subgenius wrote:"to loose the desire to become a God"? really?...where exactly is that Buddhist scripture or teaching?
is it found within...
* denominational conflicts found throughout Buddhism?
* the clear plagiarism from Hindu teachings?
* that Buddha was non-existent? (date of Buddha's nirvana in Sri Lanka 483 BC, in Burma 544 BC, Tibet 835 BC, China 11th century BC, and India 1800 BC, maybe.)
* The fact that Buddhism was an oral tradition until the membership decline caused by Christianity's rise caused these traditions to be written and revised in order to "one up" the scriptures.
* That western Buddhism relies only on a narrow view of a narrow section of the Pali canon.
* Their involvement in Mongol and Gelug-pa war efforts
* The zen establishment's fierce regime of power after the Meiji Restoration
* Their insistence that there is a "false" reality (why is that)
* The inequality of women in the Buddhist hierarchy, ie. quoth the Buddha- "If women go forth under the rule of the Dharma, this Dharma will not be long-enduring."
* sex scandal of Lama Choedak Rinpoche
* sex scandal of Sangharakshita
* the logic of social ills being the result of a past life's sins gone unremembered
* monasteries demanding financial support from the community in the name of karma
* etc etc etc
In summary, here are the things that Subgenius thinks show that a religion has major problems:
* Conflicts between different denominations of that religion
* Plagiarism of other people's religious teachings
* Historical evidence showing that certain ancient figures said to have preached that religion did not exist
* Evolving history
* Modern manifestations of that religion abandoning some of its original precepts
* Involvement in violent conflicts
* Being involved in an oppressive government that does not respect people's rights
* Illogical metaphysical claims
* Unequal treatment of women
* Sex scandals
* People's condition in this life being based on things they did in a previous, unremembered life
* Leaders demanding financial support on the basis of religious dogma.
Huh. How about that?
