Editing Entheogen (section)

=== Buddhism ===
It has been suggested that the ''[[Amanita muscaria]]'' mushroom was used by the Tantric Buddhist [[mahasiddha]] tradition of the 8th to 12th century.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Hajicek-Dobberstein | title = Soma siddhas and alchemical enlightenment: psychedelic mushrooms in Buddhist tradition | volume = 48 | issue = 2 | date = 1995 | journal = Journal of Ethnopharmacology | pages = 99–118 | doi = 10.1016/0378-8741(95)01292-L | pmid = 8583800 }}</ref>

In the West, some modern Buddhist teachers have written on the usefulness of psychedelics. The Buddhist magazine ''[[Tricycle: The Buddhist Review|Tricycle]]'' devoted their entire fall 1996 edition to this issue.<ref>Tricycle: Buddhism & Psychedelics, Fall 1996{{full citation needed|date=November 2020}} https://tricycle.org/magazine-issue/fall-1996/</ref> Some teachers such as [[Jack Kornfield]] have suggested the possibility that psychedelics could complement Buddhist practice, bring healing and help people understand their connection with everything which could lead to compassion.<ref>Kornfield, Jack; "Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are", excerpted at {{cite web |url=http://www.jackkornfield.com/psychedelics-antidepressants-spiritual-practice |title=Psychedelics and Spiritual Practice - Jack Kornfield |access-date=28 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005190548/http://www.jackkornfield.com/psychedelics-antidepressants-spiritual-practice |archive-date=5 October 2014 |df=dmy-all }}/</ref>{{self-published inline|date=August 2016}} Kornfield warns however that addiction can still be a hindrance. Other teachers such as Michelle McDonald-Smith expressed views which saw entheogens as not conducive to Buddhist practice ("I don't see them developing anything").<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Stolaroff |first1=M. J. |title=Are Psychedelics Useful in the Practice of Buddhism? |journal=Journal of Humanistic Psychology |volume=39 |issue=1 |year=1999 |pages=60–80 |doi=10.1177/0022167899391009 |s2cid=145220039 }}</ref>