--- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote:
>
> JMJM,
>
> In my opinion:
>
> US PERCEPTIONS
> - Buddhism is considered a religion - albeit a quirky one.
> - Zen Buddhism is considered a sect of Buddhism.
>
> WORLD PERCEPTION
> - Buddhism is considered a religion.
> - Zen Buddhism is considered a sect of Buddhism - albeit a quiky one.
>
> ...Bill!
>
> Hi Bill! Oh, Buddhism itself can be properly regarded as a philosophy rather
> than a religion. There is an interesting book by Stephen Batchelor entitled
> Buddhism Without Beliefs. Mr. Batchelor received Dharma transmission, if I am
> not mistaken, in the Korean form of Zen.
Steve
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