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The Buddha specifically forbade his followers from making statues or other items depicting him for fear that they would turn him into a deity or start worshiping him. As time past this obviously was not followed. This explains why all artistic depictions of Buddha are different, because there are no images of Buddha from his time lifetime.
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Where do Buddhidts worship Buddha?
Buddhists worship buddhas in temples, where they could meditate Buddhists worship buddhas in temples, where they could meditate
Why didn't Buddha accept Creator God?
The Buddha held that it was not necessary to believe in gods in order to achieve enlightenment, but that his followers could believe in gods if they so wished. A great majority of Buddhists do believe in a creator god, whether the Abrahamic God, or another. It is certainly acceptable within some schools of Buddhism for their followers to believe in God, as the world's creator. ~That's correct. :-) I am a Buddhist, but I still believe in, love, and accept in my heart God. ^_^
Do buddhists believe that to reach nirvana they have to follow Buddhas teachings?
Buddha only idenitifed the way to enlightenment. There is nothing to stop a person from independently reaching the same conclusions, in which case he or she could strive for enlightenment without ever hearing of the Buddha. Unlike Christianity where Jesus is necessary for salvation, the Buddha is not a required belief for enlightenment in Buddhism. As Zen Biddhists put it,"If you meet the Buddha on the road- kill him.".
Is Buddhists a Buddhist?
=Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices, considered by many to be a religion. A Buddhist is one who takes refuge in The Three Jewels: the Buddha (the Awakened One), the Dharma (the Teaching of the Buddha) and the Sangha (the Community of Buddhists). Most Buddhists live in Asia. The Buddhists' leader is named the Dala Lama. They believe that whoever the leader of their religion is has lived another life I could even be an animal or another person. == == ==Buddhism is a religion to about 300 million people around the world. The word comes from budhi, to awaken. It has its origins about 2,500 years ago when Siddhartha Gotama, known as the Buddha, was himself awakened (enlightened) at the age of 35. Buddhists pray 4 times a day, morning, midday, afternoon and in the evening.=
Who do Buddhism worship?
Buddhists(Most buddhists if practicing correctly) do not worship any person or deity, including Shakyamuni Buddha (The historical Buddha). If it could be said that Buddhism worships anything it would be 'life itself' or the 'law'(dharma). Buddha does not necessarily refer to Buddha the man but rather means 'awakened one' or 'one who has attained the way'. Therefore Buddha was an ordinary human being who manifested his inherent ability for enlightenment that all people possess.
What did Buddha believe that all people could achieve?
Spiritual enlighenment
Where do most devoted Buddhist live?
Buddha would say anywhere you want where you could purify your mind. But some Buddhists like meditating under bodhi trees as that is where Siddhartha (Buddha) gave up self-punishment and became the "buddha", The enlightened one
What is a Buddhist?
=Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices, considered by many to be a religion. A Buddhist is one who takes refuge in The Three Jewels: the Buddha (the Awakened One), the Dharma (the Teaching of the Buddha) and the Sangha (the Community of Buddhists). Most Buddhists live in Asia. The Buddhists' leader is named the Dala Lama. They believe that whoever the leader of their religion is has lived another life I could even be an animal or another person. == == ==Buddhism is a religion to about 300 million people around the world. The word comes from budhi, to awaken. It has its origins about 2,500 years ago when Siddhartha Gotama, known as the Buddha, was himself awakened (enlightened) at the age of 35. Buddhists pray 4 times a day, morning, midday, afternoon and in the evening.=
Is Buddhist a Buddhist?
=Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices, considered by many to be a religion. A Buddhist is one who takes refuge in The Three Jewels: the Buddha (the Awakened One), the Dharma (the Teaching of the Buddha) and the Sangha (the Community of Buddhists). Most Buddhists live in Asia. The Buddhists' leader is named the Dala Lama. They believe that whoever the leader of their religion is has lived another life I could even be an animal or another person. == == ==Buddhism is a religion to about 300 million people around the world. The word comes from budhi, to awaken. It has its origins about 2,500 years ago when Siddhartha Gotama, known as the Buddha, was himself awakened (enlightened) at the age of 35. Buddhists pray 4 times a day, morning, midday, afternoon and in the evening.=
Why do Buddhists believe in Buddha?
The Buddha taught "ehipassako" or "come and see". The Buddha instructed that his teachings were to be tested and verified for oneself. Buddhists and non-buddhists alike are free to reject any aspect of the teachings they disagree with. Furthermore, the Buddha taught that clinging or attaching to any belief, even Buddhism, amounts to dogma as as such is discouraged. In short, one who finds truth in the teachings will take them seriously and Buddhists are not concerned if another doesn't. Buddhists will never proselytize
Could believe in both Buddha and Jesus at the same time?
I'm sure people could believe in some teachings, not all, of both at the same time.
What do nichiren Buddhist believe?
Nichiren Buddhists believe basically in the same concepts of the Buddhism in General, such as Karma, Cause and Effect, life after death (Samsara), the Wisdom of the Buddha and so on. Nichiren Buddhists also believe that to be a Buddhist, One must take refugee in the Three Jewels, which are : The Buddha, The Dharma (Buddhist Law) and the Sangha ( Buddhist Community which may or not have a clergy; it indicates actually a group of buddhist people). What then can be the difference between Nichiren Buddhists and the other schools of Buddhism? Nichiren (1222- 1282) believed that The Lotus Sutra (Saddharma Pundarika Sutra) was the highest Sutra preached by the Buddha. The reason for that is that the Lotus Sutra teaches that ever being has the Budhahood (Buddha Nature). Even women and very evil people (icchantika), to whom the Enlightenment was denied in the previous Sutras. Nichiren Buddhists believe the other sutras, being preached by the Buddha himself, cannot lie. So, why do they deny the attainment of Budhahood for women and evil people? Because, Nichiren says, it was a Skillfull Mean (Upaya) to lead his disciples to different levels of Buddhist practice until one day they could finally receive the preaching of the Lotus Sutra - the ultimate reason and cause why Buddha himself got enlightened to. Nichiren Buddhits also believe in the Gohonzon - which is a scroll with Chinese and Sanksrit writings. Nichiren said that those who embraced the Gohonzon (which contains the message and spirit of the Lotus Sutra) and chanted Nam myoho renge kyo ( the title of the Lotus sutra) could achieve Budhahood in this life. Nichiren Buddhists nowadays have many different groups. Some of them have a clergy, some are just lay groups. The largest lay group nowadays is Soka Gakkai International (SGI). Among the groups with clergy there are many, such as: Honmon Butsuryu, Nichiren Shu, Nichiren Shoshu and others.
