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**Plokiikmol** · 06-20-2010, 09:05 PM

Hi Woodscooter,

What you're not understanding here, friend, is that 'Dharma Lite' is an expression now used on the internet in general to describe anyone who doesn't want to focus on reincarnation/rebirth as part of their Buddhist practice.

It isn't just used by Tibetan Buddhist practitioners to describe other practitioners within that system. In fact we've had it mentioned at BWB out of the TB context in 2 different threads.

It's especially ridiculous when its used on the internet as a term to describe people of other traditions, since later on Berzin links it to TB Bodhisattva vows and the idea of all beings having been one's mother at some time or another. (a useful tool for generating compassion towards others)

This is a link to the section at the Berzin Archives

http://www.berzinarchives.com/web/en...arma_lite.html

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06-20-2010, 09:05 PM	#3
Plokiikmol Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 361 Senior Member	Hi Woodscooter, What you're not understanding here, friend, is that 'Dharma Lite' is an expression now used on the internet in general to describe anyone who doesn't want to focus on reincarnation/rebirth as part of their Buddhist practice. It isn't just used by Tibetan Buddhist practitioners to describe other practitioners within that system. In fact we've had it mentioned at BWB out of the TB context in 2 different threads. It's especially ridiculous when its used on the internet as a term to describe people of other traditions, since later on Berzin links it to TB Bodhisattva vows and the idea of all beings having been one's mother at some time or another. (a useful tool for generating compassion towards others) This is a link to the section at the Berzin Archives http://www.berzinarchives.com/web/en...arma_lite.html .
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