Comments on: Inquiring Mind, Jet Li, and the Buddha’s Tooth http://tricycleblog.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/inquiring-mind-jet-li-and-the-buddhas-tooth/ News and Musings from the editors of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review Trike Blog Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:49:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: HorseFest and “Big-boned Buddha” « The Tricycle Blog http://tricycleblog.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/inquiring-mind-jet-li-and-the-buddhas-tooth/#comment-1028 HorseFest and “Big-boned Buddha” « The Tricycle Blog Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:06:35 +0000 http://tricycleblog.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/inquiring-mind-jet-li-and-the-buddhas-tooth/#comment-1028 [...] spouting pro-war talk, its government bloated and corrupt, its rebels intractable and ruthless. And last week I was concerned about the Buddhist relic going there from [...] [...] spouting pro-war talk, its government bloated and corrupt, its rebels intractable and ruthless. And last week I was concerned about the Buddhist relic going there from [...]

]]> By: saltwetfish http://tricycleblog.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/inquiring-mind-jet-li-and-the-buddhas-tooth/#comment-1026 saltwetfish Wed, 18 Jul 2007 01:19:59 +0000 http://tricycleblog.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/inquiring-mind-jet-li-and-the-buddhas-tooth/#comment-1026 On the Buddha's tooth, I think its too quick for your editor to dismiss "expert" opinions. After all, they are experts in their fields like forensics and animal biology and there are scientific methods that can be used to determine the originals of the tooth. Are we now starting to question science in favor of blind faith, just because someone said this tooth is "real"? I think Buddhism must be able to stand up the scrutiny of science and not be afraid to allow science to look at it, after all this is what the Kalama sutra teaches us. If not, then its nothing more then another teaching on blind following and blind faith, in which all we need to do is believe and not to question "truthness" of any issues. Metta Kelvin Wong Moderator of Heartland www.heartlandsg.org On the Buddha’s tooth, I think its too quick for your editor to dismiss “expert” opinions. After all, they are experts in their fields like forensics and animal biology and there are scientific methods that can be used to determine the originals of the tooth. Are we now starting to question science in favor of blind faith, just because someone said this tooth is “real”?

I think Buddhism must be able to stand up the scrutiny of science and not be afraid to allow science to look at it, after all this is what the Kalama sutra teaches us. If not, then its nothing more then another teaching on blind following and blind faith, in which all we need to do is believe and not to question “truthness” of any issues.

Metta
Kelvin Wong

Moderator of Heartland
http://www.heartlandsg.org

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