Buddhism: Modern Buddhist Myths

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Modern Buddhist Myths Jun 27th 2013, 15:08 The life story of the Buddha was mythologized long ago. Today many of us find this unfortunate; we like our facts these days, thank you very much. However, it seems to me there are new myths about the Buddha spreading around on the Internet. Some of them came up in comments to last week's posts about rituals. The Buddha didn't do rituals! The Buddha didn't chant! Why should I? I have written a new article called "The Buddha's View of Rituals: Debunking a Modern Myth," in which I argue that the Buddha's view of rituals isn't that simple.  He certainly criticized the Brahmins' use of rituals, and taught that mental discipline and ethical conduct were more important than rituals. But according to the Vinaya he initiated some rituals himself, when they seemed needed to promote discipline and group harmony. So, it seems, there are rituals, and then there are other rituals.

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