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Evaluating an Article

For the article Buddhist studies, their are to many large quotations. I can go through them, read them, read the original sources and summaries them accordingly. In addition, I feel like this article is lacking in content and it needs more information. I could add a history section, sacred texts section and a concepts section etc. Also from what I read on the talk page there is a Wikiproject Buddhism page that exists, and if I or fellow wikipedia users collaborated with them the two articles could be combined which would benefit both.

Buddhist studies (sources ideas)


 * Buddhism: a concise introduction / Huston Smith and Philip Novak
 * The World’s Religions by Huston Smith
 * The World’s Wisdom by Philip Novak
 * The world of Tibetan Buddhism: an overview of its philosophy and practice / Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama; translated, edited, and annotated by Geshe Thupten Jinpa; foreword by Richard Gere

 Buddhist Studies (Beginning Edit): Adding and or replacing in the sub category Relationship to Contemporary Buddhism 

According to Charles Prebish, a scholar-practitioner and chair of Religious Studies at Utah State University, the tradition of Buddhism has typically been divided into those who study the religion and those who practice it. In addition, to a separation between study and practice, Buddhism itself has been divided into a multitude of sects. One such division is discussed by Huston Smith author of The Worlds Religions. These separations of Buddhism came about after Buddhas death and are referred to as the Mahayana (the big raft) and the Hinayana (the little raft) also know as Theravada. The Mahayana represented Buddhism for all people and their motivation derived from compassion, and for them compassion was the key to enlightenment. The Theravada represented Buddhism as a full time job, and were motivated by wisdom to reach enlightenment. While the Mahayana focused on the groups ability to reach enlightenment, the Theravada focused on the individuals journey to gain enlightenment. Both groups viewed themselves as rafts that guided individuals through their journey, but despite this commonality they viewed one and other in opposition.