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Do modern Buddhists follow these guidelines? Is there an equivalent to pharisaism in Buddhism, where there's a strict adherence to rules and regulations, while
by Trasmatta 5y ago
Do modern Buddhists follow these guidelines? Is there an equivalent to pharisaism in Buddhism, where there's a strict adherence to rules and regulations, while completely missing the original intent?
- praptak 5y agoSome modern Buddhists do follow "no games during retreats" or the more general "playing games does not mix well with the practice". Games do encourage attachment and speculative thinking, so it is not about some abstract purity or punishing oneself by denying pleasant things. It's more like "don't smoke if you train for marathon".