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harsh criticism and sarcasm from in and around buddhist traditions. updated intermittently by @brown32.bsky.social
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![於是。愚中極愚。狂中極狂。塵禿有情。底下最澄。上違於諸佛。中背於皇法。下闕於孝禮。
Consequently, I, Saicho, who am the most foolish of fools; the most deranged of the deranged; a nothing [lit. speck of dirt] among the bald-headed ones; and the lowest of the low: upwardly disregard all the Buddhas; middlingly disobey the Emperor's laws; and downwardly lack filial respect [for my parents].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fe6i3c5ljbqp3uu27kigd4w3/bafkreigajac3yfudrbfxhq3tph5hsoblnw5rdi4smciyiz5jy7rviulpzi@jpeg)
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Middle Length Discourses, Ñāṇamoli and Bodhi, p433.
![13. “Then, Evil One, the M›ra DÒsı took possession of those
brahmin householders, telling them: ‘Come now, abuse, revile,
scold, and harass the virtuous bhikkhus of good character; then
perhaps, when they are abused, reviled, scolded, and harassed
by you, some change will come about in their minds whereby
the M›ra DÒsı may find an opportunity.’ Then, when the M›ra
DÒsı had taken possession of the brahmin householders, they
abused, reviled, scolded, and harassed the virtuous bhikkhus of
good character thus:523 ‘These bald-pated recluses, these
swarthy menial offspring of the Kinsman’s feet,524 claim: “We
are meditators, we are meditators!” and with shoulders drooping, heads down and all limp, they meditate, premeditate, outmeditate, and mismeditate.525 Just as an owl on a branch waiting
for a mouse meditates, premeditates, out-meditates, and
mismeditates, or just as a jackal on a river-bank waiting for fish
meditates, premeditates, out-meditates, and mismeditates, or
just as a cat, waiting for a mouse by an alley or drain or rubbish
bin, meditates, premeditates, out-meditates, and mismeditates,
or just as a donkey unladen, standing by a door-post or a dustbin or a drain, meditates, premeditates, out-meditates, and
mismeditates, so too, these bald-pated recluses, these swarthy
menial offspring of the Kinsman’s feet, claim: “We are meditators, we are meditators!” and with shoulders drooping, heads
down and all limp, they meditate, premeditate, out-meditate,
and mismeditate.’ Now, Evil One, on that occasion most of those
human beings, when they died, reappeared on the dissolution of
the body, after death, in a state of deprivation, in an unhappy
destination, in perdition, even in hell. [335]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fe6i3c5ljbqp3uu27kigd4w3/bafkreidixekrucnktejud3blrbfso4p6ax7fnu66sqipgju2o22p3trff4@jpeg)
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· Feb 11
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![However, currently there is a group of individuals in the United States who misunderstand filiality. What is that about? Raving China's "Confucius Says":
"Our bodies—and hair and skin—we received from our parents, and must not presume to injure or wound them: This is the beginning of filial piety,"
a bunch of hippies crop up who do not cut their hair or wash their faces—that would amount to "injuring the hair" and "wounding the skin"—you see. That thinking is wide of the mark.
To "not presume to injure or wound them" does not equate to not cutting one's hair or washing one's face. It is telling you not to bring damage to them. Haircuts are part of the times. [Since] The going trends call for haircuts, [then] one should go with the trends.
Today's hippies want to turn the times around. Brandishing "Confucius Says" yet at the same time—guess what?—they smoke opium and marijuana, and take LSD as if those do not injure or wound their bodies. Those things kill off who-knows-how-many body cells, ruin their health, and practically run their bodies down. They chalk it up to "filiality," and meanwhile, their parents are the furthest thing from their minds—consigned to oblivion. Ask them who their parents are and they draw a blank—and they are supposedly observing Chinese filiality. That is a complete mix-up.
This erroneous thinking needs to be completely corrected. From refusing to cut their hair to engaging their bodies in shady dealings, even robberies and vices—where do you suppose they will end up? If one day they should get gunned down, that would truly be unfilial. Once they get into illegal dealings or robberies, they will either end up killing some policemen or getting killed by the police. Now, is that "to not presume to injure or wound them—the beginning of filial piety"? What a mistake.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5wwi2fc7opngssbaofof2hsj/bafkreidsduqcl5537vnkn7no3ix6tnp7mizexj2w25sozw7jvw7x7kmwvq@jpeg)
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A Christian attempts to prove the superiority of Christianity over Pure Land Buddhism christianapologeticsalliance.com/2013/11/22/p...
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