>both of you are evaluating a totally different religion based on your >cultural constructs...first of all, s/he didn't mention what >tradition s/he follows. that was your first mistake.

...and find out what tradition of buddhism the poster follows, you, yourself you have no real basis for refuting shakeet's point.

You don't seem to understand that Money is a god for many people...some people think potatoes are god...

the teachings of buddha, if one holds them to be divine truths, sacred above all other teachings, well, that person holds the teachings as a god....



-Otto