RongzomFan

Did you receive Mahamudra transmission?

Even Buddhahood is not knowable by others. Its impossible to judge realization.

Dzogchen is not similar to the the Nikayas. Its totally different.

This is non-logical since Buddhism is based on the teachings of many Buddhas such as the Mahasiddhas, Dzogchen tertons etc. Not just Shakyamuni Gautama Buddha.

Like zombies? For me, Columbia PhD in Ancient History Richard Carrier convinced me that Jesus never existed. And this video convinced me that Mohammed never existed:

Vajrayana makes more sense to me. Its simpler.

Yes you correct in that the bhumis are illusory, as is the path in general. Technically speaking the only difference between you and a Buddha is delusion.

Yes thats right. Philosophical emptiness is supposed to help in realizing emptiness though.

Realizing emptiness means you are on the first bhumi, atleast.

It would exclude both you and I

That would exclude most bodhisattvas. Understanding Madhyamaka is sufficient for now.

Just to clarify. None of the deities or Buddhas in Buddhism are Creators. And non-enlightened deities have a lifespan and get reincarnated.

A bodhisattva understands sunyata.

A bodhisattva is a) anyone who has the aspiration to achieve Buddhahood as fast as possible for the sake of infinite sentient beings, or b ) someone who has achieved that goal (Buddhas are still bodhisattvas). If you have the aspiration, you are a bodhisattva. There are no vows necessary to be a bodhisattva.

I would agree that the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras and Madhyamaka are the distilled essence of Shakyamuni's teachings. Mahayana arose in reaction to the crypto-realism of Abhidharma.

Why should you care? I don't care about what Shakyamuni taught, and I am a fundamentalist Buddhist.

The point is that there are different Buddhas besides Shakyamuni Buddha.

You do realize that Vajrayana is Indian right? Practiced in India for hundreds of years?

Longchenpa, Chokgyur Lingpa, the Mahasiddhas etc. are all Buddhas. Why do you care about Shakyamuni taught?

Again see previous post. Vajrayana is the teaching of the Mahasiddhas, not Shakyamuni Buddha.

Vajrayana is based on the teachings of the Mahasiddhas of India......not Shakyamuni Buddha. The Mahasiddhas were Buddhas in their own right.

Mahayana is a reaction to the crypto-realism of Abhidharma. This is pretty basic.

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What assertions are those? What logic are you talking about?

You don't threaten my faith, since whatever you say doesn't make any sense.