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What can worship mean if Buddhists dont believe the Buddha is a god?
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Siddhartha Gautama founded Buddhism about 525 B.C. in India. Buddhism is a derivative of Hinduism. Buddha was a Hindu born in northern India. He formed a school of religious thought that was primarily designed to reform Brahmanism (Hinduism) and especially to overthrow the Caste System. Siddhartha Gautama was born the son of a prince. He grew up in wealth and luxury and married happily. Meditating about the evils of the world led him to abandon his wife, his children, and his wealth and to wander about India as a beggar in search of truth. After many years of wandering and meditation, he found what he thought was truth. The people who followed him called him Buddha, which means the Enlightened One. The people who followed him called him Buddha, which means the Enlightened One. They later wrote down his sayings and established a canon. Many Buddhists do not believe in a God or Supreme Being of any kind. Others speak of the Buddha as a universal enlightened consciousness or as a god. Buddhism is mostly atheistic. Buddhists in the West generally view Jesus as an enlightened man. Jesus Christ is not part of this belief system neither is The Holy Spirit.
. Buddhism teaches that moral thinking and self-denial will enable the soul to reach Nirvana1, a divine state of release from misdirected desire. Buddhism, Retrieved 19 May 2010,
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Nirvana - in Buddhism, the attainment of enlightenment and freeing of the spiritual self from attachment to worldly things, ending the cycle of birth and rebirth
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What can worship mean if Buddhists dont believe Buddha is a god?
they worship the spirit or object.Answer:Worship is, in Western religions, a method of contacting a god to ask for protection, forgiveness or ask for help. Worship is not a part of Buddhism as they have no god(s). They revere the Buddha as a man who identified the common cause of all suffering and the path o escape it. They respect others who have made insightful comment. They remember and take lessons from the lives of good people and use the lives of people who have made unskilled chices to help them identify their own shortcomings. But they don't worship.AnswerThere are two forms of Buddhism, philosophical and religious. So one can be a Buddhist in the philosophical school and not hold any religious beliefs, or even be a Christian. Most Eastern Buddhists worship gods and believe in reincarnation. Tibetan and Chinese Buddhists believe in numerous gods, many of which are depicted by statues in their temples. Tibetan Buddhism also incorporates animism.
How do Buddhists respect the tripitaka?
They dont, they just follow the teachings inside it. This is what my research has led me to believe. But as i dont follow this religion i dont really know.
Does a Buddhist have a god?
no buddist dont have a god they believe in the buddha also known as siddhartha guatama
What book do buddists worship?
We dont worship any particular book. Any book on Buddhist teachings is read "The books are called dharma" as Buddha encouraged us to study as much as possible and question
Where do Buddhists go to worship?
Buddhists don't actually "worship" or "pray" insofar as they don't ask a higher power for intercession in their lives. They do meditate, and conduct ceremonies. Many Buddhists have altars at home where they make offerings, or they might have a puja room, which is a dedicated place to practice. Monasteries and nunneries sometimes conduct ceremonies, and offer a place for people to make offerings of butter lamps, perform prostrations or perform other rituals. Tibetan Buddhists will also make offerings on the tops of high passes, and visit stupas or other shrines where relics of the Buddha or other important lamas are kept. In addition, there are a variety of holy sites to which they will make pilgrimmages.
Why do Muslims worship the kabah?
Muslims dont worship kabah They believe its the house of Allah and therefore Hajj is as if you are going to Allah's hous and praying to him
Are there seats in a Buddhists temple?
some do some dont most dont
Where do you worship in Buddhism?
You dont worship in Buddhism.
In Egypt do they worship dogs?
No they dont worship dogs
At Deer Park Siddhartha Gautama preached his famous sermon which was about what?
I dont believe Siddhartha Gautama, BUDDHA ever preached at deer park but if he did Im sure he touched on compassion, karma, and right mindedness. The way of the great Buddha is to know yourself.
How did Buddha affect the civilization and its ruler?
i dont knoww
If Buddhists dont have a God who or what do they worship?
They do not "worship" in the Isla-Judeo-Christian sense.A few basic beliefs:Buddha was simply a man, not a deity.Buddha achieved enlightenment, or a spiritual understanding of the nature of reality.Four basic Tenets of Buddhism (Four Noble Truths)1) Buddhists belief the nature of life is suffering.2) Suffering is a result of desire, ignorance and hatred.3) It is possible to end suffering4) By following the teachings of Buddha (the Eightfold Path) this will be achievedBuddhism never denies that there are gods. Similarly Buddhism gas no stance on the creation of of universe. Siddhartha Gautama (founder of buddhism) doesnt find worshipping god as man's main problem as they should focus on washing their sins by paying their karma by doing good deeds. he does not want people to constantly expecting god to fix everything as god will not do it. karma, sins, and reincarnation are part of universe and something all man have to go through. Neither does he expect his followers to worship buddha himself as it is unecessary in obtaining a happy and meaningful life.
