BUDDHISM AND ATHEISM

I would like to correct a common misconception about Buddhism

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Education

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• Buddhism
• Budhist
• atheism
• atheist
• skepticism

[ArtistRags]

Great Video...you are correct in all your points....others may argue that there are gods in Buddhism, but in most cases they will discover they are following a mixed form of Buddhism that has incorporated earlier shamanistic religions alongside the buddhist teachings or fin other cases from teachings the historical buddha gave talking against belief in any god.

[dhammmaraja]

@SkepticSage gods are mentioned many time in pali tipitaka, you cannot ignore all these things, there is no asian buddhist didn't believe in gods at least, all buddhist temples have an images of gods, and although buddha speak clearly become brahman is nirvana

"Sitting silent, dustless, absorbed in jhana, his task done, effluents gone, ultimate goal attained: he's what I call a brahman" dhammapada

western buddhist must stop changing buddhism under the influence of hating christianity

[SkepticSage]

@dhammmaraja Barbara O'Brien: the historical Buddha taught that believing in gods was not useful for realizing enlightenment. In other words, God is unnecessary in Buddhism. For this reason, Buddhism is more accurately called nontheistic than atheistic.

Austin Cline: Buddhism has taught that either there are no gods or they aren’t worth bothering with.

Gripped by fear men go to the sacred mountains, groves, trees and shrines, but these are not a secure kind of refuge.

The Dhammapada, 188

[dhammmaraja]

@SkepticSage how could theravada didn't believe in gods????

many kinds of gods mentioned in pali tipitaka, like brahmas, devas, and so on

the statues of gods are spreading in Thailand, and I like to told you all Thais believe in both god and gods and dieties, except that western who did not accept Buddhism as it is

[SkepticSage]

@dhammmaraja Many Theravada do not believe in deities.

[MetalDoneMoreForME]

@dhammmaraja atheism is the lack of belief in a deity/deities which is in buddhism since you don't have to believe that buddhism is a go but he is the teacher so a very intelligent person

[dhammmaraja]

@gayan006 you are totally true my friend, I like your comment

Buddhism and atheism two different way cannnot be same

[dhammmaraja]

@SkepticSage I am theravada and I am not athiest :)

[SkepticSage]

@gayan006 The "real world" is whatever science shows us. What I "want" to see is irrelevant since I want to see what truly IS. You actually asked if science helps to understand the world, do realize how naive a question that is? Science is the ONLY way to understand the world. Systematically understanding the world is just another name for science. Attachment is an unhealthy relationship with something. How is truly and truthfully understanding something an act of attachment to it?

[gayan006]

@gayan006 learn buddhism thoroughly before u come to such conclusions .. its not like reading 1 book. Buddha lived 45 years after he achieved enlightenment. i think there are about 84000 soothra.. and I ask u an aim because as a Buddhists we believe reincarnation. our main target is to end that. as an Atheist whats ur target? ( this is purely 4 my knowledge)