Ven. Dhammavuddho 29 - More criticisms of the Mahayana

Criticism of the Vimalakirti Sutta which is belittling the wisdom of Ven. Sariputta.

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[TheMorningCoffee]

Notice how anyone who has defended mahayana on this comment board is severely downrated. It is such a shame that so many Theravadians are so judgemental and ignorant and they fail to see that the core truths in both Mahayana and the Theravada traditions are one and the same but just have different specifics.

[ruzickaw]

1. Why all this useless discussion?

All the Mahayana Sutras are later inventions and have little to do with the original teaching of Buddha. And even most of the sutras in the Pali canon were made up by sometimes narrow minded monks.

2. In a society like the Hindu where only men were allowed to read the holy scritures, obviously it was unthinkable that a woman could become a Buddha.

Not because of menstruation, but because women were held in ignorance.

[cittamagga]

Mahayana is not Buddha's teaching but the Bodhisatta's teaching. Mahayana sutta can't be called sutta, just creative story such as Vimalakirti.

[BarbarraBay]

@MrGunwitch the reflection by chewydavis was valid. there was no need to cesnure them because they do not have blind faith in the suttas. MN 115 does explain a female cannot be a Sammasambuddha, which means becoming Buddha without a teacher & then starting the Buddhist religion in the world. But a female can certainly become an arahant (fully enlightened being). This is a subtle distinction, Chewydavis' questioning was valid and there was no need to censure them.

[MrGunwitch]

@chewydavis Its in the suttas. Educate yourself before you speak.

[88nsb]

I am a buddhist but never fight over Mahayana or Therava traditions. In both traditions, I only follow the Buddha's advice:"Do good, avoid evil and keep the mind pure." We should not condemn Mahayana or Theravada because of other's criticism. I enjoyed attending services in both traditions and have no problem lsitening to chantings and dharma talks from monks of both traditions because all are equally enlightening.

[shanghaimanify]

@dorianleakey Actually the Vimalakirti Sutra comes from the far east of India, while Theravada was basically in southwest India. Totally different parts of India. Theravada was just one of 18 sects in India. The Vimalakirti comes from a totally different sect, and there was no interaction between these two. The difference here is between sravaka practitioners and bodhisattva practitioners. He is indeed showing ignorance because he has not even understood the point of the story he is telling.

[deathlupa]

To don the monk's robes and insult the buddha's teachings? For he other than a buddha has no rights to deem which sutra is authentic. Anyone has proof mahayana sutras are not authentic? Please. Themorningcoffee is right, the buddha taught many dharma doors to suit people of different capacities. If mahayana is not right for you, please keep it to yourself. You donning the monk's robes and speaking with such ignorance in public can only cause people to disregard the teachings.

[alovelytime]

this man knows nothing.

approve this comment if you know buddhism.

why do you fear and censor?

because you know nothing, thats why.

[davevontexas]

I'm immensely grateful that this guy would hand down his oral tradition to a random internet chump like me.

I'm honored.