Questions tagged [god]
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What is the meaning behind the concept of "gods" in Buddhism?
This is a question solely addressed to those practitioners who state that any reference to 'gods' in the buddhist suttas/sutras is some kind of metaphor for something other than the kind of gods of other religions (i.e. gods that exist …
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Saying May God Bless you
Recently I encounter a situation where one of my close people and I went see a patient. While we were about to leave the place, my close person said May God Bless you. Me and my close person are both Buddhist. I asked why didn't you say May the…
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Who is the most powerful god according to Buddhism?
In Buddhism, gods are acknowledged to exist. So, according to Buddhism, who is considered the most powerful god?
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God in Buddhism
In Islam the God is Allah, in Christianity the God is Jehovah and Jesus Christ. Is the God in Buddhism Buddha? I think it is very misleading to say that the name of the God in Buddhism is Buddha! Buddha is not a God's name but Buddha is rather an…
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Is Maha Brahma a GOD?
In Buddhism, we can find a name called "Maha Brahma".
Is he a GOD (as per Buddha, there are no such people called GOD), or some kind of different bean?
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Is Buddhism a religion without God?
In a recent article titled "America’s New Religions
" which is concerned with political fundamentalism, the respected American journalist Andrew Sullivan makes a passing remark that "Buddhism’s genius is that it is a religion without God". How…
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Is buddhism athiestic?
Sorry, I'm a beginner to Buddhism but at least from whatever I have heard buddhism seems atheistic. But I've also heard claims like the Buddha is higher than the 'devas' and all that. Does buddhism believe in god? are there any suttas which can…
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In Buddhism, does "God" exist or not?
In Buddhism, is the existence of "God" accepted, or not? If not, what is the reason?
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What are the life expectancies (ages) in the different realms of the gods?
In Buddhism, there are a few realms that exist. Does each realm have the same life expectancy, or does it vary from realm to realm?
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Was this world built by mistake?
Buddha does not deny God. He simply refuses to be any God because all Gods are impermanent… that is they take birth, age and then die … which is painful. Or source of sorrow.
My question is :Was this world built by mistake by some God ?
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Buddhist Ontology/Reductionism vs Science
Dear Mighty friends and learned colleagues,
I am a Scientist and have been a philosopher (I don't want to reveal my identity) so far. I have been a strong theist, raised up in an orthodox Hindu Background, with vedic training. So I read Vedas and…
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According to Buddhism ,what is God?
If I am not wrong ,Buddhism denies God. But I am not sure what is the kind of God which Buddha denied ?
My question is : According to Buddhism what is God ? ( Any scriptural reference would be great.)
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What is Sang Hyang Adhi Buddha?
https://id.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanghyang_Adi_Buddha
In Indonesia, due to muslim influence, believes in an "Esa" God is one of the founding principle of Indonesians.
The words "Esa" in Indonesia can mean many things. Some says it means one (as in…
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