Why? And it was way older than christianity right?
2007-02-12 00:40:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Bible was not written 300 yrs after Jesus died. It was written a few decades after about 30-50yrs.
2007-02-12 00:45:47 · answer #1 · answered by A-chan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buddhist is older than the Christian faith. But it is younger then the Jewish faith, and the book of Psalms, shared by the Jewish and Christian faith. Within the Psalms, atheism is acknowledged as existing befor the time of Buddha. It says, "The fool has said in his heart, "There is is God."" (I do not mean to insult atheist, merely to show that atheism was known - and rejected - before the time of Buddha.)
2007-02-12 08:55:30 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have it wrong...Buddha did not say there is no God. He declined to speak about the hereafter or divinity and such. He responded to such questions with the 'thunder' of silence.
Also Buddhist people are not a race...as there are several races with Buddhists.
~ Eric Putkonen
2007-02-12 09:06:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
HINDUISM says-There is no God but only Godliness,same as Buddhism
Buddhism teaches about the nature of reality and the means of transcending human suffering. Buddha encouraged people to follow a path of balance rather than extremism. He called this "The Middle Path", a path between a worldly life and extremes of self-denial.
The three characteristics of existence taught by the Buddha are impermanence, suffering and impersonality. Those who realise the truth of these three facts of existence will be able to overcome suffering because their minds are freed from delusions of permanence, pleasure and the self.
The Buddha preached Four Noble Truths:
There is disappointment and suffering in life;
Suffering is a result of one's desires for pleasure, power, and continued existence;
To stop disappointment and suffering one must curb desire; and
The way to curb desire and thus suffering is to follow the Noble Eightfold Path - right views, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right awareness, and right concentration.
To attain Nirvana (salvation or blowing out of the flame of desire, the negation of suffering) it was necessary to realise the truth of Anatman (no eternal self) and Pratitya-Samutpada (the law of dependent origination).
Buddhists venerate and show their appreciation for the three gems - Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha .
2007-02-12 08:46:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Buddha was ambiguous-he never said there is no God in so many words. He just taught that belief in deities needn't be the focal point for anyone seeking enlightenment.
2007-02-12 08:45:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sweetie, Buddhism is a religion, not a race... Plus, they do have gods... There's a Goddess of Mercy and many more... They do have nirvana, but there actually are gods...
2007-02-12 08:45:08 · answer #6 · answered by vaeda riella 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because buddist are a lot smarter than christains!
seriously people....why was the bible writted 300 years after christ died!!!
2007-02-12 08:44:35 · answer #7 · answered by SwimloverA 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i was raised christian and i acknowledge there is no god.
2007-02-12 08:43:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋