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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.
Buddha is the main god in the Buddhist religion?
Buddha is not a god, he is a man. Buddha indicated thet gods are not eseential to enlightenment. Buddhism discounts the impact or need of gods in mankinds progress towards enlightenment. Each person is responsible for his own progress.
Can you request something from Buddha?
Buddhism isn't into the wish or prayer granting business. Gods and supernatural beings do that, Buddha is neither of those, he is a man. Buddhism does not see gods or deities as interacting with humans.
How did Buddha find out about God?
The Buddha said that people do not have to believe in gods to receive enlightenment, but that they can believe in gods if they wish to do so. Thus, the is that the Buddha did not find out about God at all. However, he would have approved of people believing in God, provided that they exercise tolerance towards those who do not.
Who do Buddist's worship?
== == "If you see the Buddha, Kill the Buddha." Meaning; the teachings are important, not the teacher. The Buddhist honor their teacher but do not worship them as gods.
What are the similarities between Hindu and Buddha?
If you review Vishnu, one of the Hindu gods, you will see that his 9th avatar (incarnation) is beleived to be Buddha.
What ideas do the Japanese have about God or gods?
In Shinto, there are millions of gods; mostly nature spirits. Buddha is worshipped as a god, too.
What teachings did the Buddha reject?
Buddha rejected the idea of the caste system and the influence of gods in man's progress towards enlightenment.
How do preists worship Buddha?
Buddhist lmas and monks do not worship Buddha. Worship is an activity generally reserved for gods. Buddhists have no gods. Buddhists revere Buddha as he determined and made available to us a method that we can escape the pain of desire and the cycle of death and re-birth. He is however just a man.
What was a common custom for people in the days of the Buddha?
In the days of the Buddha, it was common for people to kill animals as a sacrifice, or offering to their Gods. This was intended to make the gods pleased and willing to reward those who made the sacrifices with answers to their prayers.
What are some things that Hinuism has and Buddhism doesn't?
Hindu people has their gods and goddesses while the Buddhists has their god Buddha , Buddhists believe more on what Buddha taught when he is still alive.. Hindu worships many gods and goddesses..
Do buddhists worship under bodhi trees?
No, and actually we don't worship anything (no gods, not even the Buddha). We revere the Buddha and all sentient beings.
