> I think, and might be wrong, that the "Buddha" was not really much different from any other prophet. A highly deranged individual
That's a pretty wild leap to make from your observations. So wild, in fact, that I'd say you really wanted to make it rather than caring about the facts. Why would the imperfect nature of modern Buddism as practiced in Cambodia be proof that the Buddha was "deranged"?
Why would the behavior of any living person be proof of the mental state of someone who died thousands of years ago, for that matter?
That's a pretty wild leap to make from your observations. So wild, in fact, that I'd say you really wanted to make it rather than caring about the facts. Why would the imperfect nature of modern Buddism as practiced in Cambodia be proof that the Buddha was "deranged"?
Why would the behavior of any living person be proof of the mental state of someone who died thousands of years ago, for that matter?