Being called Buddhist

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All labels are conventions & attachment to mental states of non-becoming can make the mind uncomfortable with conventions.

Also, the term 'Buddhist' is a stereotype, loaded with all kinds of worldly connotations, such as believing in the Dalai Lama, reincarnation, statues, etc.

Those people might be more comfortable if asked: "Do you practise the teachings (path) of the Buddha?".

Dhamma Dhatu 39394

📝 Meaning of the Pali-word "sampajanasi"?
📝 Why did Buddha refrain from finding knowledge of the whole universe?
📝 Sexual Coersion within a Sangha
📝 Keeping a pet cat, without training or encouraging it to kill rats
📝 Is watching the heart beat (instead of watching the breath) a known form of meditation?
📝 List of Buddhist podcast recommendations
📝 Is there an intermediate state between death and rebirth in Theravada tradition?
📝 Remembering past lives
📝 Girimananda sutta
📝 Could a Sotapanna reject to give if asked and has?
📝 Am i physical body?
📝 Do geshe degrees change over time?
📝 Is the whole of reality what is being denied by some Buddhists?
📝 The process of reintegration back into society after a retreat
📝 Is it important to have a traditional understanding of Buddhism?
📝 Finding Authentic Suttas
📝 Is there such a thing as craving for enlightenment and would it be unwholesome?
📝 Does any modern Buddhist tradition use a Gregorian holiday schedule?
📝 Ordination procedure in Theravada Buddhism - What are grievous crimes?
📝 Anapanasati with Dhatu Manasikara
📝 Are social interactions always helpful in solving problems?
📝 Was Buddhism the dominant religion of India for one thousand years?
📝 Buddha Sasana of Ariya Maitreya Buddha
📝 Does the saṅkhatalakkhaṇa of dukkha apply to the noble path?
📝 Right livelihood - how many cutouts is enough?
📝 The Buddha-nature of a dog
📝 Thought-sending in Tibetan Buddhism and other traditions
📝 What is storehouse consciousness?
📝 can MN.43 be my alibi?
📝 What does Nonduality correspond to in Buddhism?

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