Buddha did not believe on God as a creator of this universe or almighty controlling day to day activities of a being. Neither Buddha believes that God rewards a being for his good actions nor punishes to his bad activities. Buddha believes that Kamma or action itself rewards or punishes a being for his right and wrong activities respectively. However Buddha believes that there are several planes of existence of life in the Universe. The God is one of them.
He was a very important god after he was dead.
1. Because an image is not a god. 2. Because the Buddha is not a god, but a teacher.
The belief of Buddha is there no "almighty god". There should not be a God that decides things. Buddha is omniscient but not omnipotent.
That Buddha was a god
Buddha is the god of Buddhism.
Hotei/laughing Buddha. He was not a god he was a guru, who is said to be the return of the Buddha!
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.
I am awake
I know the difference between the two Buddha's but forgive me, for I do not remember the name of the type of Buddhism that uses each. (I believe one began with an M and the other a T) First off, there was a divide among the people if Buddha was a god or just a teacher. Those who thought he was a god went their own separate way to practice their religion based on Buddha (Siddartha Gautama) as a god. While the other group practiced his teachings as a great teacher and not a god. Therefore, the meditating Buddha represents the Buddhists who believed he was a teacher and Lord Buddha was a god.
emo's does just believe in Buddha, they believe in whatever they what to believe in.
Because Buddha is a conspired a happy god.
that is not it, god did not do it, it was buddha