Buddhism, Ancient vs Rational
3,731 views · Published 13 February 2014 · 21:14 · Indexed 10 October 2026
Channel: à-bas-le-ciel · 2014 · Education
Why would the most ancient texts be the most rational? Here's a quick answer to the question of why so many Buddhists (and scholars of Buddhism) look at the history of the religion in these terms. There's a cultural connection between the 20th century's construction of a rationalized "historical Buddha", and the 19th century construction of "the historical Jesus"; the sequence of how the ancient texts became known in the modern West re-enforced this tendency. Read more if you wanna: "The Opposite of Buddhism: European Colonialism and Interpretation". https://medium.com/p/a192b6880f30 http://a-bas-le-ciel.blogspot.tw/2013/10/the-opposite-of-buddhism-article.html The other essay mentioned as "Canon and Reason", starts here: https://medium.com/p/b5947081e0d7 If you're wondering about the black-and-white photo in the intro: https://medium.com/p/ce01eadb1aff
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