Katzpur
Not your average Mormon
Okay, this is a really dumb question, so bear with me...
Years ago, in the movie, "The King and I," the King on several occasions prayed to Buddha, either thanking him for blessings, asking him for advice or making promises to him. Now I have learned over the years that Buddha is not the name of a god and that (unless I'm mistaken), Buddhists don't actually believe in a god in the same way that Christians do. What I'm wondering is, do these references in the movie have any basis in fact whatsoever? Do Buddhists either pray to any kind of a higher power or do they commune in some way with Buddha or what? If there is no god in Buddhism, it almost seems to me that it is more a philosophy than a religion. I hope none of these questions have offended anyone. It's just that being from Salt Lake City, I don't run into a lot of Buddhists! (We do have a Buddhist temple here, though. )
Kathryn
Years ago, in the movie, "The King and I," the King on several occasions prayed to Buddha, either thanking him for blessings, asking him for advice or making promises to him. Now I have learned over the years that Buddha is not the name of a god and that (unless I'm mistaken), Buddhists don't actually believe in a god in the same way that Christians do. What I'm wondering is, do these references in the movie have any basis in fact whatsoever? Do Buddhists either pray to any kind of a higher power or do they commune in some way with Buddha or what? If there is no god in Buddhism, it almost seems to me that it is more a philosophy than a religion. I hope none of these questions have offended anyone. It's just that being from Salt Lake City, I don't run into a lot of Buddhists! (We do have a Buddhist temple here, though. )
Kathryn