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**Peapeuddedbaw** · 03-31-2010, 01:53 PM

Personally I struggle with this one a bit. If we take the standpoint that Buddha was a great teacher and enlightened does it matter what route or routes we use to achieve the same thing? Is there not a risk here that we end up with sectarianism as is the case in other "religions". We only have to look at the Christian church and the wars caused over the differences between Protestants and catholics and again between varying schools of Islam to name but two.

Surely the message is the message from Buddha and should be interpreted by each of us. As the Buddha himself is alleged to have said, believe nothing unless you experience it for yourself. I am sure there is also a bit about do not believe it just because your teachers tell you it is so. If we follow this how can it matter what path leads you to enlightenment?

03-31-2010, 01:53 PM	#21
Peapeuddedbaw Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 426 Senior Member	Personally I struggle with this one a bit. If we take the standpoint that Buddha was a great teacher and enlightened does it matter what route or routes we use to achieve the same thing? Is there not a risk here that we end up with sectarianism as is the case in other "religions". We only have to look at the Christian church and the wars caused over the differences between Protestants and catholics and again between varying schools of Islam to name but two. Surely the message is the message from Buddha and should be interpreted by each of us. As the Buddha himself is alleged to have said, believe nothing unless you experience it for yourself. I am sure there is also a bit about do not believe it just because your teachers tell you it is so. If we follow this how can it matter what path leads you to enlightenment?
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