But one things is definitely sure, methinks, Buddha was not a Skeptic or a "none" meaning that he did not belong to (Western) Atheism/Agnosticism/"Humanism" in western sense, I understand:
In fact Buddha spoke against Skepticism/Agnosticism in very clear terms:
- Chapter 46:
Avoiding the Ten Evils ”Free your mind of ignorance and be anxious to
learn the truth, especially in the one thing that is needful,
lest you fall a prey either , to skepticism or to errors.
Scepticism will make you indifferent and errors will lead
you astray, so that you shall not find the noble path that
leads to life eternal.” Verse -13
The Gospel of Buddha
- Courtesy our friend Tathagata (#79)
“The Buddha was NOT an Agnostic. It is scripturally false to say he was an Agnostic. He was in fact vehemently opposed to Agnosticism and he called them “evasive eel-wrigglers.” See the Brahmajala Sutta and the Samannaphala Sutta.
Paarsurrey comments :Buddha terms Skepticism/agnosticism/atheism as gone to ignorance or have lost the truthful path; never to find the noble path leading to life eternal.
“The idea is that the person isn’t considering the arguments presented (see
Kalama Sutta), but stubbornly adhering to irrational agnosticism out of feelings of fear or hatred.”
Brahmajāla Sutta - Wikipedia
Did I understand Buddha correctly, please? Right?
Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong. Understand?
I must say that one of the
4 horsemen of "nones", namely
Christopher Hitchens failed to understand Buddha correctly when he named a chapter on Buddhism, if somebody here has read his book
"God is not Great".
Buddha was not a G-d, but he did not deny G-d and a believer of G-d, I envision. Right?
Regards