During my previous visit to Dharamshala, an amusing sight that caught my attention was a group of Buddhist monks, red-robed, sporting Nike sneakers, sipping cappuccinos and completely immersed in their i-phones. A few decades earlier, while visiting a Buddhist monastery in Sikkim, a Sikkimese colleague accompanying me, laughed off the elaborate rituals associated with Vajrayana … Continue reading The Market-Friendly Dharma of Buddhism
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