The result was no consensus. – Darkwind ( talk) 06:13, 8 August 2015 (UTC)
Not notable. Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. Also, this article started out as pure COPYVIO and now is "rewritten" copyvio as far as I can tell. It's also been tagged as an orphan, not neutral, OR and unbalanced since January. Ogress smash! 01:10, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
The question is not if the Bodhisattvas of the Earth are worth mentioning, but in what place they should be mentioned. As I said, rather hectically more references were added about Nichiren Schools and other Buddhist schools – fair enough. The Bodhisattvas of the Earth are most closely, if not exclusively, linked to the Lotus Sutra and I believe that this is the place were one should elaborate on the issue – and this can be done in a few sentences. The Lotus Sutra does not only have religious implications, as it also influenced East Asian literature in general, and its content should be discussed and described in the article that already exists. The deletion of the article in question was proposed at a stage when the references given hinted mostly in one direction – that is Soka Gakkai, an it’s exactly issues like this one that are lacking in the article on Soka Gakkai itself. Yes, other Buddhist schools do hold the concept of Bodhisattvas of the Earth dear but since definitions, interpretations and their weighting are diverse they should be elaborated on in the respective article. It’s exactly in those articles were one can mention and elaborate on what weight is given to the idea of "Bodhisattvas of the Earth" within a Buddhist school. One could write an article about the “ceremony in the air”, as it is also mentioned in the Lotus Sutra, but what that ceremony in the air means to different groups should be mentioned in the articles on respective groups. All I would suggest is to delete this present article, mention in a few words the concept within the article on the Lotus Sutra and insert redirects/links to respective “Beliefs and practice” sections within already existing articles. The present article has been pushed by Soka Gakkai adherents and I believe that rather than using Wikipedia as a directory of Soka Gakkai beliefs, the article on named group should be improved. SGI organises anti-nuke exhibitions, fair enough those things are nasty, but should we allow an article on “anti-nuke exhibition” just because SGI engages in it? It boils down to the question of relevance and if found relevant, relevant in which context. .-- Catflap08 ( talk) 17:26, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
The result was no consensus. – Darkwind ( talk) 06:13, 8 August 2015 (UTC)
Not notable. Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. Also, this article started out as pure COPYVIO and now is "rewritten" copyvio as far as I can tell. It's also been tagged as an orphan, not neutral, OR and unbalanced since January. Ogress smash! 01:10, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
The question is not if the Bodhisattvas of the Earth are worth mentioning, but in what place they should be mentioned. As I said, rather hectically more references were added about Nichiren Schools and other Buddhist schools – fair enough. The Bodhisattvas of the Earth are most closely, if not exclusively, linked to the Lotus Sutra and I believe that this is the place were one should elaborate on the issue – and this can be done in a few sentences. The Lotus Sutra does not only have religious implications, as it also influenced East Asian literature in general, and its content should be discussed and described in the article that already exists. The deletion of the article in question was proposed at a stage when the references given hinted mostly in one direction – that is Soka Gakkai, an it’s exactly issues like this one that are lacking in the article on Soka Gakkai itself. Yes, other Buddhist schools do hold the concept of Bodhisattvas of the Earth dear but since definitions, interpretations and their weighting are diverse they should be elaborated on in the respective article. It’s exactly in those articles were one can mention and elaborate on what weight is given to the idea of "Bodhisattvas of the Earth" within a Buddhist school. One could write an article about the “ceremony in the air”, as it is also mentioned in the Lotus Sutra, but what that ceremony in the air means to different groups should be mentioned in the articles on respective groups. All I would suggest is to delete this present article, mention in a few words the concept within the article on the Lotus Sutra and insert redirects/links to respective “Beliefs and practice” sections within already existing articles. The present article has been pushed by Soka Gakkai adherents and I believe that rather than using Wikipedia as a directory of Soka Gakkai beliefs, the article on named group should be improved. SGI organises anti-nuke exhibitions, fair enough those things are nasty, but should we allow an article on “anti-nuke exhibition” just because SGI engages in it? It boils down to the question of relevance and if found relevant, relevant in which context. .-- Catflap08 ( talk) 17:26, 4 August 2015 (UTC)