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SarathW
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the above sounds frighteningly like superstition ridden lay Hinduism.
I agree but you find similar stuff in Theravada too.
What matters is what it says in Sutras.
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No_Mind wrote: Wed Jun 06, 2018 5:18 am... and as far as I know one cannot be a believer in both.
Both??? They were both Buddhism the last time I checked.
Which hat did you wear at Vesak Day conference?
The conference was indoors, so I did not need a hat.
ye dhammā hetuppabhavā tesaṁ hetuṁ tathāgato āha,
tesaṃca yo nirodho - evaṁvādī mahāsamaṇo.

Of those phenomena which arise from causes:
Those causes have been taught by the Tathāgata,
And their cessation too - thus proclaims the Great Ascetic.
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SarathW wrote: Wed Jun 06, 2018 7:59 am
the above sounds frighteningly like superstition ridden lay Hinduism.
I agree but you find similar stuff in Theravada too.
What matters is what it says in Sutras.
What magical mumbo jumbo stuff do you find in Theravada? Maybe a monk or two here and there may sell an amulet or trinket .. but organised, institutional mumbo jumbo .. do you find it in Theravada? Give few examples.

As far as sutras go .. there is no evidence that they are the word of Buddha.
Grigoris wrote: Wed Jun 06, 2018 11:09 am
No_Mind wrote: Wed Jun 06, 2018 5:18 am... and as far as I know one cannot be a believer in both.
Both??? They were both Buddhism the last time I checked.
Which hat did you wear at Vesak Day conference?
The conference was indoors, so I did not need a hat.
One cannot be both a Shia and Sunni, Catholic and Protestant .. division between Mahayana and Theravada are deeper than those two .. fine I get it you do not wish to clarify.

I have always felt those who wear two hats (like me) should clarify their identity and intent. But you are of course entitled to your privacy.

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Please refer any immediate questions and/or suggestions regarding the structural changes to DW to the suggestion box. The question of why these changes were made has been discussed enough and there are plenty of recent threads where people can see that information. So anyone who wishes to further express their discontents with this decision can do so via the complaints procedure.

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