Which Culture has “The One True Buddhism”?
Buddhism went through many changes in the 2,500 years it has been around. After the Buddha died, there was nothing
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How Buddha treated those who tried to kill him, when he helped people, and his final sermon
There were 3 things that stuck out in my readings this week: how Buddha treated those who tried to kill
The 1879 version of the BoM claims 10-15 MILLION people died in the last Jaredite war. This would place their civilization at half the population of Rome, and left no trace of it.
Including wives and children, the numbers very probably must have been from ten to fifteen million page 606, footnote b
Reminder: Current GA owns a company that does a lot of construction jobs for the church. He’s profiting off his position as a GA
Craig Zwick has been a GA since 1995. His construction company, Zwick Construction, has done a shit ton of work for
The Secular Mormon Community and Movement
Martin Luther saw the Catholic church selling indulgences. He thought that was bullshit so he wrote out 95 things he
Sisyphus
Sisyphus was a trickster character in Greek mythology. He was punished for his tricks with the task of rolling a
Teachers and Simplicity
There were 2 things that really stood out to me in the reading this week. The first being who teachers
#ThatHappened
Many of Buddhism’s concepts are used metaphorically in stories. Some of these metaphors are supernatural and completely unrealistic. Its another
Buddha’s Origin Story
The story of Buddha, who is also known as Siddhartha Gautama, Bodhisattva, and Shakyamuni, is a fantastic one. It is