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How is Buddhism viewed by others?

Updated: 8/20/2019
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It depends.

  • To Evangelical Christians Buddhists are another species of heathens to be converted to god's word.
  • To others, Buddhist are thought of as dour, unhappy people who think that life is nothing but suffering and who give themselves to endless chanting, and vegetarian diets
  • To those that are familiar with Buddhists, they are dedicated to improving their minds to free themselves from illusion, and in general as pretty happy people.
  • To the majority whose knowledge of Buddhism is limited to bad movies and sitcoms Buddhists are Chinese, chubby, dressed in orange robes and speaking like fortune cookies.
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