Do Budhist believe on God or not??

Answer 1

from all that I know of buddhism ,seeing I'm a buddhist.only few buddhists believe in god.But 99% don't believe in any form of god.Just to live a good moral life.Anyone who says otherwise doesn't know my religion.We are pretty much athiests.

Answer 2

Buddhism developed out of the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama who, in 535 BCE, reached enlightenment and assumed the title Buddha. He promoted 'The Middle Way' as the path to enlightenment rather than the extremes of mortification of the flesh or hedonism. Long after his death the Buddha's teachings were written down. This collection is called the Tripitaka. Buddhists believe in reincarnation and that one must go through cycles of birth, life, and death. After many such cycles, if a person releases their attachment to desire and the self, they can attain Nirvana. In general, Buddhists do not believe in any type of God, the need for a savior, prayer, or eternal life after death. However, since the time of the Buddha, Buddhism has integrated many regional religious rituals, beliefs and customs into it as it has spread throughout Asia, so that this generalization is no longer true for all Buddhists. This has occurred with little conflict due to the philosophical nature of Buddhism.

Answer 3

Those who say that Buddhism does not believe in God first need to define what they mean by God. Is God a white-bearded old man floating in the sky? Or is God the divinity inherent in the universe? The first being the case, Buddhism does not believe in God.But second being the case, Buddhism does believe in the spiritual state of Nirvana.

Answer 4

Budhist have the own religion and believe there own god

Answer 5

There's this really cool feature on the www where you can search for things by typing in keywords, for example, I did a search for "god in buddhism" and was astounded to see a relevant reply......."Gautama Buddha (as portrayed in the Pali scriptures/ the agamas) set an important trend in nontheism in Buddhism (in the sense of not affirming the existence of an omnipotent Creator God), by refusing to answer certain questions of a metaphysical nature.

Nevertheless, Buddhist culture has amalgamated an entire Buddhist cosmology, and it is in this mindset that such questions will continue to be asked. Furthermore, in Mahayana Buddhism there is far less reticence on the part of the Buddha to speak of metaphysical matters (including the all-pervasiveness of Buddha's "body" throughout the universe - see trikaya).

If allowing little in the way of metaphor, a distinction therefore needs to be drawn between the teachings ascribed to the Buddha in the Pāli Canon or the Āgamas, which do not speak affirmatively of an omnipotent Creator God, and the more explicitly mystical ideas attributed to the Buddha in some Mahayana sutras and Tantras, where expression is given to an apparent Ultimate Ground of all things - the immanent, omniscient, and transcendent Reality of the Awakened Mind or the boundless sphere of the "Buddha Nature" (buddha-dhatu or Tathagatagarbha).

In both the Pali suttas and the Mahayana sutras, the Buddha does teach the existence of "gods" (devas). These are not, however, "God" but merely heavenly beings who temporarily dwell in celestial worlds of great happiness. Such beings are not eternal in that incarnational form and are subject to death and eventual rebirth into lower realms of existence.

While Buddhism does not deny the existence of supernatural beings (e.g., the devas, of which many are discussed in Buddhist scripture), it does not ascribe power for creation, salvation or judgment to them. Like humans, they are regarded as having the power to affect worldly events and so some Buddhist schools associate with them via ritual. All supernatural beings, as living entities, are a part of the six-part reincarnation cycle.

Certain Buddhists (particularly in the modern West) hold to an interpretation of Buddhism that admits nothing of either the supernatural or divinity. In non-theistic views, realms and gods are viewed with a liberal dose of metaphor, as tools to understand aspects of Mind, and indeed this is supported by some sutras such as the Lankavatara Sutra."

Answer 6

No, they are in a way atheist though Buddha didnt promote nor deny the existance of "God" or "gods" Buddha himself never claimed to be god but many after him held him as a god. Some sects believe there are many gods but not One True God, some believe that we are all gods and part of one big god. Not like the Judeao Christian God, who is personal, creator, Judge, but that every living thing is part of one living thing. They believe in reincarnation and "Karma" and eventually we will reach full enlightenment and be one and not have to return to earth again. They value all life, usually they are vegitarians (a lot of american buddhists are not) and wont even kill a spider in their house (ick) Buddhism is extremely peaceful and all sects use meditation and Zen. But God, god, gods ideas vary from sect to sect

Answer 7

My friend is a budhist, they don't believe in any type of god, they just believe that if you meditate on this life and follow all of Budha's comands you'll rencarnate in a supreme being when you leave this earth (meaning when you die).

Answer 8

Buddhists can believe in God if they want to, but they are not required to. Some do, some don't. Buddhists do believe in the spiritual aspect of human beings and they do believe in compassion and doing work to relieve human suffering. Buddhists also understand that what some human minds conceive of as God is just an illusion, so a Buddhist who believes in God, but understands that human minds can fool themselves is one step ahead of those of us who think we really have all the answers to the un-answerable questions. Buddhists are usually very nice people. Don't hate them just because you don't understand them.

Answer 9

Lord Buddha was a Hindu .. Known as the 9 th MAHA Avatar of Vishnu... after krishna.

His followers don't believe in God because of his teachings... every Avatar of Vishnu has portrayed a different way of life.

Answer 10

Not at all. We completely deny any form of self and the Buddha claims it as ignorance to believe such things as a magical deity because it is just wishful thinking of the imperfect human mind. Unless you differ in opinion but it is kind of one of the fundamental beliefs that their is no soul or spirit or any other form of self. Probably more of a Hindu inspired belief if you think different I think.

Answer 11

No.

There are many types of Budhists but they do not believe in your God.

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