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== Proposed Changes ==
== Proposed Changes ==
There's some good stuff in here, but I think this article could use a fairly major overhaul. Here's how I'm thinking we might organize it:
There's some good stuff in here, but I think this article could use a fairly major overhaul. Here's how I'm thinking we might organize it:
1. Introduction
1. Introduction:
A short essay giving a condensed version of the rest of the article; this part should probably be written last.
A short essay giving a condensed version of the rest of the article; this part should probably be written last.
2. Core Concepts
2. Core Concepts:
Samsara and nirvana, Four Noble Truths + Eightfold Path, nature of reality and wheel of rebirth, causation.
Samsara and nirvana, Four Noble Truths + Eightfold Path, nature of reality and wheel of rebirth, causation.
3. Life of the Buddha
3. Life of the Buddha:
Pretty self-explanatory. This might go before or be merged with 2.
Pretty self-explanatory. This might go before or be merged with 2.
4. The Mahayana split
4. The Mahayana split:
Key Mahayana concepts: Lotus Sutra, many universes, bodhisattva path, merit. We might discuss Pure Land and Zen/Chan here.
Key Mahayana concepts: Lotus Sutra, many universes, bodhisattva path, merit. We might discuss Pure Land and Zen/Chan here.
It's a pretty complex subject and this might not be the best way of doing it, but I think it's good to have a template. [[User:JStone|JStone]] 11:06, 16 July 2010 (EDT)
It's a pretty complex subject and this might not be the best way of doing it, but I think it's good to have a template. [[User:JStone|JStone]] 11:06, 16 July 2010 (EDT)