In what ways are shamanism and Buddhism incompatible?

Shamanism and Buddhism are often quite compatible. We can see this in history, in current practice, and philosophically. I found this image on the web, but I do not know if it is truly either shamanic or Buddhist. read more

Buddhism and Shamanism are compatible in many ways. Neither is so dogmatic that it makes it impossible to also practice the other. That said, the most significant interaction between shamanic and buddhist culture has probably been in Tibet, where Buddhism arrived in the seventh century. read more

Shamanism is a worldview, meaning a way of seeing the structure of the cosmos. Shamanism beliefs tell us how the world is ordered and connected. We learn early on in shamanic studies that the cosmos is made up of three worlds: lower, middle and upper. read more