of Buddha.... Actuallly Buddhists even do not need to worship Buddha statue as long as they obey and follow what Buddha taught and pointed out the paths how to survive in life.. How about other religions?
2006-10-08 04:41:43 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They are not worshipping the staute...they are just focusing on his image, he was a real man! unlike jesus he did not make miracles happen and he gave up wealth to find what he was looking for ..enlightnment! Buddihist look like they are worshipping a statue but really they are concentrating on that staute to meditate so that they can get full focus that's all.
2006-10-08 04:52:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a difference between using iconic imagery as a means of focusing the mind and devotion. Buddhists don't worship deities but they do seek to follow the example of Buddha.
2006-10-08 04:48:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Worshiping Buddha statute is not wrong at all.
Buddha statue represents peace of Buddha, nobleness of
Buddha and enlightenment of Buddha.
If a person believes teachings of Buddha, he can get
peacefulness by looking Buddha's face.
Buddha is always living in deep concentration.
he does not have anger, greed, delusion,pride,hatred and so on.
In our Theravada Buddhism, by imagining the Buddha sitting in
deep concentration helps us to be peaceful.
Do you know there are forty different ways of practising mind in
our Theravada Buddhism.
One of them is thinking the nobleness and peacefulness of
Buddha again and again.
Buddhists are not worshiping a statue.
In front of Buddha's statue, they recite 9 nobleness of Buddha.
Those 9 nobleness do not belong to others.
Those 9 nobleness only belong to Buddha.
So, actually, Buddhists are reciting the nobleness of Buddha in front of Buddha's statue.
2006-10-09 22:22:53 · answer #3 · answered by free aung san su kyi forthwith 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Buddha never wanted a "religion". His teachings were a man's attempt to end suffering. He never wanted to be worshiped.
Many years after his death some of his followers started to deify him but he was just a man. Buddhism is a philosophy but some have turned it into a religion very much like Hinduism.
2006-10-08 04:46:25 · answer #4 · answered by nubins 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a small statue of Buddha in my house to remind me that Buddha reached enlightenment and so can I.
2006-10-08 04:49:43 · answer #5 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do understand that i'm posting to a thread it rather is a million/2 a decade previous, yet considered necessary suggestion hasn't been added to this and maximum of you do no longer seem to understand what you're conversing approximately. In Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism the statues signify distinctive levels of the Buddha's existence. There are over a hundred distinctive poses and each pose represents a distinctive part of the path the Buddha took to reaching enlightenment. they do no longer look to be worshiped! In classical cases they have been used to communicate to the community the purpose of a particular shrine or monastery; a particular pose would point out drugs, yet another protection, yet another meditation, and do on. The "fat Buddha" is honestly no longer Buddha, it rather is an define of a chinese language Buddhist monk named Ho-tai, he became in call for for spreading Buddhism into China. The Ho-tai statue has come to symbolize the Buddhist image for prosperity, and you will see this statue mostly in places of business enterprise. The Tipitaka college of Buddhism perspectives those statues as "non secular mediums", and advises to abstain from possessing them or the different "trinkets" which could be considered as "charmed". Tipitaka is a extra superstitious form of Buddhism that believes that "non secular mediums" block energies and misery spirits that defend us; they suspect those products could be dispelled or destroyed. In eastern Zen Buddhism those statues are used to charm to very own energies out in a Zen prepare known as Feng Shui; the statues would be located in particular factors of the domicile dealing with particular guidelines to concentration energies and in the domicile and in every person that perspectives them. They burn incense and place offering around them to sell sturdy luck, or to help sparkling the suggestions for meditation. Buddhism is a faith that doesn't condone or condemn including or removing something from the middle theory equipment; hence this suggests that many distinctive cultures have tailored their very own practices, rituals, and superstitions to the religion. this suggests that there are varied categories of Buddhist communities each with that's very own set of practices. The center teachings of the Buddha state that no longer something has any which ability in any respect until you provide it which ability. It additionally states that by giving those issues which ability you're no longer doing something incorrect, yet you're additionally no longer likely do something ideal. despite steps it takes you to realize the purpose of enlightenment are yours to take and decide from...
2016-12-26 12:43:29 · answer #6 · answered by everitt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are u talking about. Of course they worship an idol. They bow to the statue of buddha and pray to it. What else would you call it?
2006-10-08 04:48:03 · answer #7 · answered by bro_ken128 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I've read about Buddism and it seems that many who say they're buddist aren't. The different buddas and others who made it there sole purpose were and are but all those trendy modern people who work play, have, sex aren't.
2006-10-08 04:51:18 · answer #8 · answered by veritas8463 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
thats like saying christians worship a cross
2006-10-08 04:46:30 · answer #9 · answered by death_from_above 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
any kind of worship is wrongo congo u give ur power away
2006-10-08 04:43:58 · answer #10 · answered by george p 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋