Steve, >From what I've seen it's mainly in Western intellectual circles that Buddhism >and/or Zen is regarded primarily as a philosophy. As far as I can tell that >allows Western intellectuals to embrace parts of Buddhism and Zen without the >danger of being labled as religious, at which most intellectuals look down >their noses.
Buddhism can be regarded as a card game or a game show anything else. The fact of the matter (in my opinion) is the majority of people in the US and the World regard it as I have indicated below. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], "SteveW" <eugnostos2000@...> wrote: > > > > --- 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 > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
