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    God in Buddhism - Is it a religion?

    Ajahn Buddhadasa - many claimed he was an Arhant explains Buddhism to you. Perhaps it will not hurt your ego if you read this once: Buddhadasa Bhikkhu: Chapter 1: Looking At Buddhism - Dharmaweb Maybe then you will stop believing that Buddha was God or Buddha believed in God
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    God in Buddhism - Is it a religion?

    WELL, if that nonsense thought of your makes you happy then so be it. But dont twist the Buddhist teachings to be the same as your own delusion. My job was to make you understand the true teachings but if you so Ego filled to think that YOUR INTERPRETATION = BUDDHIST INTERPRETATION. Then I am...
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    God in Buddhism - Is it a religion?

    The rule also say that while you are debating You are not supposed to Twist and turn the facts of a religion. why dont u goto a Muslim forum and say Mohammad was God just like you said about Buddha?.
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    God in Buddhism - Is it a religion?

    Ok now you are Mad just because I called you an Idiot.......And you think I should NOT BE MAD when you twist and turn the facts of Buddhism ??????. You say Buddhism has aspects of Hinduism and you even called him a God and u dont expect me to go mad??? Why dont u goto a Muslim forum and call...
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    God in Buddhism - Is it a religion?

    Please understand me , I know i was rude but please try to understand the circumstance from where I am coming from. In the entire history of Buddhism, the Hindus have always tried to distort facts and claims and tried to insert stuff into Buddhism to suit their claims. Here are some of the...
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    To Achieve or Not to Achieve?

    Is it an achievement-oriented philosophy and religion? That is to say, does it promote a progressive and accomplishment-focus in its ideals and practices? Yes it does Does the concept of Nirvana denote some sort of attainable end state to strive for, an unattainable yet useful concept for...
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    God in Buddhism - Is it a religion?

    Yeah Cry for justice even if you called NO-SOUL = ETErNAL SOUL.......I will call you an idiot again.
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    God in Buddhism - Is it a religion?

    More than meditation Buddhism is all about Rationality. Buddha himself was a great rationalist.......That is why Buddha denied existence of God, Soul, castesystem etc. And BTW, is NO -SOUL = ETERNAL SOUL??? You can never be a Buddhist who says that NO-SOUL = ETERNAL SOUL. There can never be...
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    God in Buddhism - Is it a religion?

    REINCARNATION????????/........Lol you need to study more dear Hindu before you start talking some more nonsense. THERE IS NO REINCARNATION in Buddhism........Only Rebirth.....UNDERSTAND the difference between the two before you start talking.
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    God in Buddhism - Is it a religion?

    I BEG TO YOU WITH FOLDED HANDS.............DO NOT CORRUPT THE TEACHINGS OF BUDDHA. BUDDHA ALL HIS LIFE OF 35 YEARS FOUGHT AGAINST THE BRAHMIN reliion.......Read the scriptures and not what Dalai lama tells you. You are calling a Pure as a Milk teaching to a religion straight from hell with all...
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    God in Buddhism - Is it a religion?

    Dont give me Tibetian nonsense.....I already told you it is a corrupt form of Buddhism.......SHOW ME THE SCRIPTURES OF BUDDHA AND WHAT BUDDHA HAS HIMSELF SAID...... NOT WHAT DALAI LAMA HAS SAID. Hope I am clear. Authentic form of Buddhism is BUDDHAS WORDS IN SCRIPTURES..........NOT DALAI...
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    God in Buddhism - Is it a religion?

    It is unbelievable when new converts from West think Buddhism and Brahmanim(euphemism for Hinduism) are the same. Let me make the facts clear: 1. Buddha rejected creator God, sustainer God and rejected all forms of God predestination........Hinduism is all about Gods from 1 God to 330 million...
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    God in Buddhism - Is it a religion?

    The Vajrayana cult of Dalia lama does not even represent the true teachings of Buddha. They are a corrupted form of Buddhism thanks to Hindu influence and India from where this cult was form. Authentic forms of Buddhism are Therevada and Mayayana - the great vehicle.
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    God in Buddhism - Is it a religion?

    God should not be the determining factor of defining the word religion.
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    God in Buddhism - Is it a religion?

    Definition of religion differs. For me a Religion should be guiding principle of a human. I would classify religion into RELIGION SHOULD HAVE and RELIGION SHOULD NOT HAVE: RELIGION SHOULD HAVE: 1. Be Rational. 2. Have rules of morality and immorality and guidence of what is right and wrong. 3...
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    how many disciple did Bouddha have?

    Buddha in his time had denied a Supreme God, a Creator God, a Sustainer God so pretty much he had denied existence of all types of God. Buddha had explicitly mentioned that belief in a God is not rational and does not help in spiritual attainment rather Ego, greed, hatred increases by belief...
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    how many disciple did Bouddha have?

    I am a convert from Hinduism......yes..... You cannot possibly give how many numbers considering Buddhas life and teachings were orally remembered for nearly 500 years but a rough estimate should be between 10-15% of Indias population converted to Buddhism when Buddha was alive. However major...
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    Beheading and Islam.

    I actually happened to see a video showing Somali Muslims beheading mercilessly a Christian priest........ What I am interested to know is : 1. Does Quran approve beheading?. 2. Do the Shariah laws approve beheading?. What I am interested to know is does Islam as a religion approve the...
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    Sikhism: Ask your questions

    Really thank you for your clear and lucid answers
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    how many disciple did Bouddha have?

    Yes i am saying during the time Buddha preached his Dhamma, many kings of Kingdoms had already converted like Rajagraha, Sakya and Magadha and yes I am from India.
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