What does if you meet the Buddha kill the Buddha mean?

Question

Does it mean if you claim to have reached the enlightenment you have not been enlightened?

Answer 1

The idea of "killing the Buddha" comes from a famous Zen line, the context of which is easy to imagine: After years on his cushion, a monk has what he believes is a breakthrough: a glimpse of nirvana, the Buddhamind, the big pay-off. Reporting the experience to his master, however, he is informed that what has happened is par for the course, nothing special, maybe even damaging to his pursuit. And then the master gives the student dismaying advice: If you meet the Buddha, he says, kill him.

Why kill the Buddha? Because the Buddha you meet is not the true Buddha, but an expression of your longing. If this Buddha is not killed he will only stand in your way.

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Answer 2

That's translated from chinese saying, literally ' Meet Gods Kill gods, meet buddha kill buddha'

It is used to describe a person who is so determined or vicious in his ways that he will kill anyone who stands in his ways. Its just that simple

Do you seriously believe a faith such as Buddhism would ask any disciples to kill anyone, even a thought. Even Buddha, during his meditation to reach nirvana, did not kill his demons. Simply by renouncing, it would be enough to purge one of his evils.

To simply put what the others is trying to say, DO not meditate with the intentions of being enlightened. For meditation should be natural to one self, without any desires or thoughts. By simply letting everything go, only then can one reach nirvana

Answer 3

The saying is :

"If you see Buddha upon the road, kill him, for he is not the true Buddha."

The reason being that Buddha is in all of us, in our minds to be more specific, so that if you see a Buddha before you, it is a false Buddha or imposter (and ought to be destroyed in order to attain the consciousness , or truth, that Buddha resides in the MIND.)

Answer 4

In Buddhism, they don't believe in a God so to speak, they follow buddhas teaching and how he lived. Buddha himself said that he wouldn't follow Himself.... So if you see someone that claims to be Buddha, then he therefore shouldn't be followed. You get it ? Their whole Religion/way of life is based on not following a Central Figure. Its rather about following a Central Set of morals and Beliefs about humanity. It basically trys to get right, what religion screwed up. Its kinda way off from what other religions believe, its actually closer to Atheism than anything else. O ya, and its all the Christians fault lol.

Answer 5

none of these clowns know what they are talking about.

to understand the meaning is really intended for those who are enlightened. but, not being enlightened..i will try to explain.

when you reach your buddha state you will have nothing in mind....yes...nothing. you will be void of all thoughts. a buddah to be seen is a thought, as well as a thought of buddah. the real buddah is void or nothing..it is an experience you can't explain or see or anything. to kill the buddha is not literal. killing buddha is having no thought of buddha...because buddha is not a thought or person, but a state that can't be seen or explained.

if this isn't clear...read alan watts book "the way of zen"

Answer 6

It means anything external you see in meditation could serve to be an illusion created by our rebelling mind to trick us into "feeling attained". So if you see a vision of Buddha, dont go into a spasm of I am attained, I am holy because i see Buddha... hehehe... KILL the attachment, delusion and Illusion

Answer 7

First Buddha never like killing. Next, since you say buddha is in our mind, it is the mirror of your mind which is being reflected. I mean the truth. If not , you can see the evil .

Answer 8

If you knew The Buddha the last thing you would do is kill him.We all have Buddha nature. Before you kill , Read about him, if you want to know who he is.

Answer 9

It is advice for meditators. It means that if you are meditating and you have a "vision" of Buddha, release your attachment to the vision and continue meditating.
Buddhists like to say things in a shocking way to force students to think in a new way.

Answer 10

no budha had ever claimed that is the budha. wise men recognise them. thats what happened with gutam budha.

yes, if anyone claims that he is a budha, kill him. only charlatans claim that they are budha. a budha need not make such statements. budha is an enlightened being, not a prophet. prophets need publicity and followers. all prophets are afraid of truth.

another context in which you can look at this is -

if a meditator says he knows everything and has become enlightened, that very claim itself is false. its a warning to all amateur meditators. today people want to be in the limelight. today advertisement, propoganda are misused for personal glory.

one who knew the truth never claims it. if anyone says he is, kill him before he spreads the falsehood.