How do Buddhists use their holy book?

Answer 1

Buddhism has no "holy" book as that would imply iit was deity-given, Buddhism has no deity.

However books can be revered because of who wrote them, when they were written, who owned them, for their aesthetic beauty, as repositories of knowledge, as resource material, or as antiques or relics. As consequence a Buddhists copy of the Diamond Sutra might be treated as well as the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics.

Answer 2

Some people treat holy books as if they were "Holy". They are books that teach us about our religions but they in themselves carry no weight as a "holy" item. To treat one as if it was a sin to destroy one would be a sin. That book would be an idol which is idol worship. BUT, they should still be treated with respect and protected so as to enable them to teach others.

Answer 3

Buddhism's collection of holy books, the Tipitika, was not written down until several hundred years after the passing of the Buddha, so he did not establish any rules for how to treat it. Prior to that, it was recited orally by monks and transmitted from one generation to the next.

Generally speaking, however, Buddhists are expected to treat Tipitika books with respect. Put them in a clean, tidy place, don't just toss them about, etc. Many Buddhists believe that you should never put Tipitika books on the floor, but this is not a universal view.

Answer 4

It is treated very good by the Buddhism people.

Answer 5

Christians treat the Holy Bible with great respect. Christians use this books a guideline for how to live their lives.

Answer 6

Read it,, understand it and practice it.

Answer 7

The Buddhists do have a holy book, infact they have more than one, its hard to find out how they treat.