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democritic · Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 159 Location: Bay Area

What happened to the discussion of Buddhism? 1969? Are you kidding me? I was prepared to discuss it, and then I saw that there have been no new posts for years. Come on people, lets do this.

eynon · Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 1:23 am Post subject:

dying religion......

democritic · Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 159 Location: Bay Area

wannabe wrote: dying religion......

and why?

eynon · Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 2:58 am Post subject:

democritic wrote: wannabe wrote: dying religion......

and why?

it's a long term thing, but in the year 600 Buddhism stretched from the Tigris river to Japan....it was the major religion of India, China, Indoneisa and the Central Asian empires.

Since then Hinduism has re-estabilished itself in India, Islam took it's place in Central Asia and Indoneisa and China gutted it after the revolution.

Christianity has replaced it in Korea as the dominant religion:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_South_Korea

It's becoming less and less influencial in Japan:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Japan

It's growing in the West, but as this forum illustrates many of those in West who claim to be Buddhist know little of the actual faith.

look this is an observation not a critisim of Buddhism, which I think is great philosophy with a lot to offer......but as an actual living faith, I give it another 200-300 years, although I believe the philosophy will stay with us for thousands of years to come.

Carlin · Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:58 am Post subject:

What the hell happened to all the posts in this forum?

The Central Scrutinizer · Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:30 pm Post subject:

The forum got cracked by a disgruntled former user over the weekend... check the Q&A forum for more details.

eynon · Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:00 pm Post subject:

The Central Scrutinizer wrote: The forum got cracked by a disgruntled former user over the weekend... check the Q&A forum for more details.

ooooo..........who was it?

Mikhah · Joined: 23 Jul 2006 Posts: 17

that's some crap

ideal · Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 213 Location: Wyoming

wannabe wrote: ooooo..........who was it?

Someone who had been banned beforehand. He created a forum section entitled 'see what happens when you ban me' or something like that. Can't remember the name though.

Izzibeth · Joined: 12 May 2006 Posts: 423

i wonder if they will be able to recover all of the Buddhism posts? :*(

Carlin · Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:56 am Post subject:

Izzibeth wrote: i wonder if they will be able to recover all of the Buddhism posts? :*(

I suppose we should understand that our posts were impermanent anyway; just as we are. 8:)

eynon · Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:58 pm Post subject:

Carlin wrote: Izzibeth wrote: i wonder if they will be able to recover all of the Buddhism posts? :*(

I suppose we should understand that our posts were impermanent anyway; just as we are. 8:)

:lol:

like a Mandala Sand Painting..........

Tepic · Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 1274

wannabe wrote: although I believe the philosophy will stay with us for thousands of years to come.

How does the philosophy differ from the faith?

eynon · Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 6:11 pm Post subject:

Tepic wrote: wannabe wrote: although I believe the philosophy will stay with us for thousands of years to come.

How does the philosophy differ from the faith?

yeesh........big and good question.

In a huge cosmic nutshell I guess it would be the pratical application of Buddhist ethics; compassion, vegitarianism, meditation as a means of achieving well-being......without Buddhist cosmolgical views.

I know many people who already hold that mind-set.

agentkgb · Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 2241 Location: US

The Central Scrutinizer wrote: The forum got cracked by a disgruntled former user over the weekend... check the Q&A forum for more details.
Why'd he take out the Buddhist forum? It seems like of all the forums this is the least offensive/argumentative/whatever.

Tepic · Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 1274

agentkgb wrote: whatever.
used.

wormwood · Joined: 25 Sep 2005 Posts: 2244 Location: The P-Brane

Quote: In a huge cosmic nutshell I guess it would be the pratical application of Buddhist ethics; compassion, vegitarianism, meditation as a means of achieving well-being......without Buddhist cosmolgical views. Vegetarianism was actually a concept added later. It should be a dead give away, because Buddha died from eating tainted pork.

agentkgb · Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 2241 Location: US

Tepic wrote: agentkgb wrote: whatever.
used.
:lol: