I don't want people yelling at me about how it's horrible. Please, just is it a religion. It doesn't deal with any supernatural beings?
2007-10-13 13:51:00 · 8 answers · asked by George 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Your right, no super natural being means no religion. Also, Buddha never said if believed in a god or gods or not.
2007-10-13 14:04:48 · answer #1 · answered by Chris! 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Buddhism is whatever you want it to be - the Buddha was a Hindu, and he never intended to start a separate religion. But for certain practitioners, like the Tibetans, that's exactly what it became. Unless you submit to a lama or other spiritual guide, you can use Buddhist teachings however you wish. Understand, though, that there are many variants, some very different from others. And yes, some of them deal with supernatural beings quite effectively.
2007-10-13 14:17:23 · answer #2 · answered by Who Else? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It actually can be either. Buddha is a teacher and not a God. He did not believe or disbelieve in God. He felt there was no need to question "God's" existence, it is unimportant in this life. However some sects of Buddhism do believe in certain deities. I know many Christian Buddhists and others like me who follow it as a religion. I left Catholicism and became a Buddhist and am more at peace than I have ever been in my life.
2007-10-13 13:58:55 · answer #3 · answered by alessa_sunderland 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buddhism is a pure philosophy, it is beneficial for people of all religious or spiritual paths!
Especially for those that cannot quiet the mind.
Quieting the mind is a prerequisite for prayer.
2007-10-13 13:55:38 · answer #4 · answered by WillRogerswannabe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is both
It has both spirit beings & gods all tho they are not worshiped like in Christianity
2007-10-13 13:58:52 · answer #5 · answered by silkin_storm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's both. xD
And it does have 'supernatural beings'.
2007-10-13 13:53:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
More of a way to live
NO supreme god to fall...
2007-10-13 13:59:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
More of a philosophy.
2007-10-13 13:54:01 · answer #8 · answered by S K 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋