A cornucopia of supernatural delights

 

This video is probably seen as immensely provocative by many, yet it really shouldn´t be. "Buddhism isn´t a philosophy, it´s a religion". That´s kind of obvious in the case of Mahayana, but the anonymous presenter surely has a point that it´s equally true of Theravada and the Buddhism of the Pali Canon. 

For all we know, Buddhism was a religion from the beginning, "religion" in the sense of belief in a supernatural realm (filled with gods, titans and ghosts) and the possibility of obtaining supernatural powers (such as monks walking through walls, levitating and so on). Buddhism truly is "a cornucopia of supernatural delights".

Nor is Buddhism necessarily very peaceful...

The only form of Buddhism that´s truly non-religious is so-called secular Buddhism, but that´s a very modern concept. Interestingly, though, the presenter doesn´t believe that Buddhism´s religious nature is necessarily a bad thing. I haven´t watched his other content, but at least here, it sounds as if he believes that some form of religiosity could be the answer to the pervasive nihilism of the (post)modern West. 

So I suppose Buddhism could still get the last word, somehow!