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:	post by Boozegood at 2012-10-01 11:44:30

ark said	[orig][quote]
yeah. it's been used to justify killing, adjusted and morphed as it spread, just like many philosophies and religions. i don't think it can ultimately be classified as a religion. it does not have a creation myth, worship, or prayer, just meditation. i wouldn't say i'm a buddhist, there are truths in it that foster self-awareness, empowerment, and logic in a way that religions avoid.

Buddhism most certainly has all of those things, in fact it has multiple varieties of each depending on if we are talking about Mahayana/Therevada, Tibetan, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, etc.

A simple example just off rhe top of my head would be Nichirin Buddhism; entirely forgoing meditation, a usual mainstay of Buddhism of course, in favor of prayer/mantras to achieve satori.

Also there are certainly Buddhist hells. In fact there is an entire genre of artwork dedicated to depicting Buddhist hells.

Again forgive me for being a crap conversationalist right now as I am on my phone.

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