In Buddhism, women blaze a path but strive for gender equity

Buddhism is a philosophy, not a religion

I have to disagree, zichi. While different from other religions in that it doesn't involve worshipping gods, it is a system of beliefs and practices intended to achieve attainment of some kind without any rational evidence to support those beliefs.

if the correct teaching is followed

There are no rules

Those statements seem a little contradictory.

The Dharma is not really a dogma … is a path. All statement in words … only value ..inducing one to adopt action. Different people have different needs... would be an insensate presumption if one were to be quite certain about the needs of others... Buddhism. thought is marked by experimentation with spiritual methods tested pragmatically … results.

All sentient beings have the Buddha nature or the highest life condition within. Buddhism is meant for all and there is no discrimination among those who believe in the Buddha's teachings. Because Buddhism is broad minded and all-encompassing a true Buddhist will never indulge in narrow minded arguments over which religion is false and which is not.

Sorry to drone on, zichi...

Buddhism is a philosophy, not a religion

This may just be a semantic argument, but I don't understand the concept of "a philosophy". Philosophy is the study of various fundamental things. I don't think it is countable. Buddhism is a belief system, and I think that makes it a religion.

I'm quite a fan of Buddhism - some of my immediate family are strong practitioners. However, as an Agnostic Fundamentalist, I can't believe in it. But I'd certainly prefer that many Abrahamic religious believers around me would switch to Buddhism instead.

albaleoDec. 15  06:30 pm JST

I have to disagree, 

I agree with you, (and so does the article). Of course it is a religion.

Dhammananda contends that Buddha built the religion as a four-legged stool 

Unless the person in this article is incorrect.

Dhammananda, the pioneering Thai nun, was a respected Buddhist scholar

This is like a scene from the Life of Brian.

Arguing with the main character of this article!