An Eternal Now said
"I haven't been following the MCK arguments nor am I very
familiar with MCK teachings... but my stance is this.
If MCK is saying the foundational aspect of morality of
religions are similar, then I agree that there is in fact a lot of
similarities. Morality, and teachings like the 4 brahma viharas,
are not perculiar to Buddhism at all. Also, there would not have
been a need for Buddhism at all if Buddha were just to teach these
'foundational' aspects as they have been covered elsewhere... even
though they are very important.
But if MCK is equating all religions as totally similar, then I
do not agree, though I do not think MCK said this.
Now it is up to people to discern for themselves.... don't just
follow people's critiques (which often quotes people out of
context) but go and listen to MCK teachings and judge for
yourself."
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This is what I am gonna say,
MJK said that Confucianism and Daoism are the foundation of
Buddhism:
"學佛要從《弟子規》學起，佛法的根是《十善業道》，《十善業道》是建立在孝道的基礎上。所以儒跟道是佛的根，沒有儒沒有道佛的根就沒有了，你學佛就不能成就了。"
"Wanna learn, practice Buddhism, one
must start from <<Di Zi Gui>>, BuddhaDharma, the roots
of it is <<The Ten Wholesome Ways of Actions
Sutra>>, and the <<The Ten Wholesome Ways of Actions
Sutra>>, is built on Xiao Dao as foundation.
Confucianism and Daoism are the roots of Buddhism. Without
Confucianism and Daoism, there goes the root of Buddhism, and you
couldn't learn, practice Buddhism with good
result."
If thats not unorthdox Buddhism, I dun noe what is.
Please stop locking up the thread if we are interested in
getting to the buttom of this issue. 真金不怕火炼。True gold (truth) not
afraid of fire burn.