Talk:Buddhism/Archive 14

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Dharmic religion?

This term is not found in quite substantial & recent English dictionaries; likewise Abrahamic religion. These would seem to be very specialized technical terms. Should they be given such prominence? Peter jackson 11:38, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

We can remove this info I think, also from the Buddhism template. Greetings, Sacca 10:47, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Decline in India

There seems to be anenormous amount of minute detail here, which seems to me inappropriate in a general article on Buddhism. Peter jackson 11:39, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Wrong info on Atheism page

The article on Atheism gives wrong information on Buddhism, even in it's introductory section:

some religions, such as Buddhism, have been characterized as atheistic because of their lack of belief in a personal god.[5][6]

I've tried to correct this information, and replace 'personal' with 'creator', but they are reverting me. Anybody care to make some effort and correct it? Greetings, Sacca 10:47, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

It depends what is meant. I suggest simply capitalizing God. That would avoid the impression that Buddhism denies all sorts of gods. Or are you thinking of some Mahayana doctrines as being pretty close to the idea of a personal god? If it comes to that, one Mahayana text, either the Karandavyuha or the Karunapundarika, I forget which, says Avalokitesvara created the world, the gods and the Buddhas, while the Vimalakirti says the Buddha created the appearance of the world. Peter jackson 17:08, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
Applied to Buddhism concepts called God, theism, atheism, deism etc. might emerge as phantasm. Buddhism is just Buddhism. It doesn't match any existing schema. --Liebeskind 18:39, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Glossary of divisions

What happened to this? It seems to have disappeared. Peter jackson 17:15, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

I moved it to Schools of Buddhism to simplify the section. A glossary is overkill for a main article. It's probably better to start over with that section than edit the existing one anyway, at least in my opinion. I didn't realize that this had been discussed before and I apologize for moving it. I figured someone would revert if they objected. --Gimme danger 03:53, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Pakistan

I don't see why Buddhism is in this Project and not in the ones for India, China, Afghanistan, Nepal, Mongolia, Japan ect. Zazaban 01:12, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Because someone tagged it in the Pakistan project and it hasn't been tagged in the others yet. Be bold and do it, if you like.--Gimme danger 03:49, 11 August 2007 (UTC)