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Is Buddha God?
- Thread starter Starlight
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By who's definition?
But by most accounts No. He is considered an extraordinary Enlightened being.
Most don't consider him a God, to my best knowledge.
buddha is a state of mind. superconsciousness, christ consciousness, collective consciousness
Starlight
Spiritual but not religious, new age and omnist
Many buddists pray to Buddha
Some might, but some Buddhists are atheists.
I've seen Buddha referred to as a Bodhisattva.
Martin
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No. The Buddha was said to be a teacher of men and gods.
Starlight
Spiritual but not religious, new age and omnist
I disagree with you. It is not ridiculous to pray to Buddha
Most buddists pray to Buddha (even if they do not believe he is God)
Starlight
Spiritual but not religious, new age and omnist
Most buddists pray to Buddha (even if they do not believe he is God but only a enlightened being)
I've met more that chant than pray, honestly. Though I will say I haven't met a tremendous amount.
I was part of a Buddhist group that met weekly for a few years. We chanted several things before meditation... Metta Sutra, I think, was one. The 4 Remembrances were/are deeply meaningful for me; at one point I had them memorized just from repetition. There were some others as well, but memory escapes me on them. There were no formal prayers to the Buddha, but he was treated with reverence, and we bowed before a statue of him and offered incense.
you have no idea what you're talking about, buddhists do not pray to buddha
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Lol. No.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Did they teach you that in Sunday school?
The Buddha is venerated. Not worshipped.
syo
Well-Known Member
Buddha is an avatar. I don't know if avatars are considered gods.
Orbit
I'm a planet
Buddha was a man. He didn't claim to be a god. He was a teacher. Buddhists do not pray to Buddha as if he were God.
Hermit Philosopher
Selflessly here for you
No.
The beauty about Buddha, Jesus and the likes, is precisely that they were men, who despite human limitation, tapped into, understood and lived by God’s “perspective”.
Humbly
Hermit
Martin
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I don't think Buddha cared about Gods perspective. He wasn't a Brahmin.