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vor 15 Jahren
While the doctrines of early Buddhism were pragmatic, skeptical and
humanistic it did not take long for Buddhism to acquire the
familiar trappings of an organized religion. Just a few hundred
years after the Buddha's death many of his followers began to teach
that the Buddha was not an ordinary human but rather a supernatural
being living in a celestial realm. Mahayana Buddhists believed that
they too could acquire supernatural powers by earning merit and
becoming Bodhisattvas. How did Buddhism stray so far from the
teachings of its founder? What happens when western converts to
Buddhism start to question its metaphysical assumptions? Stephen
Batchelor, former Buddhist monk and author of "Confession of a
Buddhist Atheist", answers these questions and makes the case that
Buddhism must become secularized if it is to remain relevant in our
modern world.
humanistic it did not take long for Buddhism to acquire the
familiar trappings of an organized religion. Just a few hundred
years after the Buddha's death many of his followers began to teach
that the Buddha was not an ordinary human but rather a supernatural
being living in a celestial realm. Mahayana Buddhists believed that
they too could acquire supernatural powers by earning merit and
becoming Bodhisattvas. How did Buddhism stray so far from the
teachings of its founder? What happens when western converts to
Buddhism start to question its metaphysical assumptions? Stephen
Batchelor, former Buddhist monk and author of "Confession of a
Buddhist Atheist", answers these questions and makes the case that
Buddhism must become secularized if it is to remain relevant in our
modern world.
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