I recently heard that Buddism is no longer considered a religion? Does anybody know about this? I found it to be a rather shocking discovery and was wondering if this is actually true.
I recently heard that Buddism is no longer considered a religion? Does anybody know about this? I found it to be a rather shocking discovery and was wondering if this is actually true.
Yep, they downgraded it to a "sect". Just about the same time that they came out and said that Pluto was no longer to be considered a planet. Remember that? It was the same guys, I think. It’s a trend towards making things smaller and more cozy. I don’t think we’ve seen the last of it.
Ah. Well, that's slightly upsetting.
Little one, Fate might miscarry.
Little one, why do you tarry?
Little one, When May I marry you?
My little one.
Maybe it is upgraded to something higher and as such Buddhism is something that is higher philosophically higher. Religions are often mutually conflicting and we come across clashes of ideals when it comes to religions.
To be irreligious oftentimes synonymously taken as being sinners. This is totally a wrong notion and one can rise above religious boundaries and feel at one with the spirit of universality wherein you can not find divisions caused by religions and any other fanatic beliefs.
Maybe Buddhism is something like that.
“Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature””
“If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe, the speculum of all creation.
The problem is in the definition of the word "religion". Depending on how do you view it, buddhism can, but it does not have to, fit into its boundaries. It is generally more considered a kind of practising philosophy than religion, even though it shares many formal elements with religions.
Frankly, I also never really considered it a religion - in the best possible sense.
Hmm. Well...I'm curious as to who determines what is and isn't a religion? Like is there some organization that declares these things or what? Who made it official?...Maybe I should look into that...
Little one, Fate might miscarry.
Little one, why do you tarry?
Little one, When May I marry you?
My little one.
The individual decides whether they consider something to be something. I am a Buddhist and I am personally very happy to consider it my religion, but religion as a term doesn't have the same negative connotations for me as it does for some. If I had grown up in a strictly religious household and come to feel oppressed by the religion imposed upon me, and then discovered Buddhism, viewing it as an alternative to all that, I might be less keen to consider it a religion. For me, I came to it as an alternative to a complete lack of a spiritual dimension in my life, and as such I am very happy to consider it a religion. The point is it really doesn't matter. To quote Birmingham punk rock band D'Corner Bois: "A rose by any other name is still a f***ing rose!" What an insightful bunch they are.
Din no one tell you religion not politically correct? Religions steal money and kill people! Buddha a nice guy sitting under tree at peace!
Religions don't steal money and kill people. Tyrannical governments misappropriating religious ideas and doctrines for their own selfish ends steal money and kill people. And that includes so called Buddhists - e.g. Burma!!
Religions don't steal money and kill people but religion/s can give a man the right to do so in the name of god.
Religion don't give people rights-they can take-that is free will but true freedom come from God. That why Buddha freedom fighter-sat under tree to become free.
Let me rephrase what i meant earlier. Man will/have/can use their religion to justify their actions, like claiming someone else's land to be their own because their god said so. For example, the exodus from the bible.Originally Posted by Hypercrit Htd
Guys, I'm not a mod and all, but seriously, much of what you guys have been saying has been a) off topic, and b) somewhat inappropriate. The generalizations of the theft of religions, or of religious freedom fighters has nothing to do with the subject at hand. In fact, this stereotyping of Buddhism itself which seems to be going on above here can be taken as perhaps somewhat racist, and uninformed, if not plainly ignorant.
Personally, I have never heard of this 'downgrading' or 'renaming', and can't find any evidence of Buddhism not being recognized by the world as a religion, though perhaps the original poster could tell us where he got the information from. My networking of news is rather thin, and, unfortunately, quite ethnocentric, so perhaps I missed something.
Does this mean that a Buddhist, who is an American citizen, can be drafted into the military?!
"Do you mind if I reel in this fish?" - Dale Harris
"For sale: baby shoes, never worn." - Ernest Hemingway
Blog
Well, first there would have to be a draft. But, yes, from what I've heard, they'd actually be moved to the front of the line. That's the word I've been getting on the street anyway.
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote