Buddhism: Gotham's teachings are against Idol worshiping yet you pray Buddha statue. Is not your religion that?
has propagated near atheism and condemned Hindu type of worshiping and the
Hindu basic foundation of VEDAs along with their traditional rituals? Is
not this religion condemned by Adi Shankaracharya? Is this not the
religion failed in it is birth place and flourished outside?
/>Do not say l am rude. True! Truth is stranger than fiction -
Shaw
New York has a large statue of freedom. Do you call that an
idol? No. So having statue alone does not mean worshipping an idol.
So you would argue what about the action? Buddhists pray to the statue!
Now, when you go to a memorial, do you bow & pay respect to the deceased?
Yes, right? Do you call that worshipping the deceased? No. Similarly, when
Buddha was alive, people pay respect by kneeling, bowing etc to him. Today, we are just doing the same -- no more, no less. Religiously, worshipping means ''the practice of showing respect for God'' (Oxford Advanced Learner is Dictionary). We don't even treat Buddha as a God (is there one?). We treat him as a Great Teacher. Does anybody worship his teacher(s) in school? If we really worship statue, then Buddhists should react strongly towards the destruction of the world tallest Buddha statue in Afghanistan. The fact is, the whole world Buddhists took it calm & cool. Again, this show that Buddhists don't treat the statue as symbol of idol. It is good you ask, then we can learn together :)
Well for one we don't worship the buddha or anyone really. We
respect the historical buddha & our teachers but thats it.
The statue is metaphorical, it represents things but we still do not
worship it.
Meditation is not to anyone, you can concentrate on things while you meditate but you still do not meditate to anyone, & bowing is still now worship its a differnt thing entirely. Also some buddhists are athiest & others believe in a god but both of these are seperate beliefs from buddhism & neither are condemned by buddhism. Buddhism arose out of hinduism, the historical buddha was hindu & buddhism bloomed out of hinduism. It is true that the buddha rebelled against a few ideas in hinduism like the caste system but they also have many similarities like karma, dharma, tolerance, compassion, & many others. Only a few things changed & then buddhism expanded ona lot of things & created its own history. I believe there still are buddhists in india which was the birth place of buddhism, there are also hindus & muslims there. I am just not sure you understand what you're asking or much about the topics to which you're asking either.
whats your point..?
First, we do not pray. The Buddha statue is a mere symbol
because we all agree its very cool.
Second, We meditate, we do not pray. There is a big difference.
Islam never preached killing of innocents and had never
preached hatred. Is it being followed?
You are raising Hindu bashing questions based on ignorance and hatred with
malice.
Adi Shankara unified and codified the way of life. He preached Advaida
(A = No and dvaida = two). That is, in simpler terms, there is no
difference between God and Man and man can reach god. My dear friend pose questions. But it should not be with the ulterior motive and aimed at spreading hatred.
Yes, Idol worshiping is not a part of true Buddhism. it came
from Hinduism & other religion influences. Yes , it failed in it is birth
place & flourished outside. So what does this prove? It proves one of the
basic teachings of Buddhism. All ''saskara Dharma''( Every thing that has
a beginning or birth) are not permanent. It will change & on day be gone.
Actualy buddha said that pure Buddhism wouldn't last more than 500 years
after his death. So we are not surprised. You just proved that Buddhas teachings are correct, Thank You.
They do not, in fact, 'pray to a Buddha statue'; instead, they
'meditate before a Buddha statue'.
To Western eyes, it looks like the former, I agree, but the statue and the
reflection of candles upon the statue serve as a focal point for attention
and assist the buddhist in avoiding distractions.
infact buddha himself not known the fact that he hsbeen
worshippedas like you maintioned.but that treddition he neither opposed
nor supported as he was in faver of adopting everything that is noncycled
/apart of the Life Chakra.During early buddha period ajanta /allora caves
came in form.
I don't think they worship the buddha, they venerate the
buddha.
As for whether buddhists condemn hindu traditions, I have no idea, I am
sure some do, but whether that is a part of the creed, is a completely
different thing.
And the only questions I see here are rhetorical, and only seem to be insults disguised as curiosity.
Happy New Year
Ah, you failed both questions, both with the hindu-bashing one
and this buddhism-bashing one.
Buddhism isn't a religion, it is a way of life, since Buddhists do not
deify Buddha.
Really, must you be so ignorant in your questions? You're not rude, you're misinformed.
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