I'm curious which concrete teachings of Buddhism are missing from the religious traditions that have long existed in the West?
As far as I can tell, religion in the West (overwhelmingly just Christianity) is practiced for worldly or heavenly gains, and not enlightenment/awakening, which is the final goal of Buddhist practice.
I guess we'd have to get a bit technical about where we're drawing exact lines in the difference between "worthy of heaven" and "enlightened"
