One is "traditional Buddhism", that is, "Buddhism". Sakyamuni Buddha was originally like this, but now there are few traditional Buddhist education.
Second, it is religious Buddhism. Buddhism was not a religion at first, but now it has become a religion. Today, we heard someone say that Buddhism is a religion, and we can't deny it. Why? It's really a religion outside, unlike the old temple jungle, which had eight hours of classes every day. Now look at that temple. In ancient times, China Temple had eight hours of classes and eight hours of practice every day. There are two ways to practice, one is meditation, and the other is chanting Buddha, so practitioners study hard 16 hours every day. I have 16 hours of hard work every day, and of course I have few delusions, so my grades are very fast. The Buddhist Dojo we see now is nothing more than offering sacrifices to the Buddha every day and repairing some blessings. Buddhism has indeed become a religion.
The third is Buddhism. Buddhism has become an academic and philosophy. At present, some universities offer the course of "Buddhist philosophy" and regard the teaching method of Buddhism as a philosophical study. Why is it wrong to study Buddhism as a philosophy? Think about it, Buddhism education is a complete university, which is included in all departments and systems. It is wrong to think that it is a philosophy now, which has been simplified to a little bit. Mr Ouyang said very well that Buddhism is not a philosophy, nor a religion, but a dharma, which is necessary for all beings. Why? It can really help us solve all the problems, from the present life problems to the future life and death events. It can be seen that the teaching connotation of Buddhism is very profound and broad, and it is also considered as academic deterioration.
Fourthly, it is very unfortunate that heretical Buddhism appeared only in the last 30 or 40 years. You should know that religious Buddhism exhorts people to do good, while academic Buddhism pursues truth and studies knowledge, which will not do much harm to society. If they become cults and heresies, they will use the weakness of human nature to deceive all sentient beings, harm all sentient beings, disrupt society and endanger the public. Too much. These heresies also have some words and behaviors, which are very attractive and tempting. Once you get involved, things fail and it's too late to regret.
Fellow initiates, there are four kinds of Buddhism in the society at present. We should keep our eyes open, see clearly and understand what kind of Buddhism we want to learn, which is really beneficial to us.
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The above is typed with the book at hand after seeing your question. There may be typos. You can ask questions if you don't understand. Even if it is typed word for word, it does not ask for satisfactory answers, high scores or anything. I only hope that people who see it can know something about Buddhism, plant everyone's good roots and sow the seeds of Buddhism. May all beings live in bliss, amitabha, with peace, happiness, compassion and generosity.