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← The word "Buddhism" is largely an invention of Western scholars, and it wrongly frames the Dharma as one more creed.

13 connected korrents · 8 moments from 22 Jun 1996 to 30 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under friendship friendship Everything filed under religion religion Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The word "Buddhism" is largely an invention of Western scholars, and it wrongly frames the Dharma as one more creed. The word "Buddhism" is largely aninvention of Western scholars, and itwrongly frames the Dharma as one morecreed. Last stated 30 years ago 22 Jun 1996 SB Stephen Batchelor — holds since 1996-06-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Buddhism and Christianity probably contradict each other more flatly than any two institutions — tap to centre the map on it Buddhism and Christianity probablycontradict each other more flatlythan any two institutions GC G. K. Chesterton — holds since c. 1908 — tap for who they are Same subject: Buddhism has repeatedly lost its agnostic dimension by becoming institutionalised as a religion with dogmatic beliefs. — tap to centre the map on it Buddhism has repeatedly lost itsagnostic dimension by becominginstitutionalised as a religion withdogmatic beliefs. Last stated 30 years ago 22 Jun 1996 SB Stephen Batchelor — holds since 1996-06-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Students of the Buddha should dispense with Buddhism as a religion. — tap to centre the map on it Students of the Buddha shoulddispense with Buddhism as areligion. Last stated 21 years ago 19 Mar 2006 SH Sam Harris — holds since 2006-03-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Buddhism has given the question of happiness more importance than perhaps any other human creed — tap to centre the map on it Buddhism has given the question ofhappiness more importance thanperhaps any other human creed YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron,since the promise it marks has beenperpetually broken. Last stated 4 months ago 19 Jun 2026 RJ Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it A country may boast of itsgovernment only when its poor arewell off TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: A deep life is a good life — tap to centre the map on it A deep life is a good life CN Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city of only the very rich and very poor is one of masters and slaves, without friendship — tap to centre the map on it A city of only the very rich andvery poor is one of masters andslaves, without friendship AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out. — tap to centre the map on it A very long life would not growboring, because pleasures spaced farenough apart do not wear out. Last stated 5 months ago 16 Jun 2026 PB Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: After age 30 people start seeing friends less, and older men especially are left with no social life. — tap to centre the map on it After age 30 people start seeingfriends less, and older menespecially are left with no sociallife. Last stated a month ago 30 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-30 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The word "Buddhism" is largely an invention of Western scholars, and it wrongly frames the Dharma as one more creed. Last stated 22 Jun 1996 · 30 years ago Holds Stephen Batchelor Read this korrent →