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Prince Ashitaka · 08-21-2001, 10:15 PM

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...Theravada is more realist in its outlook.</STRONG>

And that, is why I am a Theravada Buddhist and not a Mahayana Buddhist. They get to caught up in strange concepts.

boneyard bill · 08-22-2001, 04:10 AM

Posted by awake:

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Originally posted by boneyard bill:

...Theravada is more realist in its outlook.

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And that, is why I am a Theravada Buddhist and not a Mahayana Buddhist. They get to caught up in strange concepts.

But are you familiar with the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra? In many respects it is a logical development of Theravada thought. Of course when you get into the Lotus Sutra and the Diamond Sutra you are getting more into a mytho-poetic form. There it's harder to dig out what they're getting at.

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