Another reason Buddhism doesn't get a pass.

[Brian37]

Bullshit......It is as much a religion and a "dogma" as any other. They have social structures, holy heros, holy writings and holy places and holy monks like any other religion. The are not perfectly unifying as an umbrella label either. A Tibet Buddhist isn't going to agree with a Chinese Buddhist or a Japanese Buddhist. The history of Buddhism has had it's own violence between sects and outsiders, and it also suffers from sexism and bigotry too.

No "philosophy" is a cop out bullshit word to avoid the word "religion" it is a religion. Some people viewing it as philosophy does not negate the fact that ultimately it is still a religion. There are different competing sub sects so you cannot call the entire label a "philosophy". That is just a watered down excuse to avoid the fact Buddhism suffers the same flaws of human interpretation all others suffer from with their competing sub sects.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_violence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecutio...in_Myanmar

Sexism exists in Buddhism too.

https://vimeo.com/131814486 

Now, don't pull the bullshit all religions pull "not all"... no shit, most don't, but religion itself is not a cure otherwise there would be no violence at all under any religion, but as shown, there is. That is because RELIGION itself is not a magic pill, no label has magic powers to prevent violence by it's members. Our species ability to be cruel or compassionate is not in religion, or the bullshit word "philosophy". Our species ability to be cruel or compassionate is n our evolution. 

Every nation friend and foe alike have hospitals and prisons. Buddhism one of many religions but has no special powers anymore than any other religion has special powers.

Of course it has many flaws....all man-made institutions do. The point here is that the basic premise taught by the Buddha (the four noble truths) holds to no dogma. The rest, as noted prior, is irrationally clung to extraneousness.

So the fuck what........ You gave the ghost away with "man made institutions" BINGO

You think those "for noble truths" are special? Bullshit. Do you really need a list of code to figure out it is not nice to steal from people or physically harm them? How much comparative religion studies have you done? You would stupidly argue that no other religion in the world has similar ideas of motifs of kindness and peace? AGAIN even just those 4 noble truths were a cure, then why does Asia and the Orient have it's own history of violence? Not even that list is a cure. AND AGAIN, because, like you said, IT IS MAN  MADE, and again, all religions are man made and all can point to the ideas of wanting peace and charity. 

THAT says to me, and I say this to ALL religions worldwide, that our species morality is in our evolution not our labels.