How are you saved in Buddhism?

Answer 1

learning to give up selfish desire and achieve enlightenment

Answer:

"Salvation" is not Buddhist concept. In religions which feature this concept, like Christianity, salvation is a removal of all "sin" so person can enter "heaven". Salvation is granted by a deity.

In Buddhism people work through their unskillful handling of life's problems themselves attempting to incorporate the suggestion of the Eightfold Path to eventually achieve enlightenment. This is done over countless cycles of death and re-birt. When this happens they may, if they want abandon the last conceit of an independent existence, and enter Nirvana a state of selflessness - no god, no heaven, no company of the blessed .

Answer 2

Buddhism is not about salvation. They have a completely different philosophy. Salvation is a Christian thing. While Christians have original sin and salvation, Buddhists have suffering and mindfulness. To a Buddhist, life is suffering, and the only way to escape it, is to accept it, and stop trying to avoid it. It´s kind of a paradox.

Answer 3

We Buddhists do not believe in a heaven or paradise as described in Christianity or Islam that is overseen by an all powerful deity (god). We also do not beleive that salvation can be granted to us by any deity or external force. We beleive that people can attain a state of enlightenment in which they are more kind, generous and happy.

Many Buddhists do believe in a God Realm, in which beings who have lived a good life are rewarded for a finite time prior to their next rebirth. But it is not eternal and they are not omnipotent.

So the concept of salvation is foreign to Buddhists.

Answer 4

They live good lives and each time they die they come back to try again. If they continue to live well, they continue to gain good Kharma eventually leading to Nirvana, which is their salvation.

Answer 5

In Buddhism, true liberation from suffering occurs for a fully enlightened being. This is the only real safety promised in Buddhism, otherwise you are subject to the round of birth and death.

The concept of "saved" and "salvation" are not Buddhist concepts. Each person must work towards enlightenment on their own. No deity provides remission of sins, salvation etc.

Buddhists do not believe in a Divine being, therefore they have no concept of salvation and atonement for wrong doings.
In Buddhism, there is nothing to be "saved" from, except the illusions of the ego and the cravings and aversions that result from it.

You do the "saving" yourself, through diligent hard work and meditation.

Answer 6

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