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I think your characterization of Buddhism might be a bit one dimensional. Tradition Tibetan society, for example, seems very hierarchical to me.
by whiddershins 9y ago
I think your characterization of Buddhism might be a bit one dimensional.
Tradition Tibetan society, for example, seems very hierarchical to me.
- metaphorm 9y agoyou're correct, there are many many different varieties of Buddhism. It's more correct to talk about Buddhisms since it's not just one thing. In the Chinese context though we're generally looking at Mahayana schools ranging from apolitical to anti-authoritarian. The Chan/Zen school founded by Bodhidharma is particularly anti-authoritarian though.