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That's just it, the popular Western perception of what "real" Theravada is (as well as Zen and Tibetan Buddhism) was invented by orientalists and self-interested Buddhists who downplayed the actual practices and beliefs of most Asian Buddhists in favor of a shorn down version that was designed to be as appealing to Westerners as possible.

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