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Originally posted by dtheriault
i've thought for a while about going to a buddhist temple. i think many of their ideas are more "christ-like" than the many perversions of christianity that have sprouted up.
my only problem is that just like christianity there seems to be a large number of schools/types of buddhism. isn't there just a plain old normal buddhism or one that isn't too caught up in specific rules.
it's hard to get rid of desire if you are constantly worrying about minute rules.
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There certainly is. The kind of Buddhism that I try to subscribe to isn't a religion, because it doesn't require any stretching of credence. There are no fixed rules and 'if you do this you will be punished' ideas. The precepts form more of a method for attaining contentment, along the lines of 'try doing this more and you'll feel better for it. The idea of worrying about rules and feeling bad for not following them is completely against Buddhist ideas.
P.S. Surely you mean 'Christ is Bhudda-Like'? 
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