Do Buddhist think that Buddha is a God? If Not, then who is god for Buddhist?

Answer 1

I am a Buddhist. Buddhists do not believe in God. When asked the question about whether god existed or not, Buddha Shaykyamuni remained silent.

Again, Buddhists do not believe in God. More precisely, we do not believe, or disbelieve in god, we believe that asking the question is ultimately a diversion from a more pressing issue: why is there suffering, and how does one end it. One comes to believe in the Four Noble Truths, then practices the Eightfold Path as the method to achieve enlightenment as to our attachment to the essentially meaningless and illusory nature of our existence.

The most popular, and well known forms of Buddhist practice in the west are Zen, Tibetan Mahayana, and Theravada. I personally practice Jodo Shinshu (Pure Land) Buddhism.

I personally find reliance on "the other" more conducive to detachment from the self.

You shold follow the path that makes the most sense to you. Namu-Amida-Butsu.

Answer 2

(1) Theravada Buddhists revere the Buddha but do not worship him as a god. Theravada Buddhism thrives in Sri Lanka; Myanmar; Thailand; Kampuchea. It is the the stricter and more conservative school of Buddhism.

(2) Mahayana Buddhists revere the Buddha as a “manifestation of the Absolute” and worship him as a god. Mahayana Buddhism thrives in China; Japan; and Tibet. It is the more liberal school of Buddhism. In Japan, Mahayana Buddhism is further divided into sects: Zen Buddhism; Tendai Buddhism and Jodo Buddhism.

The Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama [c. 560 BC 483 BC]) himself never taught the attainment of godhood, nor did he ever asked to be deified and worshipped as a god. Rather, he taught a prescriptive way by which the earnest seeker may, through constant discipline and concentrated effort, achieve nirvana (enlightenment): (1) The Middle Way, (2) The Four Noble Truths and (3) The Eight Fold Path.

The Buddhist seeks to escape the chain of birth-death-re-birth of samsara (the world of phenomenal existence) and the law of karma through enlightenment.

I am not a Buddhist but I wrote an article about it a year ago. Hope this helps you.

Answer 3

The Buddha is the “Great Teacher”. He is not god, nor did he ever claim to be. He does not want anyone to worship him, even though some people whom claim to be Buddhist do.

In Buddhism God is optional. Real Buddhism is not even a religion as we think of a religion in the West. Buddhism is a philosophy on life, that frees you from the politics, guilt, and viloence that comes with religion. You might say Buddhism is more of an anti-religion, than a religion.

Ok, if this does not make sense, don’t worry. You either get it or, you don’t. Nobody will think less of you because you don’t get it.

Answer 4

Most buddhists do not have a god, per se. There are some minor gods, but they are not creators, nor all-powerful, and do not judge people.

Most buddhists do not believe in spirits either, or a soul independent from the body in any way.

Buddhists have proven that man gets along perfectly well without a god.

Answer 5

There are so many different kinds of Buddhism.

For instance, the Pure Land Buddhists, of Mahayana descent, pray to a buddha known as Amitabah to help them reach an afterlife.

Chan Buddhists, the Chinese corollary to Zen, focus on meditation and do not subscribe to the metaphysics of the Amidist school.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amidism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chan

Answer 6

Surprisingly enough God is God for Buddhists

Answer 7

In Mahayana Buddhism, many buddhas are enshrined because the Deity of devotion. These one-of-a-kind buddhas each and every have their possess detailed vows and powers to support. In different phrases, they lead us to liberation via the energy in their vows and compassion to save lots of all residing beings. However, in all issues the total essential deity is the Dharmakaya Buddha, whilst all the many different buddhas are emanations of absolutely the Dharma Body, and occur themselves on the planet as a way to enlighten all residing beings. Therefore it's all proper to have an affinity for an extra buddha and there's a deep importance to the truth that individuals can determine their possess respective deity for liberation whilst following the Noble Eightfold Path.

Answer 8

Buddhism isn't a religion. It's actually a spiritual philosophy. There is no god in Buddhism, the people who misunderstand Buddhism think that Buddha is a God.

Answer 9

I think they believe that Buddha is ONE with God, he reached Nirvana (God without form) through putting off his human identity and all attachments with the world. God is the creator and the creation, but can be both with form and without (the supreme spirit that willed creation into existence).

Answer 10

no, buddhist's don't think that buddha is god, but they do worship him by creating statues of him and making offerings to him