[Bennett]

I think a lot of what's being tossed back and forth is a matter of semantics... be careful of what you label as 'traditional', as Seth mentioned earlier, Buddhism has infused itself with many other eastern religions that predate itself. I guess I find it interesting that people would say that it is not a religion, when it is an established religion across the world, if not the national religion of certain countries. I guess I am wondering if the main reason behind this is because there isn't a true God figure in Buddhism?

Vibecrewangel, I would like to hear some more about similarities with quantum mathematics (just to set the table, I am coming from a strictly "want to know" standpoint and am not trying to be combative at all)

Miss Modular,
a couple good books on two different kinds of buddhism are:
The Words of My Perfect Teacher: by Patrul Rinpoche
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: (first name?) Suzuki