Re: Faith
Posted by
Curt McNamara on
Sep 23, 2012; 5:56pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Faith-tp7580633p7580671.html
There are different types of buddhism: zen and Tibetan are different and are both from the Mahayana side.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism Curt
http://inwardpathpublisher.blogspot.com/2010/05/your-religion-is-not-important.htmlOn Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Russ Abbott
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I'm not really buying that. My sense of modern (and especially western) Buddhism seems pretty God-free.
-- Russ Abbott
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On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 10:29 AM, Sarbajit Roy
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Buddhism may not have "a God" but Buddhism belief has "gods" who are
superior beings existing at various planes of existence. Their gods,
called "Devas", apparently exist at the highest plane of existence
well above humans, and animals, and various beings condemned
in past lives to inhabit hell (the lowest planes). Buddhism's "demons"
called "Asuras" occupy another zone.
However, in Zorastrianism, conversely the gods are called "Ahuras" and
the demons are called "Daevas" (root terms of devil):
So it seems possible that all these zones / planes are actually
political statements referring to events in some hoary past at an
indeterminate location.
http://www.heritageinstitute.com/zoroastrianism/aryans/religion.htm
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20583/20583-h/20583-h.htm
(page 287)
Re: Buddhism as a religion:
BTW: Are we referring to "God" as "creator- God" ?
On 9/23/12, Russ Abbott <
[hidden email]> wrote:
> Thanks, Sarbajit. As I understand it Buddhism does not have a God. Does
> that mean you would not classify it as a religion?
>
> -- Russ
>
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