MAHAYANA: THE AUTHENTIC BUDDHISM

The Mahayana Buddhist tradition is as authentic as any other Buddhist tradition is the argument set out in this short but compact essay. This essay argues that the sharp split between Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism is a modern invention brought about by political power struggles between competing dynasties in 10th century Asia and anti-colonial activities […]

ZEN IS NOT ANTI-INTELLECTUAL OR ANTI-LEARNING

Zen is not anti-interlectual or anti-learning and those that claim so have got confused by the Zen’s message, context, history and teachings.  This paper starts of by considering where the claim that Zen is anti-learning originated and then goes on to explain how that could not possibly be the case since Zen has a great […]

THERE IS NO ‘REAL’ BUDDHISM, BUT MANY STRANDS AND TRADITIONS

There is no real-Buddhism but rather a gigantic tradition, a great Dharma Mountain with many meandering footpaths, refuges, and activities on its slopes. This ‘Great Dharma Mountain’ includes everything and also its opposite and yet remains one single Mountain. In fact, there were 84,000 paths taught by the Buddha 2,500 years ago and many more […]