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How does removing the photo improve neutrality of the article? --Dweller 10:46, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Could you please identif the buddha image you uploaded? it is titled "Statue of Gautama Buddha" and it was uploaded 7 August 207. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.179.72.170 (talk) 12:25, August 26, 2007 (UTC)

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Template:Buddhism topics

Nice work! Looks like it took a lot of effort. Looks to me well done and thanks for additionally taking the time for adding it to many, many pertinent pages. (I guess a secondary thought is should such a template completely replace the Template:Buddhism2 footer, but I'll leave that for you and perhaps others to decide.) Kudos! Larry Rosenfeld (talk) 18:10, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. eu.stefan (talk) 06:21, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It was a pleasure for me to do it. I am not going to delete Buddhism2. I urge people to add more to the Buddhism topics template. I've tried to cover most things, but I know I've missed many. Thanks once again. Metta eu.stefan (talk) 12:53, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Opinion

Hello, can you take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_breese and put in your vote to keep or delete, I am rather outnumbered by some non-spiritual bullies, could use someone who has a co-operative energy to look into the matter on a spiritual teacher article. Also please look into another article that was deleted that has been there for years at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_metaphysical_sciences but was deleted by a user as soon as I linked to it. Thanx (SpiritBeing (talk) 08:37, 16 July 2008 (UTC)SpiritBeing)[reply]

Template:Buddhism topics

As it is in the discussion, this template should be synthetised. I wasn't aware that someone was undoing every and each change I made. I don't intend to start a "edition war", so I will just ask, why keep so many links that are accesible from the main articles? I will delete just List of Buddhists for now, because it's 3 times on the same index (have you seen an index with 3 links to the same page?!)--Esteban.barahona (talk) 17:34, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I sincerely apologize if I have annoyed you by undoing the changes you made. I just thought you deleted some important things. Best wishes. eu.stefan (talk) 17:40, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Kudos

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		Only found out about your excellent work at Outline of Buddhism from another users post on someone else's talk page. Thank you for creating this wonderful resource for the community. Gimme danger (talk) 17:42, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the award, I am truly honored! eu.stefan (talk) 19:36, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Impressive. Most impressive.

A little bird told me about your work, and I just had to come and see.

I did some outline wikification to it, like breaking the pipes into annotations, removing links from headings, breaking long sections up into subsections, adding main links, removing the navigation templates (because they were entirely redundant and therefore detracting), etc.

It wore me out!

By the way, the practices section still needs to be broken up into subsections. Have a look at the doctrines section, and fix anything I messed up. You definitely know the subject better than I do.

Keep up the excellent work. You've filled a blatant gap in the in religion branch of the Outline of Knowledge. Thank you.

By the way, if you enjoy the broad spectrum of human knowledge, please consider joining WP:WPOOK. We're in the process of outlining all knowledge (and by default, all of Wikipedia!).

You are cordially invited to join the team.

Sincerely,

The Transhumanist 23:49, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! It was a pleasure to do it. However, I don't think I am competent enough to edit or work on other subjects. Thank you also for wikifying and trying to improve Outline of Buddhism. The only thing is, I would put the "Branches of Buddhism" section further down and leave the Buddha and Doctrine sections first. eu.stefan (talk) 13:34, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Don't let me stop you. ;) By the way, you may find comparing Outline of Christianity useful. There may be approaches or outline features in there you might find useful.

Which reminds me, your outline came up in a discussion I'm in.

The Transhumanist 20:26, 18 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Drazhevo

Hi Eu Stefan I made a lot of grammatical changes to page Drazhevo, and I had hoped (without checking) to verify some matters with the original writer, but I see that writer is no longer a registered Wiki user. I wonder if you are versed enough on the village history to clear up a few matters? L-Bit (talk) 02:03, 19 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi L-Bit. I'm sorry but I'm afraid I know nothing about that village. But I can refer you to someone who probably knows - User:TodorBozhinov. Best wishes. eu.stefan (talk) 13:16, 19 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Outline Update - expanding the Outline of Knowledge - 2009-10-05

I've provided the above link in case you are interested in what we've been up to. We've tracked down about 400 topic lists that can be converted to OOK format. So it looks like the OOK will be growing a bit in the near future. :)

The Transhumanist 05:00, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Yes please, delete it! I want to delete some other files that I have uploaded as well; can you tell me how? eu.stefan (talk) 06:56, 20 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for making the edit on that template. I was going to give it a few more days, but it really shouldn't be very controversial. Cheers - BPMullins | Talk 21:15, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. - eu.stefan (talk) 10:15, 3 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Merging

Hi, I want to merge this article. Black Buddhist Check the talk page please and give your opinion Zaza8675 (talk) 08:48, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Stefan

Thank you for doing such an incredible job on the Outline of Buddhism. You are by far one of the most experienced outline editors we have. (I'm pretty sure the Outline of Buddhism is the most extensive outline on Wikipedia).

I noticed you've been around, and I've been wondering... Would you mind taking a look at the outlines pertaining to the countries and regions you are familiar with? Just to see if you notice anything missing or out of place.

By the way, which countries have the highest Buddhist population? And which ones do Buddhism have the most influence on their cultures? Do their outlines reflect that?

I look forward to your reply. The Transhumanist 04:56, 15 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Transhumanist.

I took a look at the Outline of Bulgaria and Outline of Greece, and made a few changes to the former.

As regards your second question, please take a look at the Buddhism by country article. Their outlines don't go into detail about Buddhism.

Kind regards, eu.stefan (talk) 15:42, 15 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Outlines just survived a major battle

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See the archived discussion at: Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Contents/Outlines.

I couldn't tell you about it due to WP:CANVASS.

There was another battle just 3 months ago (in September) over the links to that very same page. See Portal talk:Contents#Proposal to restore Outlines entry and keep "Outlines" on this portal's menu templates.

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Sincerely, The Transhumanist 09:11, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sectarian edits

Why do you keep making sectarian edits? Nirvana is not the goal for Mahayana.VictoriaGrayson^Talk 20:12, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Dear friend, Nirvana is the goal of all Buddhist traditions. The Arahants and the Buddhas attain the same Nirvana. The goal of Mahayana is Buddhahood, and Buddhahood is Nirvana.

See Basic points unitfying Theravada and Mahayana. Number 5 of that list is the Four Noble Truths. Truth number 3, as you must surely know, is Nirvana, and truth number 4 is the Noble Eightfold Path. So both Nirvana and the Path are found in Mahayana, because Mahayana accepts the four noble truths.

Furthershore's way of putting it, by introducing the respective types of Nirvana in the second paragraph of the lead is better than both mine and yours, so I will revert it to his/her edit. Please don't remove the Noble Eightfold Path -- you know that Mahayana has it too.

Wishing you all the best,

eu.stefan (talk) 21:03, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Mahayana path is the 10 Bhumis, not Eightfold path. See these sources which contrast Eightfold path with Mahayana path:

Hi Victoria, thank you for the links. Are you happy to leave the Buddhism lead as it is? I think Furthershore made a good job at separating Theravada and Mahayana goals in the second paragraph, rather than stating a unified goal for all of Buddhism. Metta, eu.stefan (talk) 11:22, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No. The goal of Mahayana is Buddhahood, not bodhisattvahood.VictoriaGrayson^Talk 17:46, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I have changed it accordingly. All the best, eu.stefan (talk) 19:46, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Buddhism/demographics

You added "In recent decades, Buddhism has been one of the fastest growing religions in the West."^[1]^[2] Sorry, I have reverted this edit for several reasons: The WP:LEAD is a summary of the whole article; the growth of Buddhism in the West was not mentioned in the body of text. I checked the Pew source and could not find such a statement (please give the page no, if they say so) and I think that the Asian Tribune is a dubious source for this statement. "Articles should be based on reliable, third-party, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. (...) When available, academic and peer-reviewed publications, scholarly monographs, and textbooks are usually the most reliable sources." (WP:RS) Johnson, Todd M.; Grim, Brian J. (2013). The World's Religions in Figures: An Introduction to International Religious Demography (PDF). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 34–36. Retrieved 2 September 2013. is an example of a reliable academic source that mentions a "shift to the west" (1910-2010, p.36). Best regards JimRenge (talk) 12:29, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You have done the right thing. I am sorry I didn't realize it wasn't mentioned in the article. Best regards eu.stefan (talk) 12:51, 11 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Main practices of Buddhism

What you list are not the main practices of Buddhism. The main practices of Buddhism are Samatha, Vipassanā, Bodhicitta, Generation stage and Completion stage.VictoriaGrayson^Talk 19:35, 3 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Victoria, Thank you for trying to make Wikipedia better -- I appreciate your efforts. However, I think we have to be inclusive of all Buddhist traditions when we speak of Buddhism in general. Samatha and Vipassanā are found in Theravada, but Bodhicitta, Generation stage, and Completion stage are not. Whereas the practices listed in the last paragraph of the lead are valid for all Buddhist traditions I would presume. Again, thank you for your wholesome intentions to improve the Buddhism article. With metta, Stephen Karakashev 19:50, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

Your Buddhism lead reversion

There is already a link to a separate article for Gautama Buddha. No need for extraneous detail.VictoriaGrayson^Talk 16:31, 29 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your views. However, I do not consider what you've deleted "extraneous detail" but highly important and relevant information, especially the main practices, which you keep deleting for some reason. Buddhism is not just Vajrayana -- it's also Theravada and Mahayana. I am not going to edit war with you, so I will let you do whatever you want. But it's not good. Kind regards, Stephen Karakashev (talk) 16:38, 29 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Outline of Buddhism

I like your retranslations; good! Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 16:32, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Stephen Karakashev (talk) 14:37, 20 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Done

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[2] Asian Tribune - Buddhism fastest growing religion in West

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