Killing the Buddha (also known as KtB) is an online literary magazine about religion. It was founded in 2000 by Peter Manseau, Jeff Sharlet, and Jeremy Brothers. Killing the Buddha publishes journalism, fiction, and poetry that explore religious ideas from all traditions.

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  • Killing the Buddha (also known as KtB) is an online literary magazine about religion. It was founded in 2000 by Peter Manseau, Jeff Sharlet, and Jeremy Brothers. Killing the Buddha publishes journalism, fiction, and poetry that explore religious ideas from all traditions. According to the manifesto which appears on the site: "Killing the Buddha is a religion magazine for people made anxious by churches, people embarrassed to be caught in the 'spirituality' section of a bookstore, people both hostile and drawn to talk of God. " The idea of "killing the Buddha" comes from the Zen sayings of the 9th century Chinese sage, Lin Chi. Contrary to the teachings of other schools of Buddhist thought, Lin Chi advocated questioning the authority of even his own tradition. In addition to his suggestion that Buddhist practitioners "kill the Buddha," he challenged those who revered the Buddhist scriptures "to burn the sutras. " Killing the Buddha is not a Buddhist publication but uses Lin Chi's approach to Buddhism as a method for exploring all traditions. Killing the Buddha helped launch the careers of several young writers, including its founding editors, Peter Manseau, author of Vows: The Story of a Priest, a Nun, and Their Son (Free Press, 2006), and Jeff Sharlet, a contributor to Harper's and Rolling Stone.
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  • Killing the Buddha (also known as KtB) is an online literary magazine about religion. It was founded in 2000 by Peter Manseau, Jeff Sharlet, and Jeremy Brothers. Killing the Buddha publishes journalism, fiction, and poetry that explore religious ideas from all traditions.
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