Buddhism

truebrit71

(20,805 posts) Mon May 12, 2014, 12:44 PM May 2014

Possibly a very stupid question.... [View all]

...of today's various branches of Buddhism which is the "truest"..i.e. the one that is closest to the teachings and observations of The Buddha, and not so much about the ceremony and deification of him per se...

I've been doing some research, I'm a confirmed atheist after wavering for many years, and I like the idea of a 'religion' that doesn't believe in mythical cloud beings, but rather about deeper introspection as a way to grow and learn...but there appear to be branches of Buddhism that have gone down a different path...and to the lay person like myself it gets very cloudy..

Any help much appreciated...

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Possibly a very stupid question.... [View all] truebrit71 May 2014 OP

Apologies if this seems to be interference this group, but we have... TreasonousBastard May 2014 #1

This is a gross oversimplification TM99 May 2014 #2

...your post was very interesting. SoapBox May 2014 #3

Thanks TM99 May 2014 #4

Thank you. I have picked up a copy of the Pali Cannon as suggested. truebrit71 May 2014 #5

You are welcome. TM99 May 2014 #6

Regarding Stephen Batchelor's books bananas Jun 2014 #7

I must gently rebutt your post. TM99 Jul 2014 #9

A better quesyion is: what is the best type of Buddhism for you? vlyons Jul 2014 #8

Not really a fair assessment of the three existing schools today. TM99 Jul 2014 #10

I once had the same question as the OP. Expat in Korea Oct 2014 #11

perhaps not truer, but easier to follow isaantom Nov 2014 #12

Okay, let me amend the question somewhat... truebrit71 Nov 2014 #13

I suggest Zen for you. mmonk Dec 2014 #14

I agree. Zen would probably be a good fit for this person. liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #16

why would you recomend Zen.? i certainly wouldn't to a beginner 1handclapn Dec 2014 #17

Interesting take. My reasoning centured mmonk Dec 2014 #19

Refuge vows vlyons Dec 2014 #15

Buddhism is not a Religion, 1handclapn Dec 2014 #18