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Buddha was not a god, never claimed to be a god, and did not call himself a god. He lived his life like a normal human. He was awake and a human just like you and me, he bled, got sick and he died of food poisoning. A god would not die from food poisoning.
Yes, Buddha never claimed himself as a god, but he was a great teacher.
When asked if he were a God, Buddha said No. "Then, teacher, what are you?" to which he replied... "Awake!"
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 15y agoAnswer:
No. He is simply a figure to look to for inspiration, focus and/or guidance.
Buddha was a teacher :-) When asked if he were a god, The Buddha said "No."
So they asked of him, "Than what, teacher, are you?"
To which he replied: "I am awake!"
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It is an inspiration for Buddhists that enlightenment can be achieved by a man by simply taking thought. Release from the cycle of death and rebirth does not take divine intervention.
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∙ 14y agoBuddhism has no God. Buddha, the founder of the 'religion' expounded that the way to enlightenment and redemption was through self effort.
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∙ 15y agoNo he's a real bloke who lived in Northern India ages ago. He was a great moral leader, but not a god. Buddhism does not have a deity.
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∙ 11y agoNo. The Buddha was guru(an enlightened soul) or satguru/sant as it is known in modern day Hinduism. The word Buddha even means someone who is enlightened.
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∙ 12y agoNo, Buddha was not a deity. Buddha was just another person in the world who believed in achieving enlightenment and creating the religion of Buddhism. He is not a deity.
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∙ 12y agoWell most Buddhist believe that Buddha himself is not a god but a minority of the Buddhist population believes that Buddha is a god.
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∙ 13y agoBuddha means "Enlightened One"
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∙ 12y agoNO
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What is buddaism god?
Buddha is the god of Buddhism.
What does Mahayana Buddhism teach about teach about the Buddha himself?
He was a very important god after he was dead.
What is the name of the Buddhism god?
Buddha never bothered about God. In fact Buddhism is an atheistic religion like Jainism. Later the followers of Buddha made him a God. Only after Mahayana Buddhism came he was made God. In Hinayana Buddhism Buddha was not a God. There is reference, though, in Buddhist text, to the "First Cause." Since God is the Creator of the universe and all that is therein, then God is the First Cause.
What does Mahayana Buddhism teaches about Buddha himself?
That Buddha was a god
What does Mahayana Buddhism teach about himself?
That Buddha was a god
Does Mahayana Buddhism understand that buddha is equal to god?
Yes!
How did Buddhism change after the Buddha death?
Buddhism change after the Buddha death- his followers developed many different interpretations of his teachings . Although Buddha forbidden people to worship him, some began to teach that he was a god.
What do the gods represent in Buddhism?
There are no gods in Buddhism. There is no God concept or anything supernatural at all. The Buddha only claimed to be awake; he did not claim to be a god. .
When Buddha became a god?
The Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, has been, and always will be only a man. There are no eternal Gods in Buddhism.
Who are the Buddha gods?
Buddhism has no offical idea of god. The Buddha was a hindu sant/satguru(an enlightened and blessed soul)
Who are Buddhisms deities?
Buddhism doesn't have deities, even Buddha himself was just a man, not a god. Buddha means enlightened.
How are Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana different?
Thervada Buddhism focuses on the Buddha's wisdom, where as Mahayana Buddhism focuses on the Buddha's compassion.
