Buddhism and its Corruption

 
May 26, 2011 by asokaplus

Buddhism and its Corruption

1. Buddhism has been corrupted and hijacked by many.

2. This probably included the modern day writing.

3. Buddhist text are enormous

4. It is unlikely that one has time and resources to delve deep into its tenets.

5. Biggest division and argument (Vada) are Theravada and Mahayana

6. There is no centralizing theme to home in.

7. I believe one can extract the core values, key words and concepts if one is not entangled with modern concepts.

8. Best way to master Buddhism is to learn and master Pali (interpretation is very difficult). 

There are very few Pali scholars left currently.

It has almost become a dead language.

Sinhala has killed Pali in its entirety.


9. Untangling the tangled is my objective .

This was true in Buddhas time, too.

Brahmajala Sutta  (Bikku Bodhi) is the best if one is to discover the tangle and then to untangle oneself.

10. I feel I am less entangled or confused (even though I have kept my own interpretations based on my big / little ignorance of Pali) now that I have put them into English words.

This is for one who has never known it and wants to have some grip with it.

I hope I have not confused anybody in this endeavor.

Below is how I see Buddhism evolved in this little country over the past 50 to 60 years and how it is getting corrupted by the day.

Unfortunately we now have very few erudite.