Which of the following does the scholar say is an irony of modern Buddhism?
(a)That the Buddha who opposed a cult of personality has become the object of one of the biggest in history
(b) That the Buddha who taught the rejection of the rituals of Brahmanism gave rise to an incredibly ritualistic world religion
(c) That Buddhism is considered a religion when it is really a psychology
(d) That there is a fly in the chardonnay
Answer: (a)That the Buddha who opposed a cult of personality has become the object of one of the biggest in history
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