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Re:The Open Buddhist University by koonsolo on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @07:36AM (#36042869)
> He would get roundly mocked in subtle ways by senior Buddhist monks

I only know a bit about buddhism, but mocking people doesn't sound like 'senior' behaviour to me. Mocking people is very immature.

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Re:The Open Buddhist University by FollowingTheDao on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @09:07AM (#36043692)
> I only know a bit about buddhism, but mocking people doesn't sound like 'senior' behaviour to me.

You are right, you know very little about Buddhism. There is a difference between mocking just anyone and mocking a student of Buddhism.

If you are hurt by a monk mocking you, which Skandha did the senior monk disturb?

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Re:The Open Buddhist University by koonsolo on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @11:07AM (#36045387)
Nice excuse for behaving like a jerk. "I was just testing you"
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Re:The Open Buddhist University by amadeuspagel on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @03:17PM (#36049383)
Aren't zen parables often about the master mocking the student?
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Re:The Open Buddhist University by koonsolo on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @04:14PM (#36050247)
Can you give an example?
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