Buddhism and the Christian meme
What do Buddhists think of Christianity, Islam, and Judeaism? Why do some Buddhists like Thich Nhat Hanh go out of their way to portray the Abrahamic memes as a viable path? http://www.uq.net.au/slsoc/bsq/budchr0.htm#cont

does buddhism make you advanced?
This is a quote from another thread, but I thought it's going to be more appropriate to create a new line of discussion... Nielsio wrote:In retrospect it's interesting to see how unadvanced we all were back them (I'm talking about compared to what I'v

Does Islam or Christianity allow Rape?
IMWG : Episode 1 - Does Islam or Christianity allow Rape? The Indian Man With Glasses deals with the a question on rape. Does Islam or Christianity allow Rape?

My Trouble with Buddhism...
I love Buddhism and its teachings a great deal and have learned a lot and know there is much more still to learn. There is still a great deal of cultural baggage and I'm very curious about its teachings regarding awakening and enlightening and am deeply

more books about Critical Buddhism - mostly coming from Japanese sources
CRITICAL BUDDHISM by James Mark Shields – In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the relative calm world of Japanese Buddhist scholarship was thrown into chaos with the publication of several works by Buddhist scholars Hakamaya Noriaki and Matsumoto Shiro,

Christianity Practices outdated
Today in class there was a film in class that was discussing religions and how some of the Christian practices are outdated.... I personally think that if you are going to choose to follow the Word of God then follow it without altering because it was

If you have any questions about Buddhism, post them here
Hey, I guess maybe a few of you know me, a few of you don't. Anyway, I'm planning to ordain as a Buddhist monk in Thailand in the next couple of months. I've basically stopped posting on all websites (for quite a while), but I still occasionally browse

What's the difference between Christianity and Islam?
Psalm 16:8 I have set the LORD always before me: because [he is] at my right hand, I shall not be moved. What's the difference between Christianity and Islam? Pete Jackson The relationship between Islam and Christianity is definitely a

Brother told me to stop "hating on christianity".
Had an interesting conversation with my brother. Now, . . . he's pagan, . . . a witch. I came over to help him look at a dryer vent hose, and he told me that I need to stop degrading christianity and "hating God". He claims that I would never

heresy? how does that fit into Buddhism?
Friday ramblings. I'm curious as to how "heresy" is dealt with in the context of Buddhist theory, history, etc. By heresy I mean the standard definition you can find online, such as "religious opinion or doctrine at variance with

Christianity growing in Iran
The Gates of Hell Will Not Prevail Against the Church," Praise The Name Of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/june/publicenemy.html

Loss Buddhism in Java
This is the height and great secret in indonesian spritual, about Buddhism Deva, ghost java vs Wali Muslim. In indonesian can not publication. Why Busshism loss in Java? And Buddhism will come back in Java after 500 years old. Now buddhism coming in

Quantum Buddhism
Quantum Buddhism is an ideal path for the enthusiast of spirituality & science. Co-founded by Francois Lepine, a Buddhist bishop in the pure land & Vajrayana traditions. Although a modern day enlightened master, and having had some personal contac

Christianity
Christianity began as sect of Judaism. Jews decided to accept Jesus's teaching and the idea that he was the messiah. Paul had a vision and wanted christianity to spread the religion to the non-jews. He wanted to tell them that Jesus scarified his life for

Is Buddhism for happy people?
Or to put it another way, what would attract happy people to Buddhism? To be sure. if Buddhism just worked as an effective antidote for depression and other sorts of human maladjustments, it would be an amazing social medicine. But it's track record