On 11/27/02 8:20 PM, "Steven Brust" <skzb at dreamcafe.com> wrote: > At 09:34 PM 11/26/2002 -0400, Loki wrote: >> Buddhism's a religion. However, there's no belief in or reverence for any >> superhuman powers in it. > > Rubbish. Anyone who has even studied Japanese karate knows that there is > belief in, and certainly reverence for, superhuman powers in > Buddhism. Indeed, Buddhism, more than any other region that comes to mind, > is all *about* supernatural powers, revering them, and how to get them for > yourself. Sorry. I spoke poorly. I was meaning power in the sense of entity, rather than power in the sense of ability. Perhaps a different word other than power might work better: it's ambiguous. -- The truth speaks for itself. I'm just a messenger. --- Lyta Alexander "Babylon 5: Between the Darkness and the Light"