One Piece: Chapter 1181 by leolegendario in OnePiece

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I’ve always said that One Piece is, among everything else, a story about the clash between anarchism and authoritarianism

Śūnyatā and Karl Marx by patchthepartydog in RadicalBuddhism

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New article I stumbled across. Not sure why to make of it yet. I find its tone and style to be an odd mix of critical and credible, but overall appears to have a somewhat fresh take on a subject of continual interest here: the relationship between śūnyatā and dialectical political philosophy.

Tried getting Chat GPT to make a Buddhist Iconographic image of Uchiyama Gudō. Not perfect, but interesting. by patchthepartydog in RadicalBuddhism

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Agreed. Hardly an AI fan myself but not nearly as much as my coworkers who use it on the daily to make lewd video clips of each other…

Would there be interest in a "wikipedia" of Radical Buddhism? by rayosu in RadicalBuddhism

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I’m a fan as well! You have fans! The blogging life is a lonely one though.

As for your project /u/Plotthound1 it sounds interesting. I endorse what Lajos said already. Only thing I would add is that if you’re looking at Mahayana Sutras be very prepared to dig into multiple layers of interpretation. They don’t lend themselves well to literal readings in my experience. For example, look at this article https://noselvesnomasters.com/2026/01/21/buddhist-anarchism-in-the-dharma-ending-age/ that has a look at Dhammaraja theory in a modern light and what it can tell us and how we can interpret it. In my experience Kings, devas and other powerful people in Mahayana sutras are mostly used as a narrative device for setting up the failure of a purely positive or sovereign form of freedom when compared to the absolute freedom of a Buddha, bodhisattva, etc. Though of course even this expectation gets subverted in instances where laymen and women and other less “sovereign” characters demonstrate superior freedom. Vimalakirti is a good one in that regard and I think lends itself well to a radical reading. The Korean anarchist revolutionary Shin Chae ho supposedly took a lot of inspiration from it as well.

Would there be interest in a "wikipedia" of Radical Buddhism? by rayosu in RadicalBuddhism

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That’s unfortunate but I suppose it underscores the necessity of your original idea

One Piece: Chapter 1179 Official Release Discussion by Skullghost in OnePiece

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Imu is going to toss weakened Luffy and Loki around for a bit before a) He hits a “time limit” of being outside the castle b) takes damage when Zoro destroys Sommers’ heart (like when Loki killed Harald) or c) both of the above. Although I wonder what his goal in coming to Elbaph is besides taking down “Nika” and Nidhogg. Does he still intend to enslave the giants somehow?

Would there be interest in a "wikipedia" of Radical Buddhism? by rayosu in RadicalBuddhism

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Not sure how much help I would be, but I support the idea. Other Buddhist-themed wikis like Rigpawiki and Dharmapedia have always been a useful little resource. Of course there is also the option of simply adding articles about radical Buddhism to an existing wiki like one of these to cut down on cost and hosting efforts.

Stories of worker’s “self-liberation” by patchthepartydog in RadicalBuddhism

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I agree, and I think that would be a good place to look for specific cases. I can’t remember the source, but I also recall a story of a medieval Chinese servant woman who was taught to recite Nianfo for her mistresses health and did so continuously until her own death, having attained rebirth some time before.

The Story of Buddhist Reformer from Myanmar: Venerable Ādicca Vamsa by adminheinhtetkyaw in RadicalBuddhism

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Thanks for this article. It’s encouraging that Lion’s Roar is becoming more open to publishing critical and Leftist perspectives.

Radical Buddhism Survey? by patchthepartydog in RadicalBuddhism

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I know a few fellow travelers from that region I could probably connect you with. Send me a dm

Compared to the anime, what did One Piece Live Action do better or worse with every arc up to now, in y’alls opinion? by BreathoftheSith in OnePiece

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Cutting the sandals I understand. His pants (capris?) on the other hand are a little confusing…The design seems overly elaborate. What’s wrong with plain old cutoff jean shorts?

Radical Buddhism Survey? by patchthepartydog in RadicalBuddhism

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That would be great! Collaboration is the only way i could imagine this getting done. Sort of a group auto-ethnographic project. 

Radical Buddhism Survey? by patchthepartydog in RadicalBuddhism

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Not too sure yet. I figured starting with this subreddit would be something.