1ebae191-072d-11ed-ba2d-c9de5a43d6bf /periodicals/.content/issue-items/TSFgsihbPeriodicalContent_00173.xml Humanistic Buddhism: Holding True to the Original Intents of Buddha Foreword

“What is your faith?” A asks B. “Humanistic Buddhism.” Answers B. “If your faith is Buddhism, then it’s just Buddhism. Why add ‘Humanistic’?” Asks A again. “Because the founder of Buddhism, Sakyamuni Buddha, was not a god but simply a human being. The uniqueness of Buddhism is that it was founded by a human being, that is why it is called Humanistic Buddhism.”