Question for religious people

[TBone48]

Originally posted by: MadPeriot
Where and when does Bhudda come in?

I was under the impression that Buddhism is a philosophy, not a religion. Can anyone help out with this?

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: TBone48

Originally posted by: MadPeriot
Where and when does Bhudda come in?

I was under the impression that Buddhism is a philosophy, not a religion. Can anyone help out with this?

Strictly speaking Buddhism can almost be considered an "atheist" religion. There are no dieties, in a sense, but then you have a host of Bodhisattva which many people do worship as well as the Shakyamuni Buddha (*the* Buddha) himself.
A Bodhisattva is rather more of an ideal (e.g. Quan Yin/Kannon) but I think a large amount of people worship them like how Christians may almost worship a saint.
Buddhism is as fractured as any other religions, and maybe more so, and as such you will have certain schools that take a different approach.
I have seen some drawings/paintings of what can be considered a "Buddhist Hell and Heaven" which, I think, is contrary to many of the more orthodox Buddhist ideals.
I suppose my point in all of that is there realy is no dieties for the most part in Buddhism, however you can find sects within Buddhism that indeed do worship something or another.

 

[TBone48]

Originally posted by: Babbles

Originally posted by: TBone48

Originally posted by: MadPeriot
Where and when does Bhudda come in?

I was under the impression that Buddhism is a philosophy, not a religion. Can anyone help out with this?

Strictly speaking Buddhism can almost be considered an "atheist" religion. There are no dieties, in a sense, but then you have a host of Bodhisattva which many people do worship as well as the Shakyamuni Buddha (*the* Buddha) himself.
A Bodhisattva is rather more of an ideal (e.g. Quan Yin/Kannon) but I think a large amount of people worship them like how Christians may almost worship a saint.
Buddhism is as fractured as any other religions, and maybe more so, and as such you will have certain schools that take a different approach.
I have seen some drawings/paintings of what can be considered a "Buddhist Hell and Heaven" which, I think, is contrary to many of the more orthodox Buddhist ideals.
I suppose my point in all of that is there realy is no dieties for the most part in Buddhism, however you can find sects within Buddhism that indeed do worship something or another.

Thanks for the help. It kind of sucks that there just isn't a black-and-white answer to ANY of these religion/faith questions. I think it just adds to the problems between differing belief systems, but I suppose that's what happens when people get involved

 

[iamtrout]

My religion is the right one. Anyone else who believes in anything different is going straight to fvcking hell. Anyone else who believes their religion is right and mine is wrong can go off themselves to prove it.

 

[Sureshot324]

Originally posted by: iamtrout
My religion is the right one. Anyone else who believes in anything different is going straight to fvcking hell. Anyone else who believes their religion is right and mine is wrong can go off themselves to prove it.

Serious? My sarcasm meter is confused on that one.

 

[iamtrout]

Originally posted by: Sureshot324

Originally posted by: iamtrout
My religion is the right one. Anyone else who believes in anything different is going straight to fvcking hell. Anyone else who believes their religion is right and mine is wrong can go off themselves to prove it.

Serious? My sarcasm meter is confused on that one.

Serious in that people do need to go off themselves if they think their religion is the only right one.

 

[Zenmervolt]

How can a person truly believe in something unless he thinks that what he believes in is right? It's not possible to believe in something without considering it right in the face of any objection. It is a fundamental property of belief that the belief be considered authoritative.

ZV

 

[imported_LoKe]

Bhuddism for the win, though I have no religion but my own.