Why do hindu and buddhist religions beleev in a god with 4 arms or heads?

Question

Why not a loving savior who died for their sins? They believe in many, many other gods too. But why not Jesus? Hed either have to be the living god of the universe or the most crazed lunatic in all of history, which he is most certainly not. Praise the Lord Jesus Christ!!

Buddha never claimed to be God. Moses never claimed to be Jehovah. Mohammed never claimed to be Allah. Yet Jesus Christ claimed to be the true and living God. Buddha simply said, "I am a teacher in search of the truth." Jesus said, "I am the Truth." Confucius said, "I never claimed to be holy." Jesus said, "Who convicts me of sin?" Mohammed said, "Unless God throws his cloak of mercy over me, I have no hope." Jesus said, "Unless you believe in me, you will die in your sins." --Unknown

Jesus of Nazareth, without money and arms, conquered more millions than Alexander the Great, Caesar, Mohammed, and Napoleon; without science and learning, he shed more light on things human and divine than all philosophers and scholars combined; without the eloquence of school, he spoke such words of life as were never spoken before or since, and produced effects which lie beyond the reach of orator or poet; without writing a single line, he set more pens in motion, and furnished themes for more sermons, orations, discussions, learned volumes, works of art, and songs of praise than the whole army of great men of ancient and modern times. –Philip Schaff

Answer 1

Jesus certainly did *NOT* claim to be Almighty God Jehovah. Jesus was the Son of God.

Trinitarians love to regurgitate philosophy, Greek, and quotes from other Babylon-loving Trinitarians. By contrast, Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the Scriptures alone quite plainly demonstrate that Jesus and the Almighty are separate distinct persons, and the Almighty created Jesus as His firstborn son.

(Colossians 1:15) the firstborn of all creation

(Mark 10:18) Jesus said to him: 'Why do you call me good? Nobody is good, except one, God.

(Revelation 3:14) the Amen says, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation by God

(Philippians 2:5-6) Christ Jesus, who, although he was existing in God's form, gave no consideration to a seizure, namely, that he should be equal to God

(John 8:42) Neither have I come of my own initiative at all, but that One sent me forth

(John 12:49) I have not spoken out of my own impulse, but the Father himself who sent me has given me a commandment as to what to tell and what to speak

(John 14:28) I am going my way to the Father, because the Father is greater than I am

(1 Corinthians 15:28) But when all things will have been subjected to him, then the Son himself will also subject himself to the One who subjected all things to him

(Matthew 20:23) this sitting down at my right hand and at my left is not mine to give, but it belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by my Father

(1 Corinthians 11:3) I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ; ...in turn the head of the Christ is God

(John 20:17) I am ascending to my Father and your Father and to my God and your God.

(Deuteronomy 6:4) Jehovah our God is one Jehovah

(1 Corinthians 8:4-6) There is no God but one. For even though there are those who are called "gods," whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many "gods" and many "lords," there is actually to us one God the Father, out of whom all things are, and we for him

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Answer 2

That is because you look at it too literally. It is symbolically of the God or Goddess's ability to do many things at once. If you had made an effort to study Hinduism and the spirituality of Eastern Philosopies, then you would not be so ignorant to make such comments like that.

Many Hindu's and Buddhists believe in Jesus because they know that all religions and all prophets are just different rivers to the same ocean.

Answer 3

I was going to respond to this in a kind manner, but I figured "why bother"?

Yeah, like believing in "a god with 4 arms or heads" (I don't know where you get this info about Hinduism and Buddhism) is any more of a leap that believing many of the allegations and accepting many actions of both God and Jesus, much less his followers.

For your information, I have been baptized twice - so while I don't claim to be a Christian, I guess that I am "saved." But I have come to wonder if Jesus is truly the Messiah, and have seen other religions revere Jesus regardless of that issue. Whether I believe he is or not, I try every day to follow the teachings of Jesus.

And I also follow the teachings of Buddha. And maybe if you studied the teachings of Buddha you would find that the heart of it is compassion - the same as Jesus taught.

And I believe in God - something that has caused some tension when it comes to certain teachings of Buddhism.

And your post is one to add to the list of why I don't participate in ANY organized religion. You claim to know something of another faith and yet you apparently don't, then you want me to accept yours and follow blindly. I appreciate your effort, but I think that I will, once again, pass.

And as an aside, outside of the world of religion: would everyone please, please, please call their Congressman/
Congresswoman/Senators and local schoolboards and INSIST that we put critical thinking back in our schools?

Answer 4

Sure, Jesus was a great being and all, but frankly, he only had two arms. Period.

Why settle for a two armed god (no offense intended) when you can just as easily have a four or maybe even a six armed god?

The FSM sect believes in a god with many tentacles. This seems quite practical and likely to be of great usefulness in a god.

Answer 5

Buddhists don't; hinduism uses that as symbolic (not real - albeit, I'm sure some take it literally). The 'many many gods' belief is, again, symbolic (and, again, some of the superstitious take these symbols literally). That said, the whole purpose of religion and spirituality is to get beyond belief and concepts -- to get to unity with Jesus or whatever other symbol for God's Love one uses. Jesus and Buddha both experienced god's love - and they both become symbols for the Way to God. Only when we're stuck in belief in differences, separation, form, and literalism do we see a difference between Jesus and Buddha. And ourselves....

Answer 6

Because they need that many arms to pick up the phones in India when you are calling for tech support for your Toshiba laptop.

Anyways, to be serious, every region of the world has created their own religion. Just because they don't accept yours doesnt mean they are sinners. Hinduism has been a part of India waaayyy before Christianity. They are probably thinking your god and jesus christ are silly.

Answer 7

I am Buddhist and I do not believe in a God with four arms or heads. I believe in God and Jesus Christ. Yes, you can be a Christian and follow the Buddhist philosophy. We believe in accepting responsibility for our own actions, and we do not make fun of others for the choices that they make. We understand that being a better person is not about belittling others. It's about believing what Jesus taught, and acting in a way that he would be proud of.

“Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." (Luke 23:34).

Answer 8

interesting question. Many religions are built on things that people see happening, there must be a source, so some believe that one or many gods cause whatever happens. It may be right or wrong, but it's what people believe in. Is it better to believe in Shiva or Buddha or Jesus or nothing?

Answer 9

You're an ignorant fool as most Christians are. Try going to the library and check out a book on Buddhism. Also a book on English grammer. And Monday morning check yourself into rehab. Have a nice weekend...

Answer 10

ok, hindus and buddhist dont believe in a god with 4 arms and 4 heads. learn how to spell believe BTW

hindus believe that god takes many forms

buddhists dont focus on god but life philosophy

these faiths dont preach about a free pass to heaven, u have to work for it. which i think is better

next time, do u research before u make such dumb *** comments, u ignorant quack
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hey smarts.

jesus NEVER claimed to be god. ever. and if he could claim to be god, so can i. here goes:

i AM god.

get a grip u intolerant ignorant quack

Answer 11

I am a Hindu. I believe that God is ultimately beyond any form, whether it be the form of Vishnu with 4 arms, or the form of Jesus with 2. God is omnipresent - that is, "His" presence pervades the universe. He is not the same as the universe, but there is nowhere you can go in the universe and be away from God. Therefore, God can not be said to have any form, because a form would limit God spatially. Therefore, God does NOT have 4 arms, 2 arms, or a million arms. God can "take on" any form He chooses, however, but the form is not God's essence. Essentially, God is formless.

So why would God come in the form of a man with 2 arms, or a man with 4 arms? I think it is because of the grace of God, that He makes Himself known to human beings in ways that human beings are capable of perceiving God. Four arms is symbolic. It symbolizes that God can do more than a human, who only has 2 arms. But in certain incarnations of God, He chose to only come with 2 arms, such as is the case when He came as Krishna, Buddha, and Rama.

Every one of the forms of God has deep philosophical meaning, and every gesture and feature of the form, to the tiniest detail, conveys a spiritual truth to the beholder. This is why in Hinduism God can have countless forms, because there are countless spiritual lessons we can learn about God. "He" can appear as a man, or as a woman, because the One God is beyond gender, and yet "he" has characteristics we would normally call "masculine" and others we would normally call "feminine."

God has made himself known to me in various ways, which you would call "hindu deities." But God is one. This is well-understood in Hinduism. Our scripture the Rig Veda says, "Truth is one, but the sages call It by many names." God has many names and forms (nama-rupa) but God is one.

Buddhists vary on how they view deities. Most do not believe in a God in the sense I have just described, nor in the Christian sense. They often believe in "gods" but not "God." That is, there are numerous powerful forces that can help with certain aspects of daily life, but they do not have the ultimate supreme power, like God. Buddhists do not take refuge in the gods. They take refuge only the Buddha, the Sangha (Buddhist community of monks and nuns), and the Dharma (the Buddhist Teachings). Often Buddhist deities are depicted as frightful-looking. But this is because they are frightening away demons. So their appearance may be frightful, but their function is totally good.
Since I am not a Buddhist, I cannot explain their beliefs as well as I can explain my own, but I thoroughly respect the Buddhist beliefs.

I also respect the Christian beliefs. But there is one thing I don't understand: You say your savior is loving. I agree that Jesus is loving. And I have no problem with you approaching God through the name and form of Jesus. However, you do not have a God which is completely loving. If God is loving, why would He require the death of His son before He can forgive a human? If He was loving, why did He make it so the only way you can get to heaven is through Jesus, and then only really spread the word of Jesus primarily in the West, so as to make it more difficult for Easterners to accept him? Do you think Easterners are fundamentally flawed and that is why they didn't accept Jesus? Could your God not foresee this situation?
Why did your God, if He is loving, create an eternal hell that humans could wind up in for committing finite sins? What happened to the good law of justice in the Torah that said, "eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." That is at least just. No one can be punished more than necessary. The punishment must equal the crime. That is the teaching of eye for eye. But according to the hell-system, people are being punished way more than an eye for an eye. They will spend way more than a gazillion quatrillion zillion years suffering the worst possible torment for each millisecond spent sinning.

These types of things do not make sense to Hindus and Buddhists. But yet we do respect your religion, even if we do not totally understand. We respect your right to worship God in the way that makes sense to YOU, and the way that you can best find God for yourself.