Talk:Buddhism in the West

message: "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)
thread_title: Non-sectarian

message: 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)
replies: text: What about other countries? Are we talking about West = the Americas, Europe and Africa? If so, specificaly in Latin America there has being widespread disatisfaction or disagreement about Catholicism. Some go to other Christian denominations, some (like me) go to Buddhism.--Esteban Barahona (talk) 17:50, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

text: I agree. This article is about American Buddhism. The first "Western" monks were Europeans, the Pali Text Society was founded in England i 1881! Jayarava (talk) 09:47, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Western Buddhism 

message: 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)
thread_title: cleanup tag

message: 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)
replies: text: There may not being a greek word for Buddhist, but it surely influenced early the grecoroman cultures (see article on grecobuddhism). The Middle Way as "misura" (moderation) comes to mind.--Esteban Barahona (talk) 17:57, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've never seen Middle Way equated with moderation formally, though in my opinion that's a common popular interpretation. Some interesting reading on the connections: Legacy of the Indo-Greeks, Greco-Buddhism, Indo-Greek Kingdom - Owlmonkey (talk) 19:10, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: that's quite separate from Buddhism in pre-Christian Britain, which is rubbish. Peter jackson (talk) 11:16, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Buddhism in pre-Christian Britain 

message: 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)
thread_title:  jataka 

message: 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)
thread_title:  "Future Prospects" and "Commercialisation" 

message: being a vegetarian, being an environmentalist, and sitting on the floor cross legged while saying "Om" all while being antitheistic doesn't make you a buddhist. 199.117.69.8 (talk) 20:36, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Western Buddhism lol 

message: *[http://www.globalserve.net/~sarlo/Ynonice.htm Traktung Rinpoche on Dissent in Buddhism,
a Revolt against Niceness] has to be inserted somehow.
:Austerlitz -- 88.75.87.154 (talk) 13:20, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Austerlitz -- 88.75.204.228 (talk) 08:13, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

text: Austerlitz -- 88.75.194.60 (talk) 17:44, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Some additional information on Western Buddhist Movement 

message: I added a link to a paper / public talk by Jay Garfield, a philosophy professor at different universities, which investigates the subject matter: Buddhism in the West. --91.22.182.141 (talk) 11:37, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: link added

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