Recent content by Yoder777

The earliest identified Mahayana inscription refers to Amitabha, “the blessed one.” Therefore, Mahayana Buddhists who disparage Pure Land as somehow an inferior form of Buddhism don’t know what they are talking about. In fact, Amitabha is mentioned so prevalently throughout Mahayana literature...

How did Western scholars come to believe that the Mahayana sutras are unhistorical fabrications, rather than the teachings of the historical Buddha? The answer is Orientalism, the tendency of Western scholars to believe they understand Asian history and culture better than Asians do. It's a...

I don't think you understand what I mean by appropriation. It's insulting for white Westerners to call themselves Buddhists while being disrespectful of what a majority of Asian Buddhists believe and practice.

This should have gotten a lot more press coverage, especially on Fox News.

As a white convert to Buddhism, I think it's better for Westerners to remain non-Buddhist, while having respect for what a majority of Asian Buddhists believe and practice, than for Westerners to claim to be Buddhist, while being disrespectful and ignorant of Asian Buddhism. Meditating and...

It's never surprising that white supremacists favor Republicans over Democrats, who are seen as favoring minorities. Why, specifically, have they so enthusiastically supported Trump over the other Republican candidates?

It's never surprising that white supremacists favor Republicans over Democrats, who are seen as favoring minorities. Why, specifically, have they so enthusiastically supported Trump over the other Republican candidates?

Donald Trump has, as predicted, doubled down on his white supremacist meme, saying that it should have never been taken down. Even if Trump himself is not an antisemite, he should at least be racially sensitive enough to understand why Jewish groups like the ADL have condemned it. There is no...

Donald Trump has, as predicted, doubled down on his white supremacist meme, saying that it should have never been taken down. Even if Trump himself is not an antisemite, he should at least be racially sensitive enough to understand why Jewish groups like the ADL have condemned it. There is no...

Saying you support Trump because he'll cut taxes, or whatever else your pet issue might be, is like saying Hitler wasn't so bad because he made the trains run on time. The whole world is watching.

Saying you support Trump because he'll cut taxes, or whatever else your pet issue might be, is like saying Hitler wasn't so bad because he made the trains run on time. The whole world is watching.

Wow. Newt Gingrich is making sense:

Snoop Dogg and the Game leading a peaceful march to create better relations between the black community and the police sort of undercuts Bill O'Reilly's claim that rappers are only a corrupting influence on society...