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Would you pray to Buddha or pray to the Buddha? Thanks in advance, #lazyweb babyexpat (0) - posted 1 year, 1 month ago via Twitter - 3 Replies

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If you're referring to Gautama Buddha, strictly speaking, it should be "the Buddha." shesimmers (0) - 1 year, 1 month ago via Twitter - Add Comment

Then again, strictly speaking, whenever one speaks of (Jesus) Christ, it should also be "the Christ." But that's hardly done. shesimmers (0) - 1 year, 1 month ago via Twitter - Add Comment

actually, a native English speaker would say the former, but a nonnative Buddhist speaking English would say the latter .... marcwan (0) - 1 year, 1 month ago via Twitter - Add Comment

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