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The word "Buddhism" is largely an invention of Western scholars, and it wrongly frames the Dharma as one more creed.
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- Stephen Batchelor British writer and teacher of secular Buddhism
The very term "Buddhism," a word for which there is no exact equivalent in an Asian language, is largely an invention of Western scholars. It suggests a creed to be lined up alongside other creeds; another set of beliefs about the nature of reality that we cannot know by other means than through faith.
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↗The Agnostic Buddhist: A Secular Vision of Dharma Practiceweb.archive.org
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