what do Buddhists worship?

Answer 1

buddha did not claim that he was a god, the child of a god or even the messenger from a god. He was a man who perfected himself and taught that if we follow his example, we could perfect ourselves also.

It is often said that Buddhists worship statues, in the sense that they believe that Buddha statues actually are the Buddha or that they have some inherent power. But such ideas are quite incorrect. Buddhists do not 'worship' Buddha statues but they are seen as symbols that can be helpful in creating devotion, uplifting the mind and focusing attention. In particular, they represent the absolute virtues of the Buddha, which Buddhists recite to remind themselves of such virtues and to gain inspiration to develop those virtues within themselves.

The name Buddhism comes from the word 'budhi' which means 'to wake up' and thus Buddhism is the philosophy of awakening.

buddhists depends on understanding wisdom than faith.

Answer 2

There are different sects of buddhism and ,in many asian countries, buddhism mixed with traditional beliefs (where ancestor and deity worship are present) with the result being that people often misperceive buddhism (especially given that for these people, buddha himself becomes a deity figure). At the foundation of all sects of real buddhism, no one is worshipped. Buddha is NOT a god (he is someone who had a deep enlightenment experience and is now 'awake'). He saw the 'realities' of life (birth, disease, suffering, old age, death), became disturbed and scared about them, went on a spiritual search to see if this suffering could be resolved, and then had a deep enlightenment experience that showed him that everyone's reality is not these illusory individual selves. After that, he developed a set of concepts/teachings -- NOT to be considered as belief or truth but to be used as tools to get to the same experience he had. These concepts include the 4 Noble Truths and the 8-fold path, as well as various sutras. When buddhism spread and integrated w/ local religions, some of it was modified but the fundamental base is there. Tibetan buddhists integrated concepts similar to reincarnation. Other buddhists, like the Pure Land Buddhists, use intermediaries akin to Catholic saints -- but those who get deeper into it know that the intermediaries are only meant as symbolic. Note that the West has a tendency to make buddhism into a philosophy and they often try to remove the enlightenment experience (which is the foundation of buddhism). Read '3 pillars of zen' or 'entering the stream' for some good info.

Answer 3

Lord Buddha

Answer 4

Buddha they follow the Dalai Lama

Answer 5

no one

Answer 6

budhha

Answer 7

budda

Answer 8

nobody