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Fake quotes of Buddha is slandering

• An Eternal Now

  21 Jul 13, 11:18

  Robert Dominik said:

  http://www.fakebuddhaquotes.com/ <- What do you think about this site? Also what do you think about the problem of people using such fake quotes? I think that not being mindful of the sources of them quotes and using many fake quotes (meaning quotes that have no grounding in sutras etc.) may serve to support delusions and preconcived ideas about dharma that many people may have. At least personally I've seen many examples of using excerpts from suttas that have been distorted, shallowed down and stripped of most of the context... and many times people used them to suggest that Buddhadharma supports their ideas etc.

  
  
  I replied:
  
  Those who use fake quotes are slandering the Buddha. Those who slander the Buddha are creating very bad karma.
  
  Buddha: "Monks, these two slander the Tathagata. Which two? He who explains what was not said or spoken by the Tathagata as said or spoken by the Tathagata. And he who explains what was said or spoken by the Tathagata as not said or spoken by the Tathagata. These are two who slander the Tathagata."
  
  So everyone please be careful next time.
  
  p.s. that site is great

• Jui

  21 Jul 13, 13:18

  I like the fact that it's educational as well. Unless a person is really, really serious about buddhism and the texts it's kind of tough to expect them to care to quote the suttas word for word I guess, and oftentimes our own leanings and values tend to sneakily distort what we say especially when it comes to the more universal aspects such as love, kindness, compassion etc.

  The best way is still to embody the teachings themselves.