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The Buddha was born into a time period in which there was a large variety of religious practices, those which he felt dissatisfied with because he felt none of them solved the problem of birth and death. The Buddha was a reformer in that he rejected the rigid Caste System found in India at that time period and sought a new method of attaining peace and liberation from birth, old age, sickness, and death.
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What do Shintoists think of the Buddha?
Shintoism as a religion does not have a position on the Buddha. Most Shintoists today also consider themselves Buddhists and hold the Buddha's teachings in high regard.
What is the use of Peepal tree leaves?
Peepal tree has the great importance in India especially among the Buddhist who regard Peepal tree as the personification of Buddha. Lord Buddha attained enlightenment mediating under the Peepal tree. It is regarded as the sacred tree and the people uses its leaves for the religious purposes. According to the Buddha - 'He who worships the Peepal tree will receive the same reward as if he worshiped me in person'. The Peepal tree has its own symbolic meaning of Enlightenment and peace. People tie threads of white, red and yellow silk around it to pray for progeny and rewarding parenthood. Hindus in India holds the great spiritual regard for the Peepal Tree, they regard it as the tree beneath which Vishnu was born.
Did Buddhism preach equality?
Yes it did and it still does. The Buddha had no regard for class, caste, gender or age.
Do buddhist use the bible as a holy book?
There is no reason that a Buddhist would regard or use the Bible as a holy book. The two approaches to spirituality are significantly different.
How do Buddhist regard the religious part of their culture?
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Do Buddhists pray?
This is a one of those religious questions where religious authorities and the plebiscite disagree.According to Buddhism, the Buddha is a man who, even in his enlightenment in Nirvana, is incapable of altering the world in which people live. As a result, unlike a god or the Monotheistic God, it makes no sense to worship him because he cannot alter things in your favor. However, meditating in front of Buddhist relics helps one to concentrate and so meditation in a temple is often misconstrued as praying. However, in this regard, Buddhists do not pray, since prayer is either (1) requesting things from a divinity or (2) praising a divinity. Since the Buddha is neither being praised nor his intervention requested, the meditation is not prayer.According to the people, they do request things from the Buddha and see his position more like a supervisor or custodian of the world. Since the Buddha is in communion with the numerous gods, demons, and spirits of the world from his position in Nirvana, he can and does intercede with these characters to grant good or bad luck. As a result, they pray to him. Note that this position conflicts with Orthodox Buddhist teachings, but is quite common in Buddhist-majority countries.
What is the difference between Jesus and the Buddha?
Religions were founded after both Jesus and the Buddha. Both leaders taught the highest moral truths, but the Buddha said that he did not wish to be regarded as divine, while John's Gospel shows Jesus declaring that he was God. Christians regard Jesus as as the Son of God and equally divine with God. However, Muslims regard both Jesus and the Buddha as prophets of Islam, but say that neither is divine.
What is the buddahs Bible?
The Christian Bible is a book supposedly guided by the Christians god, in the same fashion the Koran is given by the deity. Buddhists have no god, each person finds their own way to enlightenment. As a consequence there is no deity inspired book and nothing that compares to the Bible. There are many books discussing Buddhist philosophy and transcribing the Buddha's lectures but these are not "Holy" in the way other faiths regard their core texts.
Your name is nekpen you want to join Buddhism?
Go ahead, you don't even need to regard yourself as a Buddhist to practice Buddhism as Buddhist believe that Buddhism is not a religion but a way of life and a science of mind. You can start by meditating, doing good deeds, helping the poor etc.
Why do Buddhists treat buddha like a god?
Buddhists do not regard the Buddha as a god. He is seen as a wise man who thought his way through the question of human suffering to determine its cause and cure. He is revered for this, Buddha himself said there were no gods to worship or pay homage to. Each person is responsible for discovering their one path to enlightenment.
What would a Buddhist agree with?
There are many things that a Buddhist would agree with - things fall down, the sun comes up in the east. With regard to life and lifestyle he would state that as he is still suffering the human experiences related to desire, he has not yet attained enlightenment.
What is the significance study of modern technology?
There are a lot of studies that are significant with regard to modern technology. One major study is the impact of advanced technology on society.
