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Buddhism

sagesnow

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3. I know what you mean...

Reply to rug (Reply #2)

Thu May 4, 2017, 03:56 PM

May 2017

The stories of the Knights Templar or the Kabbalah somehow bring with them some excessive cultural baggage that is very off putting.
But the tradition of traveling mendicant teachers, for instance, in both Buddhism and Catholic Francescan monks, make me wonder if they both came from similar ancient roots. Both religions chant, use beads (or rosaries) and have devotees following gurus (the Pope).
Just my humble 2 cents.

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This is beautiful sagesnow May 2017 #1

I think the two faiths share an enormous amount, particularly when it comes to monastic practices. rug May 2017 #2

I know what you mean... sagesnow May 2017 #3

A friend and I were talking just the other night about how the teachings of Jesus Tobin S. May 2017 #4

Not to trivialize it, but there's a lot of truth in this as well: rug May 2017 #5