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Buddhism

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1. It is typical of all religions to create more elaborate philosophy over time.

Wed Feb 22, 2017, 09:37 AM

Feb 2017

It isn't difficult to find the original teachings of the Buddha. The rest is just beautiful doodling that distracts from the original message.

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I agree with that. rug Feb 2017 #2