Buddha refers to gods, but those beings are not seen as immortal. They are just as much in need of attaining enlightenment as anyone else. The book "Buddhism without Belief" by Stephen Batchelor may be a useful resource. It is a short book (about 90 pages), but insightful.
2006-10-13 08:49:21
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answered by NHBaritone 7
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Buddhism teaches that we are all God. Buddhism believes that we are all simply part of the same universal energy, and that being your own god is to become Buddha (very basically speaking, of course).
Instead of wasting your time on Earth, you should always seek enlightenment and do your best to help this energy grow. Instead of using threats of eternal damnation to force people into "morally correct" behavior, your quest for enlightenment will simply enhance the energy that you will be recreated from when you die.
You can be whoever you want, do whatever makes you happy, and have more freedom to discover your own personal truths than any Christ-based religion. The other bonus is that Buddhism is the only religion that agrees with science, so no more stupid "intelligent design" arguments!
2006-10-13 09:18:27
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answered by Anonymous
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It is flexible.
Pure Buddhist monks wont have a belief in G-d but that does not mean that Buddhist ideology cannot fit in with a religious monotheistic view. In ancient Japan, for example Buddhism became very powerful but that does not mean that the followers of Buddhism quit Shintoism.
I believe in G-d but I do enjoy mu Zen book, and studies in Eastern Philosophy.
2006-10-13 08:45:53
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answered by Anonymous
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There are many gods in Buddhism. More or less, disincarnate persons who do things. Some would be considered demonic by Christian standards.
But no. They don't believe in one creator of the world. They don't even consider how the world came to be. They are all about spiritual enlightenment and ending what they believe is a cycle of death and rebirth until spiritual perfection is attained.
2006-10-13 08:44:17
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answered by Max Marie, OFS 7
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As I understand Buddhism (and that i understand Western (Zen) Buddhism, no longer classic jap Buddhism) you're unfastened to worship a private god in case you want, notwithstanding it is not a call for. there is not any longer a unified god in Zen Buddhism. i like it because of fact it supplies me freedom. the excellent charm to Buddhism is that it helps me to think of and question and seek for expertise, no longer blindly shop on with what the priests tell me. i do no longer discover it illogical in any respect. I embody awareness and good judgment, and so does Zen Buddhism. suffering is a factor of existence and Buddhism teaches us the thank you to handle suffering and the thank you to define peace at evening places of our lives.
2016-10-19 08:20:41
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answered by Anonymous
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There is a god in buddhism. But is in the form of innerself. You have to self realized before you recognize its form. It totally is self practice lesson to yourself.
2006-10-13 08:45:52
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answered by joe 2
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There is no belief in the Lord God.
2006-10-13 08:41:48
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answered by Linn E 3
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Yes, it is true. Buddhism is atheistic and rejects all concepts of deity.
2006-10-13 08:43:19
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answered by Anonymous
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Yes. It's true.
2006-10-13 08:42:01
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answered by Goddess of Nuts PBUH 4
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