Protestant vs. Socially Engaged Buddhism Somewhere in the sixth century BCE Buddhism was born, born from a single man Siddhartha Guatama, the Buddha. After gaining his enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, the Buddha didn’t think that the rest of the world could handle all that he had learned. He did not want to teach others, nor did he want to spread his wisdom. Until at last his great compassion came over him and he …showed first 75 words of 1971 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1971 total…share a lot in common, mainly as examples of the evolving nature of Buddhism as a whole. Whereas the integrity of the ancient teachings can be preserved, but not with the rigidity that would prevent them from being applicable to today’s world. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** References Eppsteiner, F. (1988) The Path of Compassion, Berkeley, CA. Parallax Press & Buddhist Peace Fellowship Little, D. (?) Sri Lanka the Invention of Enmity, (ch. 3) Washington, DC. US Institute of Peace Press