What I taught myself at work today, while translating some fun shit.

[arks]

The doctrine of Expedient Means in Buddhism is clearly one of the reasons this whole self-propagating meme complex (ie: religion) has lasted so long. It goes like this

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[themis56]

Why did Bodhidharma come from the West?

Where did Cecil find purple lipstick?

(If you need assistance for these questions, I can grace you with my Zen Punch of Loving Kindness and Eternal Wisdom to help you along.)

But in all seriousness, this is very interesting. Buddhism is the king of the mind-screw religions. That's why I like it! And my knowledge is so cursory that I've never of this doctrine, so thanks a bunch for giving me some new knowledge. <3