[Buddha-l] Back to the core values?

[Bob Zeuschner]

If it were true that contemporary fundamentalists really wanted to 
return to the core values of their founder, I suspect that we wouldn't 
have all the political nonsense that Americans are enjoying now.

The Christianity of the Christian "fundamentalists" does not much 
resemble the numerous beliefs and practices of the early centuries of 
Christianity.

However, when Christians say "what would Jesus do?" they are asking what 
their idealized vision of their founder would do (seen through 21st 
century eyes and expectations).
I think Buddhists do the same when they want to "de-evolve" back to the 
teachings of the founder. I certainly would like to go back to what I 
imagine early Buddhism was like ... and my image is probably an 
erroneous image.
I guess what I want is to go back to how early Buddhism SHOULD have been 
... in my eyes.
Bob

Christopher Fynn wrote:
> Jackhat1 at aol.com wrote:
> 
>> I interpret Batchelor to say we should de-evolve Buddhism back to the 
>> core values taught by the Buddha.
> 
>> Jack
> 
> In other traditions aren't those who call for followers to go back to 
> the core values taught by the founder called "fundamentalists"?