Drukpa Kunley years ago in 'The Divine Madman'. Its really a kind of smutty narrated soft porn disguised as 'wisdom' which mocks teachers and institutions.... but so what?...for me that's not Dhamma. I suppose it comes under 'folk tales'.

For me the "Divine Madman" is no Dharma either. I did not mean to depart from your original subject. You were thinking about cultural folk-tales, myths/legends, and the use of metaphor. We pledged tolerance to other schools of Buddhism. That is why I used that metaphor above. Its not a quote from Drukpa Kunely...its an old Tibetan folk quote. I could only find it on that page where there is a description of the Divine Madman. However...the Bhutanese Buddhist are heavy influenced by D.K. and they deny that his conduct was "smutty". Even their High Lamas deny it.
I see this as a kind of strange reality of some schools of Buddhism and not as something that should be hidden. We "Newcomers at BWB" should be able to examine all that comes along without prejudice. I respect you fully and also your opinions. Sure...it's 'folk tales'... but if it helps the Bhutanese and their (vanishing) culture? Can we see it like that?

08-31-2011, 09:14 AM	#17
WaicurtaitfuT Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 420 Senior Member	I read stories about Drukpa Kunley years ago in 'The Divine Madman'. Its really a kind of smutty narrated soft porn disguised as 'wisdom' which mocks teachers and institutions.... but so what?...for me that's not Dhamma. I suppose it comes under 'folk tales'. For me the "Divine Madman" is no Dharma either. I did not mean to depart from your original subject. You were thinking about cultural folk-tales, myths/legends, and the use of metaphor. We pledged tolerance to other schools of Buddhism. That is why I used that metaphor above. Its not a quote from Drukpa Kunely...its an old Tibetan folk quote. I could only find it on that page where there is a description of the Divine Madman. However...the Bhutanese Buddhist are heavy influenced by D.K. and they deny that his conduct was "smutty". Even their High Lamas deny it. I see this as a kind of strange reality of some schools of Buddhism and not as something that should be hidden. We "Newcomers at BWB" should be able to examine all that comes along without prejudice. I respect you fully and also your opinions. Sure...it's 'folk tales'... but if it helps the Bhutanese and their (vanishing) culture? Can we see it like that?
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