[Buddha-l] Bourgeois Buddhism

[Federico Andino]

Well, has he conquered Europe?

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On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Stefan Detrez <stefan.detrez at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2011/10/4 Randall Jones <randall.bernard.jones at gmail.com>
>
>> At 10:58 AM 10/4/2011, Stefan wrote:
>> >Someone
>> >can claim to be a chicken, but you can only believe them when they lay an
>> >egg.
>>
>>
> Not sure what you're saying here, but if it is that Buddhists should
>> be known by what they do (rather than what they are), perhaps you're
>> onto something. What do you think they do?
>>
>> And what's wrong with answering, "They say they're Buddhist."
>>
>>
> That just by saying you are something doesn't prove you actually are that
> something. It's insufficient proof for what they claim. What I want is
> decisive proof and there's nothing wrong in setting up a definition. What if
> a lunatic claims he's Napoleon? IS he then Napoleon?
>
> Stefan
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