[Buddha-l] Buddhism and Blasphemy

[Chris]

On 2/10/06, Richard P. Hayes <rhayes at unm.edu> wrote:
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> But it bothers me ferociously when people refer to the Buddha
> as Sid.


Actually, Richard (Stephen Harper forbid that I would ever ink Rich' or Rick
or even (dare I scribe it?!) 'Dick'), when I wrote 'Sid', I was thinking of
that fellow we've all been led to believe had the names Siddhartha Gautama
(or spelling variations thereof). I consider the "Buddha" to be quite a
different reality.

When using short-forms of names, I never intend any disrespect whatsoever.
Indeed, I view such a practice more as a form of endearment rather than one
of disrespect. I will, in future, observe your sensitivities on this issue,
however.
-Christopher (but you can call me "Chris") Stanford
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