Yup...Yoga is the devil's work

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

This post specifically might be best to look at in Val's linked thread - while you can jigger the specific terms however you want, almost every real authority disagrees with you.

My real authority is uh...my boyfriend's buddhist family. There are many types of buddhism...the buddhism you are most familiar with believes in reincarnation because they believe that one must go through many lifetimes to achieve enlightenment.
Soka Gakkai is Nichoren buddhism-the belief that personal enlightenment is possible for each person in this lifetime. Ergo-you can believe in enlightenment and still think that after death you're off to a much better place.
http://www.sgi-usa.org

Salvation is not enlightenment. FWIW.

And I knew by saying that it was a can of worms.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by centaur532

There are many types of buddhism...

And I knew by saying that it was a can of worms.

Sometimes, the can of worms can be avoided simply by not stating things in such broad and absolute terms. For example, a statement such as

"some forms of Buddhism might be considered more of a philosophy than a religion and might be compatable with the beliefs of some who consider themselves Christian,"

comes across quite differently from "Buddhism isn't a religion, it's a faith practice and doesn't go against christianity."

Otherwise, you can expect some Buddhists, such as Valkyrie, RU OX Alum and (I think) KSig RC, to take issue with the absolute and fairly easy to refute generalization that "Buddhism isn't a religion."

And again, what's the difference between a "religion" and a "faith practice"?