The diiference between God and Buddha

[Sky Dancer]

When I saw the title, I was hoping for a little more humor. Or some vast reasoning that actually did a good comparison.

Those that follow gods teachings get to go to heaven. buddist get reincarnated.

You wanna go through life again or you wanna go to heaven?

I don't want to go to heaven at all. I want to be enlightened in order to benefit sentient beings.

ok

You are aware that living life the way god says to does the exact same thing? Plus you get to go to heaven.

Heaven and enlightenment are not the same thing at all. I'm not in the slightest bit interested in God or going to heaven.

I started this thread primarily to point out a misconception that God and Buddha are equivalent.

 

[bodecea]

Buddha never murdered millions of innocent people and animals ?

Were not the Japanese soldiers during WWII who murdered millions mainly Buddhists?

Shinto.

 

[Sunni Man]

"The Japanese military drew upon principles of Bushido, "the way (do) of the warrior (bushi)." These ideas were based on a fusion of Zen Buddhism and later Confucianism and were described in such works as the Hagakure written in 1716 and Inazo Nitobe's Bushido: The Soul of Japan, translated into English in 1900. This warrior code contained within it the provision for ritual suicide (seppuku) and made death preferable to the dishonor of being taken prisoner by enemy forces. This tradition resulted in the prevalence of suicide operations as Japan went on the defensive during World War II. Examples were suicide charges led by sword-wielding officers and the emergence of Kamikaze ("divine wind") suicide bomber aircraft units, midget submarine units and explosive motorboat units."

The Reformed Buddhist: Zen Buddhism and the Legend of the Kamikaze

 

[Sky Dancer]

"The Japanese military drew upon principles of Bushido, "the way (do) of the warrior (bushi)." These ideas were based on a fusion of Zen Buddhism and later Confucianism and were described in such works as the Hagakure written in 1716 and Inazo Nitobe's Bushido: The Soul of Japan, translated into English in 1900. This warrior code contained within it the provision for ritual suicide (seppuku) and made death preferable to the dishonor of being taken prisoner by enemy forces. This tradition resulted in the prevalence of suicide operations as Japan went on the defensive during World War II. Examples were suicide charges led by sword-wielding officers and the emergence of Kamikaze ("divine wind") suicide bomber aircraft units, midget submarine units and explosive motorboat units."

The Reformed Buddhist: Zen Buddhism and the Legend of the Kamikaze

Bushido is not Buddhism. Buddhism is non-violent. This sect may have borrowed meditation from Buddhism but is not based on Buddhist teachings of non-violence.

Plenty of non-buddhists practice buddhist meditation. That doesn't mean they are buddhist.
http://seroni.tripod.com/id3.html

 

[bodecea]

"The Japanese military drew upon principles of Bushido, "the way (do) of the warrior (bushi)." These ideas were based on a fusion of Zen Buddhism and later Confucianism and were described in such works as the Hagakure written in 1716 and Inazo Nitobe's Bushido: The Soul of Japan, translated into English in 1900. This warrior code contained within it the provision for ritual suicide (seppuku) and made death preferable to the dishonor of being taken prisoner by enemy forces. This tradition resulted in the prevalence of suicide operations as Japan went on the defensive during World War II. Examples were suicide charges led by sword-wielding officers and the emergence of Kamikaze ("divine wind") suicide bomber aircraft units, midget submarine units and explosive motorboat units."

The Reformed Buddhist: Zen Buddhism and the Legend of the Kamikaze

Yeah. Shinto....dying for the Emperor God. Now, find that in Buddhism. (BTW...the chinese they slaughtered were Buddhist)

 

[Sunni Man]

 

[Sky Dancer]

"The Japanese military drew upon principles of Bushido, "the way (do) of the warrior (bushi)." These ideas were based on a fusion of Zen Buddhism and later Confucianism and were described in such works as the Hagakure written in 1716 and Inazo Nitobe's Bushido: The Soul of Japan, translated into English in 1900. This warrior code contained within it the provision for ritual suicide (seppuku) and made death preferable to the dishonor of being taken prisoner by enemy forces. This tradition resulted in the prevalence of suicide operations as Japan went on the defensive during World War II. Examples were suicide charges led by sword-wielding officers and the emergence of Kamikaze ("divine wind") suicide bomber aircraft units, midget submarine units and explosive motorboat units."

The Reformed Buddhist: Zen Buddhism and the Legend of the Kamikaze

Bushido is not Buddhism. Bushido is a cherry picked blend of Shinto, Confucianism and Buddhism. From Buddhism, Bushido gets its relationship to danger and death. The samurai do not fear death because they believe as Buddhism teaches, after death one will be reincarnated and may live another life here on earth. Bushido would be considered heresy to a Buddhist.

Bushido is not a Buddhist sect in any way. Glorifying killing goes against the Buddha's teachings. Bushido has merely borrowed some Buddhist views of death which makes them fearless. They don't fear death.

 

[Sky Dancer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP_IohMUWaY

Anyone can youtube whatever they wish. This negative propaganda comes straight from the Chinese who hate the Dalai Lama.


Bushido is to Buddhism as LDS is to Christianity.

I do see what you're doing, Sunni. You're flaming.

 

[Sunni Man]

Dalai Lama’s Nazi Friends

"As depressing as it may be for the Nobel peace prize winner’s followers, there has been continuous contact between the Dalai Lama and the far right wing and former national socialists (Nazis). His close friendship with his German mentor, Heinrich Harrer has become the most well-known of these. It caused a small scandal in 1997-1998 when, after years of research, the Austrian journalist, Gerald Lehner, succeeded in making public Harrer’s “brown-shirt” (i.e., German fascist) past, which the latter had been able to keep secret for many years. Harrer is not just anybody. He is one of the best-known international authors and has sold over four million books in 57 languages (mostly about Tibet and the Fourteenth Dalai Lama)"

Dalai Lama’s Nazi Friends - Buddhism - tribe.net

 

[Sky Dancer]

Godwin's law again.

The purpose of this thread was to point out the difference between God and Buddha.

 

[Marie888]

Im curious, what did Buddha say about forgiveness?




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[Sallow]

Dalai Lama’s Nazi Friends

"As depressing as it may be for the Nobel peace prize winner’s followers, there has been continuous contact between the Dalai Lama and the far right wing and former national socialists (Nazis). His close friendship with his German mentor, Heinrich Harrer has become the most well-known of these. It caused a small scandal in 1997-1998 when, after years of research, the Austrian journalist, Gerald Lehner, succeeded in making public Harrer’s “brown-shirt” (i.e., German fascist) past, which the latter had been able to keep secret for many years. Harrer is not just anybody. He is one of the best-known international authors and has sold over four million books in 57 languages (mostly about Tibet and the Fourteenth Dalai Lama)"

Dalai Lama’s Nazi Friends - Buddhism - tribe.net

Crap on a cracker..you do know that there were small amount of Muslims allied with the Nazis as well? It was probably about as many the Chinese..who suffered a genocide at the hands of the Axis.

 

[Sky Dancer]

Im curious, what did Buddha say about forgiveness?




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The Buddha did not teach about forgiveness. He taught the Four Noble Truths. He taught on love, compassion, joy and equanimity.

He taught on the Three Refuges. He taught the path to enlightenment.

He did not teach about sin. He taught the difference between virtue and non-virtue. He taught on emptiness.

 

[xotoxi]

Buddhists don't aspire to go to heaven. We aspire to become enlightened.

Unfortunately, some unenlightened (and never to be enlightened) people around here would label that "liberal elitist bullshit".

 

[Sky Dancer]

Marie--

This speaks to your question.

Buddhism does not conceive of ultimate truth in the guise of a personal God. Its concepts of error and defilement do not readily translate into the Biblical notions of sin and guilt. The Buddhist solution to unwholesome dispositions is to overcome them by following the path that leads to release; acts of pardon and grace have little to do with it.
Buddhism and Forgiveness

 

[Marie888]

Im curious, what did Buddha say about forgiveness?




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The Buddha did not teach about forgiveness. He taught the Four Noble Truths. He taught on love, compassion, joy and equanimity.

He taught on the Three Refuges. He taught the path to enlightenment.

He did not teach about sin. He taught the difference between virtue and non-virtue. He taught on emptiness.

Ok, thank you. So what did Buddha say "love" is?

 

[Sky Dancer]

Buddhists don't aspire to go to heaven. We aspire to become enlightened.

Unfortunately, some unenlightened (and never to be enlightened) people around here would label that "liberal elitist bullshit".

That is unfortunate. Buddhism has nothing to do with liberalism or elitism.

 

[Sky Dancer]

Im curious, what did Buddha say about forgiveness?




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The Buddha did not teach about forgiveness. He taught the Four Noble Truths. He taught on love, compassion, joy and equanimity.

He taught on the Three Refuges. He taught the path to enlightenment.

He did not teach about sin. He taught the difference between virtue and non-virtue. He taught on emptiness.

Ok, thank you. So what did Buddha say "love" is?

Buddhists define love as the sincere wish for others to be happy. We define compassion as the sincere wish for others to be free of suffering.

 

[Sky Dancer]

Sunni--

To defend the Dalai Lama from spurious attacks would go against the following Buddhist teaching:

"He abused me, he struck me, he overcame me, he robbed me”—in those who harbor such thoughts hatred will never cease.

He abused me, he struck me, he overcame me, he robbed me”—in those who do not harbor such thoughts hatred will cease. "

-- Dhammapada 1.3–4; trans. Radhakrishnan

There are similarities between Buddhism and Christianity. This teaching sounds very much like 'turn the other cheek'.

 

[Marie888]

The Buddha did not teach about forgiveness. He taught the Four Noble Truths. He taught on love, compassion, joy and equanimity.

He taught on the Three Refuges. He taught the path to enlightenment.

He did not teach about sin. He taught the difference between virtue and non-virtue. He taught on emptiness.

Ok, thank you. So what did Buddha say "love" is?

Buddhists define love as the sincere wish for others to be happy. We define compassion as the sincere wish for others to be free of suffering.

Ok, thank you, and for the link.

While it is noble and good to not want others to suffer, and we can "wish" it - is it reality?

We all suffer in something. How do we console one another when we suffer? For example, if when parents lose their children to a horrific accident, do we say, " I wish you would be "happy" ? Or rather, do we grieve with those who grieve?

Does Buddha teach about why the world is the way it is? Why there is suffering? Why there is chaos? Why we do things wrong and hurt one another, or ourselves?


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