2007-04-30 10:25:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-04-30 10:29:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not really in the same sense... MInd, body, and spirit make up man. But other than that, that's about it. All the buddhist traditions I know don't have any that include a man as a god in the literal sense. IF you asked a buddhist what is GOd, they would tell you that god is everything. EVerything that exists, doesn't exist, seen and unseen is god. I am god, you are god, my car is god, but not all in a "literal sense". You see, god is not a person, or even 3 items, god is too big for that, we don't believe it's a he or she. IT is what it is. Even Jesus said "The god I speak of cannot be spoken of", as did buddha, zoroaster, and mohammed. Most prophets avoided explaining God because it is too grand a concept for humans to fathom, rather it is easier to see works and feel spirit.
If you asked a ZEn BUddhist, they would say.."there is no god". So as to get rid of your preconceived notions of what YOU think god is, so that you could gain an understanding of the paradox that is god. So all in all its not like christianity's one sentence explanation. Good luck
2007-04-30 17:36:49 · answer #2 · answered by worldtravelr4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you may be confused about the Three Jewels. These are the Buddha, the Dharma (the teachings of Buddha, and the Sangha (Buddist spiritual community). We do not believe in the Christian God as a creator. The Three Jewels are not something to be worshipped. We seek refuge in them. For more information look on a Buddhist website.
2007-04-30 17:41:52 · answer #3 · answered by aj's girl 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, the trinity of Christianity is unique to all world religions.
There is one God with distinct characteristics which are all shared by the 3 parts of the one God. For example, the God of Christianity is known as a God of love. This love is shown in different ways by the 3 parts of the one God.
Other religions might have multiple gods, but they are not part of one, and they have their own characteristics.
Most significant, the Trinity of Christianity is unique in that this God does not ask us to make ourselves right. The other world religions ask man to do certain things to be pleasing to the god. The God of Christianity, the Son of the trinity, did everything necessary to make us right without us having to perform. We accept the gift of forgiveness - through God's grace - and he makes us acceptable by covering us with his sacrificial blood. This is a simplistic answer, but if you really go into the New Testament you will see that the trinity of Christianity is different from any other god. I have this from the mouths of people who are actually of a different religion.
2007-04-30 17:42:22 · answer #4 · answered by gateaux 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, Buddhists do not believe in any kind of trinity. As a matter of fact Buddha himself never explanied our origin, i.e. Buddhism does not deny or confirm the existance of God.
2007-04-30 17:42:31 · answer #5 · answered by G 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Buddhists don't believe in any personal god, trinitarian or otherwise.
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2007-04-30 17:36:55 · answer #6 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. We don't believe in the concept of an omnipotent creator being, so we're essentially atheist.
www.buddhanet.net
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2007-04-30 17:37:22 · answer #7 · answered by vinslave 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋