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Criticism of Buddhism has taken numerous different forms, including that its practitioners act in ways contrary to Buddhist principles or that those principles systemically marginalize women. There are many sources of criticism, both ancient and modern, stemming from other religions, the non-religious, and other Buddhists.

Nihilism

See also: Nihilism and Sukha

Friedrich Nietzsche, through Schopenhauer whose pessimism was highly influenced by Buddhist philosophy, interpreted Buddhism "as a life-negating philosophy that seeks to escape an existence dominated by suffering". According to Omar Moad, Nietzsche misunderstood the meaning of Buddhist doctrine.

See also

• Bulssi Japbyeon
• Index of Buddhism-related articles
• Secular Buddhism
• Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism
• Nichirenism
• Buddhism and violence

Further reading

• Tenzin, Kencho (2006). "Shankara: A Hindu Revivalist or a Crypto-Buddhist?". Religious Studies Theses. Georgia State University. – via ScholarWorks.
• Baskind, James; Bowring, Richard (2015). The Myōtei Dialogues: A Japanese Christian Critique of Native Traditions. Brill Publishers. ISBN 978-90-04-30729-2. Search this book on
• Wallis, Glenn (2019), A Critique of Western Buddhism: Ruins of the Buddhist Real (Bloomsbury Academic). Open Access. ISBN 978-1-4742-8358-8.

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