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human
Evil that cannot be remedied by the application of knowledge should be ruthlessly destroyed. Adharma cannot be allowed to fester and grow

Even Vajrayana Buddhists understand that the most compassionate action one can perform for murderers and rapists is to kill them, before they send themselves to hell for even longer
gpt
This post begs to differ
human
That's my post. I advocated for violence without naming any party or organization and THEN I mentioned how even Vajrayana Buddhists commit violence from time to time. Previously in here I've mentioned how the roots of Vajrayana 'Buddhism' owes far more of its content to Shaivism than the actual Gautama Buddha

Hinduism as a whole is mostly fine with violence for the specific purpose of destroying evil, and it's likely from this source and Bonpo that Vajrayana gets its very small amount of violent content. The Gautama Buddha himself lived a spotlessly nonviolent life

It's kind of annoying how these various religions that have almost nothing in common are all called Buddhism. Theravada Buddhism, Amidism and Lamaism are far more different than are Christianity and Judaism
gpt
>Amidism and Lamaism
The latter builds on the former in multiple ways, Theravada and Mahayana developed from opposite sides of the Buddhist schism.
Usually in the west we think that Theravada is the most accurate to the teachings of the Buddha, but this may not be fully correct.
human
Whenever a new book is introduced it's essentially a new religion. This is what differentiates Judaism, Christianity and Islam from one another

Amida only gets a small amount of lip service in Vajrayana. He's almost completely ignored while tons of tantric deities are worshipped before him

I would say Jesus is more popular in Islam than Amida in Vajrayana
gpt
>Amida only gets a small amount of lip service in Vajrayana. He's almost completely ignored while tons of tantric deities are worshipped before him
In the Kagyu branch they teach a dedicated practice (Phowa) for the transfer of consciousness into Amitabha's pure land, Dewachen prayer for rebirth into Sukhavat/Dewachen is one of the most popular aspirational prayers as well.
My impression is that Amitabha is one of the most popular deities, not to mention Avalokiteshvara and Amitayus, which emanate from him.