Today, most Buddhists are birth certificate Buddhists. There are estimated 1.6 billion of this kind of Buddhists. The estimates range between 330 million and just over 1 billion.
Today, most Buddhists are birth certificate Buddhists. There are estimated 1.6 billion of this kind of Buddhists. The estimates range between 330 million and just over 1 billion.
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Because he was important to Buddhists and has many interesting things about him LOL
In general lay Buddhists and Christians wear the same or similar clothes whereas ordained Buddhist and Christians wear different clothes.
There are many different forms of Buddhism practised in England today. Some Buddhists have a passing interest in Dharma others are completely committed to the path towards enlightenment. There are lay Buddhists, Monks and Nuns as well as Yogi Householders. From my own point of view it's wonderful. It's the only thing I ever did that consistently makes senses and brings benefit.
There are born-again Christians, Buddhists, atheists, and Muslims in China today.
No, they are fully different religions with different faiths.Buddhists and Muslims do not share the same religious views especially Theravada Buddhists who don't worship a "god"Buddhists share some common features with Hindus, Sikhs and Jains. however. Muslims have some common features with Jews and Christians.
I would sya that there are a few different kinds. The First are Tibetans who see him as the leader of their country. Then there are Buddhists of the Gelug branch of Tibetan Buddhists who see him as their Spiritual leader and then there are Buddhists in general who see him as an important spiritual teacher.
I would say that there are a few different kinds. The First are Tibetans who see him as the leader of their country. Then there are Buddhists of the Gelug branch of Tibetan Buddhists who see him as their Spiritual leader and then there are Buddhists in general who see him as an important spiritual teacher.
Yes, it is possible cause Buddha himself was a Hindu. No, not typically. these are two separate and distinct religions. As to the Buddha previously being a Hindu, Hinduism today is much different than in the Buddha's time. Scholars are uncertain, but most likely he was a follower of Brahmanism, not a Hindu.
Yes, those who are not ordained monks or nuns have always had an important role in the community of Buddhists. As Buddhism spread from what is today India to other eastern countries and, in the 20th century, to the west, it adapted itself to different cultures. Today in the west, most Buddhists are not celibate monks or nuns. Communities of monks and nuns are usually supported by many practitioners outside those communities. Most people today who engage in Buddhist practices designed to minimize suffering are neither monks nor nuns. .