" It's a point of great controversy among contemporary Buddhists:" among contemporary western Buddhists, maybe, who have a hard time wrapping their heads aroun

" It's a point of great controversy among contemporary Buddhists:" among contemporary western Buddhists, maybe, who have a hard time wrapping their heads around the concept, (which is understandable, since Christianity - at least the mainstream versions - which was the dominant European religion for centuries has no corresponding concept). In Buddhism as practised in Asia (Thailand, Burma,Srilanka, India, Nepal, China, Japan etc) it is not controversial at all, and is quite mainstream, with next to no "controversy" around it.