Are Thailands Buddhists more heretical than the heretics?
While the Buddha’s twin miracle can be understood as a cleverly-constructed repudiation of the contending explanation of karma (see yesterday’s article), the karma doctrine held by many modern Thai “Buddhists” is shockingly similar to those refuted therein, despite the Venerable Buddhadasa’s and Phra Dhammapitaka’s efforts to reform Thai Buddhism to reflect the Buddha’s original teachings.