Two Pitchers: the Co-evolution of Sufism and Buddhism

[pixusbubblejet]

Buddhism started 1000 years before Muhammad and Islam.. What is now Pakistan, Aghanistan, Eastern Iran, and Central Asia were in fact important centers of Buddhism.. Many of the monks, philosophers and translators who introduced Buddhism to the Chinese, Koreans and Japanese were actually Persians and Afghans.. Later the Persians were conquered by the Arabs and forced into Islam.. Sufism and Rumi reflects the Buddhist heart that remained in the Persians, but expressed though an Islamic exterior..

[Ehuatl]

Why is Zoroastrianism left out of the picture? I think its influence on Islam is by far better suited to explain the points brought up about Sufism than Buddhism...

[bicconsulting1234]

This shows that all religion which have the same root and these 2 religions found a similar origins so that it can be syncreticed. Sidharta was a prophet among other 128,000. Nothing can change the Kalu Bela, and the Elest.

[pure0islam]

امن الرومي بالسمع للموسيقي الروحية مع الدوران كسبيل أكيد للوصول إلى الله. تساعد المريد على التركيز على الله بقوة لدرجة أن المريد يفنى ثم يعود إلى الواقع بشكل مختلف و الرقص الدائري في (( تركيا )) والبلدان الاسلامية ومجالس الذكر التي يقال فيها (لا اله الا هو) أو هو أو -hou-

[pure0islam]

آمن الرومي بالتوحيد مع حبه، أي الله. هذا الحب الذي يبتعد عن الإنسان، والإنسان في مهمة ايجاده والعودة اليه. وبطلب من مريديه، له كتاب سماه "المثنوي" الذي استعمل فيه حياكته خيوط من قصص يومية و ارشادات قرآنية وحكمة من خبرته لينسج كتابا ثمينا ممتلئ بمعان عميقة منتقاة بحذر وعناية

[pure0islam]

وعند قدوم المغول الي افغانستان : تابعوا الترحال إلى سوريا ومنها إلى مكة المكرمة رغبة في الحج.

[pure0islam]

قيل أن نسبه ينتهي إلى أبي بكر الصديّق. وحينها" كانت أبلخ تابعة لأمبراطورية الخوارزم الخرسانية وكانت عائلته تحظى بمصاهرة البيت الحاكم في "خوارزم". كانت أمه مؤمنة خاتون ابنة خوارزم شاه علاء الدين محمد. وكان والده بهاءالدين ولد يلقب بسلطان العارفين

[arnotkaling]

sufism was permeated by HInduism NOT buddhism. HIndu Bhakthi philosphy is what is in sufiism. UNLIKE flawed buddhist philosphy with no God SUFISM HAS A God.

[hokulani78]

Buddhism was already spread throughout the Middle East during the time of Ashoka who adopted Buddhism in the 4th century BCE. He had sent out Greek and Aramaic speakers throughout the world and Bacteria, modern day Afghanistan, was a center of Buddhist missionary work. Also Buddhism does not discourage monotheism or polytheism. It is more focused on ending suffering than in slavery to thrones, caste, and to deities like in Hinduism.

[kumarsa108]

Asoka sent out missionaries (for want of a better word), but Buddhism was not well established in the middle east at any point in history. Bactria was not the middle east. Afghanistan is usually regarded as either South Asian or central asian. Hinduism is not about slavery, its focus is on individuals achieving Moksha.

[BeamSurfer]

@hokulani78 well something interesting, Islam sais it was created from the start of humanity. :)/

[Chachaman111]

@BeamSurfer we think that Buddha and original buddhism was good, and ashoka was an acceptable person, saying , buddhism that time was possibly a correction to hinduism, i blame kanishka and ghandhara, they made buddhism back to it's atheistic shramana tradition

i think Shramana is sataninism and that it is an underground secret agenda that also existed in greece, middle east and egypt. It is the religion of Satan, Buddhists don't worship Buddha, neither do jains to mahavira ,they want liberation

[Chachaman111]

@BeamSurfer we think that Buddha and original buddhism was good, and ashoka was an acceptable person, saying , buddhism that time was possibly a correction to hinduism, i blame kanishka and ghandhara, they made buddhism back to it's atheistic shramana tradition

i think Shramana is sataninism and that it is an underground secret agenda that also existed in greece, middle east and egypt. It is the religion of Satan, Buddhists don't worship Buddha, neither do jains to Mahavira ,they want liberation

[Chachaman111]

dude, most sufis hate buddhism, virtually all muslims hate Buddhism, because every teaching in buddhism go's againts islam, it's like the direct opposite..... The Pali Canon, i read it , it's like the book of hell .... Jainism and Buddhism are from the Shramana Tradition, and therefore the Shramana is what Islam is not. the only thing similar is that both teach to do good and be compassionate and kind, but change one on each and you get the faith of Satan :) Sufis call Buddhist like Sufis wrong

[LazarusRemains]

Actually, it is far more complicated than that.

[TCHLITDK]

@arnotkaling Hi... there is no flaw in buddhism for not believing in a god... Buddhists believe that Nirvana lies within oneself... I'm not saying it's wrong to believe in a god but that does not mean there is a god... and if you think logically and scientifically you might understand that there is no flaw in buddhism...