Talk:Buddhism in the West
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"non-sectarian" is ommitted from "an attempt at creating a new style of non-sectarian Buddhist practice".
I think this statement is popular in FWBO. They claim that their movement is "non-sectarian", which is funny given that they are a sect. It was also used to accuse traditional buddhist school of sectarianism. Funny thing is that FWBO is accused of this tendency as well.
I think non-sectarian movement should be attributed to organisation such as the World Fellowship of Buddhism, which is not a school or doctrine of buddhism.
- Added "non-demoninational" to its more proper place, in the paragraph talking about sects. Ashibaka tock 21:18, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Western Buddhism
It is confusing title. It could refere to denomination unique to the west as well as buddhism in the west. I will rename the article as "Buddhism in the West". "Western Buddhism" can be dealt in a separate section. Vapour
It seems to me this article substitutes in the modern era 'Western' for 'American'. I have had quite a few discussions of the fact that Zen seems to have been slow to get established in Britain despite its apparent compatability. Though I have no evidence, it seemed a strong hypothesis that this was to do with the Western image of Buddhism having been shaped by experience of the British Empire and Theosophy, vs the USA's image being shaped by occupation of Japan. It was noted in the discussion that Zen has been firmly established in Poland and Hungary, also parts of the West. No essential nature (talk) 21:56, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] cleanup tag
It looks like someone was in the middle of rewriting the "Buddhism and Western Culture" and "Inflow of Buddhism" sections and walked away in the middle of it. The first paragraph of the Inflow section is a mess, and looks like it should be part of the previous section. Paxsimius 19:28, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Buddhism in pre-Christian Britain
This looks to me like a crackpot. Perhaps someone can check the ref to Origen. It seems highly unlikely he was talking about Buddhists. As far as I know there is no ancient Greek word for Buddhist. Peter jackson 15:21, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] jataka
As I noted in the relevant article, Kalila & Dimna is nothing to do with jatakas. It is a translation o the Pancatantra, a collection of fables sharing some material with the jatakas, but never presenting them as such. Which came first I don't know. Peter jackson 15:25, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] "Future Prospects" and "Commercialisation"
I tend to agree with the anonymous editor that the "Future Prospects" section and the "Commercialisation of Buddhism" section are not so good. The "Commercialisation" section seems to present a rather one-sided view, and I am removing "Future Prospects" because it is straightforwardly commentary.—Nat Krause(Talk!·What have I done?) 22:03, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] (Removed section): Future Prospects
Some recent trends in Buddhism in the West suggest that it is rapidly degenerating. One such trend is the commercialization of Buddhism, and another is the loss of some of its extraordinary intellectual and contemplative context. If these trends dominate, Buddhism runs the danger of losing its integrity in the West and being totally assimilated into an amorphous New Age culture.[1]
