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Title: What the Buddha Never Taught by Tim Ward ISBN: 1-895897-91-2 Publisher: Somerville House Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $11.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.27 (11 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: "A support group for the Buddhism dabbler..."
Comment: For me a newly practicing Buddhist, reading "What the Buddha Never Taught" was like being in a support group with a whole cast of characters failing where I fail and doubting where I doubt. Their novice exploration of practice serves as a great introduction to basic Buddhist thought and follows up with a lively discussion. Their questions helped me find my own answers. The book includes an excellent glossary of Pali and Thai terminology. An excellent journey into the Therevadan mindset. Be forewarned Tim feels no compulsion to keep within dogmatic lines. Fudamentalists might want to steer clear.

Rating: 5
Summary: I recomend this book to anyone interested in Buddhism.
Comment: What The Buddah Never Taught is an exhilerating, real to life account of the daily life and ordeals of living in a Buddhist monastery. For those interested in the religion it is a "must read".

Rating: 4
Summary: Book exposes hypocrisy and literalism
Comment: Everyone can be a fundamentalist. This "problem" is not limited to Christians, however much we Buddhists would like to think so. Tim Ward shows how Theravada Buddhism, with its stress on the "perfect Dhamma" and hundreds of rules, can be corrupted in practice. Example: monks seem to take advantage of ignorant laypeople. Not surprising; monks are people, too. Example: cliques form in the monastery, and monks can be catty and nasty to each other. Not surprising, of course, but you never hear about it. Example: monks aren't allowed to kill anything. So, they take a layperson with them into the jungle, and say, "Get rid of this", pointing at weeds or whatever needs to be cleared. This is not consistent with the spirit of the rules, but it follows the letter of the rules. Thus the problems of literalism raise their head. Tim Ward is a gentle, well meaning traveller who does all Buddhists a favor by showing that Buddhism can fall victim to the problems of all religions.

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