your listening to the wrong Buddhist monks.
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British white guys wearing robes
Oh and the other day a British Asian guy who started talking about the different gods he prayed to. I guess he missed the memo about no gods. Dude was dumb.
the most popular buddhist sect in the world has people praying to a buddha who wasn't even ever a real person. if you say his name a lot you go to heaven. "hail amitabha buddha" is translated as "may he rest in peace" whenever a japanese cartoon gets localized.
a friend sent me this the other day.
a good monk and he's very straightforward.