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Buddhist Interpretation Crisis
- Western interpretations of Buddhism, like many cross-cultural analyses, often face an interpretive crisis.
- Two dominant approaches, interpreting solely from within a tradition or from a purely objective, external perspective, both have limitations.
Limitations of Interpretive Approaches
- One interpretive approach becomes myopic, fixating on specific beliefs of a single tradition.
- The other, aiming for objectivity, risks detachment from the transformative practices crucial for understanding.
Beyond Belief
- Move beyond fixating on Buddhist beliefs to grasp its essence.
- Understand Buddhism existentially, focusing on transformative practices and the shift in being mode.