My Thai wife is a Buddist & I am Christain. The church at large is confused on this issue? My wife loves GOD as she understands him, just as I do & we blend quite well our belief system. She just dosen't know of Jesus or the Holy Spirt of the Bible. Which I figure that God can introduce them to her in his time. I know that Buddah said I am not god. But did he teach that there was NO GOD??
2006-12-30 20:16:51 · 7 answers · asked by JerDon & Sara 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Buddhist concept of God is different from that of other religions.Buddhist denies the existence of an eternal omnipotent God or God-head who is the creator and ordainer of the world and who can miraculously save others.
The Buddha has condemned godlessness by which He meant the denial of worship and renunciation,the denial of moral,spiritual and social obligations,and the denial of a religious life.He acclaimed the supremacy of the moral law.
Buddhism agrees with other religions that true and lasting happiness cannot be found in this material world.
The Buddha adds that true and lasting happiness cannot be found on the higher or supra-mundane plane of existence to which the name of heavenly or divine world is given.While the spiritual values advocated by Buddhism are orientated to a state transcending the world with the attainment of Nibbana,they do not make a separation between the 'beyond' and the 'here and now'.They have firm roots in the world itself,for they aim at the highest realization in this present existence.
2006-12-30 20:45:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anger eating demon 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello =)
Buddha never attacked the concept of God directly....
He simply said that "God is not the builder of this house"...meaning the universe cannot have been created by god out of nothing, if god did not have some cause or condition himself to be created......
Buddhism and Christianity are perfectly compatible. Most Buddhists accept christ as a Buddhist saint (arahat or Bodhisattva)...
In a modern, theistic, Buddhist blend of things, taking the Big Bang into consideration....
In the beginning was the word, but who uttered the word?? Perhaps it was God, but God could not have appeared out of nowhere....he must have been created due to Karma, which is the pervading force of the universe. And, the Buddhists and Hindus also know what that word was.....it was "OM"....
The Christian God fits best into Buddhist cosmology as "the lord of heaven"...you will find many suttras about him among the Mahayana texts....He may also be the same person as "Lord Brahma".....
Also, be aware that Christ's Brother James, who started the Church of Jerusalem, but was later murdered by the Church of Rome, taught a doctrine of reincarnation, which basically said that if you lived a good life, you would be reborn again as a human, but only if you believed in christ would you gain access to the father....of course bad people went to hell, much the same as the Buddha taught.
Namaste, and Happy New Year,
--Tom
2006-12-31 04:28:22 · answer #2 · answered by glassnegman 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
absolutely not... Buddhism is a pure religion and so peaceful with a great look into ones inter-self.. I am not Buddhist but I do admire it tremendously. Buddhism has the characteristics of what would be expected in a cosmic religion for the future: it transcends a personal God, avoids dogmas and theology; it covers both the natural & spiritual, and it is based on a religious sense aspiring from the experience of all things, natural and spiritual, as a meaningful unity
2006-12-31 04:23:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Anger Eating Demon..
Also, there is a disturbing comment lurking in this question..
"Which I figure that God can introduce them (Jesus\Holy Spirit\your religion) to her in his time."
I hope you didn't marry someone who you are hoping to change their belief system in time. That's pretty messed up if you did.
2006-12-31 15:31:08 · answer #4 · answered by hum 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually Buddhism doesn't go into this issue.
Buddhism is NOT an athiest religion. It is more of an agnostic religion.
Buddhism is about becoming the best person you can be.
2006-12-31 07:54:19 · answer #5 · answered by Rev. Two Bears 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dude, get a grip. Democrates, Republicans..... Whats the difference
2006-12-31 04:18:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
He said (I paraphrase) If you want to learn about God go see a priest.
His only goal was to end suffering.
2006-12-31 04:24:49 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋