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Curious what you mean by "white people invented Buddhism 150 years ago". What is this in reference to?
by cfield 12y ago
Curious what you mean by "white people invented Buddhism 150 years ago". What is this in reference to?
- Alex3917 12y agoI was being a little flippant, but it was a reference to this: http://meaningness.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/a-new-world-religion/ http://meaningness.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/a-new-world-reli... I haven't read the books he cites, but if you listen to the Buddhist Geeks podcast (and really everyone should) then the differences between modern buddhism(s) and traditional buddhism(s) is a recurring theme.
- walden42 12y agoYou can (and many do) just follow the simple teachings of the Buddha that lived 2500 years ago. You don't have to buy into any ideologies you don't want to.