[Buddha-l] Japanese Buddhism in decline

[Curt Steinmetz]

I think it might not be too sweeping of a generalization to say that 
this article amounts to (rather unsubtle) anti-Buddhist propaganda. The 
author is not a Buddhist and doesn't appear to know much about Buddhism 
(Japanese or otherwise) and paints a very negative picture of his 
subject - from which I would conclude that the guy doesn't much care for 
Buddhism and is trying to make it look bad.

Briefly looking over the 200+ NYT pieces written by Norimitsu Onishi 
since 2004 it looks like this is the first time he has turned his 
attention to Buddhism (well, he did write an article about a Thai 
Buddhist Temple in Queens in 1996). Perhaps we should hope it will be 
the last time as well.

Curt Steinmetz

Erik Hoogcarspel wrote:
> sad enough, but the article doesn't mention Nichiren and Jodo-movements
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> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/14/world/asia/14japan.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&th&emc=th
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