Common Misunderstandings about Buddhism | Bhante Dr. Gangodawila Chandima @Klang and Coast Buddhist Association (September 10, 2023)

 

1. All Buddhists meditate.
2. All Buddhists are vegetarians.
3. All Buddhists are pacifists.
4. Buddhism is both a philosophy and a religion. 
5. Buddhism is athiesitc. 
6. Learning Dhamma from commentaries and Abhidhamma. 
7. All spiritual traditions, Buddhism included, are different paths to the same mountaintop.
8. Buddhism is pessimistic.
9. Impermanence Has Only a Negative Connotation.
10. Buddhism Is a Form of Nihilism.
11. Buddhist Ethics Are Based on Moral Judgments of Good and Bad.
12. Buddhist Ethics Are Based on Obedience to Laws.
13. Buddhist Ethics Are Humanistic — Just Avoid Harming Others.
14. Buddhist Practice Means Merely Doing a Ritual
15. Not combining study and practice.