Surf these sites: Intellectualizing Buddhism -- "It''s tempting to look for philosophical parallels then you read the Prajnaparamita Texts. I found many, including links to Plato, to Nietzsche, to Postmodernism, to Einstein''s Theory of Relativity and even to chaos theory. It''s dangerous to intellectualize Buddhism in these ways. It focuses on the wrong aspects of Buddhism and leaves us open to all of the egoism displayed by the scholarly monk. Even when generated within a traditional Buddhist culture, intellectualization needs to follow, rather than precessed, realization. It is always counterproductive when the intellectual wagon precedes the spiritual horse." Is Zen A Religion? -- A philosophical essay Reflection On The Metaphysical Presuppositions Of The Korean Buddhism -- By Ven. Chong-rim. "Is the Korean Buddhism Metaphysically oriented? To speak conclusively, the answer is ''yes,'' if we have to select one alternative between metaphysical and non-metaphysical. Although there have been different point of views among the Chinese Ch''an schools, they all interpreted the teachings of the Buddha to represent metaphysical worldview."
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