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**QQQQQ-Trek** · 04-07-2010, 10:25 AM

An interesting article by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche published in the Washington Post:

The Buddha wasn't a Buddhist

"What Buddhism is, at this point, is certainly out of the Buddha's hands. His teachings passed into the hands of his followers thousands of years ago. They passed from wandering beggars to monastic institutions, from the illiterate to the learned, from the esoteric East to the outspoken West. In its travels, Buddhism has been many things to many people. But what did the Buddha intend when he taught?"

http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2010/04/the_bud dha_wasnt_a_buddhist.html

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04-07-2010, 10:25 AM	#1
QQQQQ-Trek Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 659 Senior Member	The Buddha wasn't a Buddhist An interesting article by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche published in the Washington Post: The Buddha wasn't a Buddhist "What Buddhism is, at this point, is certainly out of the Buddha's hands. His teachings passed into the hands of his followers thousands of years ago. They passed from wandering beggars to monastic institutions, from the illiterate to the learned, from the esoteric East to the outspoken West. In its travels, Buddhism has been many things to many people. But what did the Buddha intend when he taught?" http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2010/04/the_bud dha_wasnt_a_buddhist.html [ I wasn't sure where to post this. Mods, please move as needed ].
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