[Buddha-l] Jhanas in Mahayana & Tibetan

[Erik Hoogcarspel]

Op 29-09-10 20:17, Jackhat1 at aol.com schreef:
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> I am asking not how each religion changes over time but how  and  why, in
> general, all religions change from how it was originally taught  toward a
> common practice. For instance, Buddhism has added among many  people devotional
> practices and praying to Buddha as God to bestow some  gift. In Thailand,
> for example, people pay money to priests to bless their  lottery numbers.
>
> jack
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>    
What makes you think there is a universal pattern, free from the ever 
changing haphazard turnings of history?
Anyway if you think so, you might want to consult guys like Hegel and Elias.

erik