2006-06-13 13:16:51 · 10 answers · asked by Ronald B 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In Buddhism, every single sentient being has the potential or inherent nature to become enlightened. Only one's Karma, conditions and afflictions create obstacles to this. Your cow’s Buddha nature is no different from your own or mine.
***Tao-wen declared, "It states in the Lotus Sutra: 'The sentient and the non-sentient will both attain prajna.' This implies that trees, grass, and flowers can all become Buddhas. Is this possible?"
Chen-kuan replied, "Well, in the past thirty years, you've been worrying about whether trees, grass, and flowers can attain Buddhahood. What benefit will you get from knowing that? You should have concerned yourself with the question of whether you can become Buddha."
It is not important whether trees, grass, or flowers can become Buddhas. This is because the earth, mountains, rivers, trees, flowers, and all other substances originate from the same source as our own nature. If we can become Buddhas, than all phenomena will naturally become Buddhas. We should probe the root of things rather than concentrating on the ramifications.
2006-06-13 20:36:25 · answer #1 · answered by sista! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not at all because Cow can gives only milk where as Buddha dedicated his life for others being from a Royal Family.
2006-06-13 13:20:46 · answer #2 · answered by Syed A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every residing factor has a buddha nature. That's in which respecting all existence varieties as now not being break free us is available in. If you suppose in reincarnation, that cow possibly one in every of your beyond ancestors who wasn't lucky ample to have a human beginning. It's honestly very complicated to obtain a human type in reincarnation ideology. (buddhist)
2016-09-09 01:09:17 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know Ronald but I did see cows talking on a commercial the other day.
2006-06-13 13:19:23 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cow has utters, a cow has spots, a cow does not have religious preference
2006-06-13 13:23:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she has a big fat belly and sits all the time with her eyes closed, just chewing away, then you've got yourself a Buddha. You should rub her belly for goodluck.
2006-06-13 13:21:48 · answer #6 · answered by Optimistic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buddhists are very hard workers--cows graze around the pasture all day--so I don't get it.
2006-06-13 13:21:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but my hampster is very Zen.
2006-06-13 13:20:01 · answer #8 · answered by Diddy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol...they have probably never even heard of that.
2006-06-13 13:19:49 · answer #9 · answered by poetic_lala 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do. OOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMM (moo backwards)
2006-06-13 13:42:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋