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Buddhism's God.
Halo guys!
Reading a past posts bout God in Buddhism, i saw that many of you were not concerned about God or state ddidn't need God in buddhism. But i think that was wrong. We as a Buddhist has a God. God in terms of the absolute existance as an ultimate cause of all. But it's not a kind of personal God like in monotheistic religions like Christianity etc. This one is a legalistic God. So the GOd is the law of the universe, the law that was expounded in the Lotus Sutra, the law that makes every Buddha from the three existance of past, present, future and also Siddharta Buddha attained their enlightenment. We call it as the Lotus Wonderful Law, put it simply by the name of Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo. This law innates also in every one of us. that what makes all of us have the ability to attain the same enlightenment like The Buddha Gautama himself attained.
It is almost the same like the understanding of Pantheism, but it's kinda different though.
The Law of Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo is like the source of life of everything. Every phenomenas in the world of time n space, or everything beyond that is the physical manifestation of the law. So this law innates in everything, this law is everything. this Law also is alfa and omega.
That's all for my first posting! thank you very much!
I'm looking forward to be friend with all of you!
Reading a past posts bout God in Buddhism, i saw that many of you were not concerned about God or state ddidn't need God in buddhism. But i think that was wrong. We as a Buddhist has a God. God in terms of the absolute existance as an ultimate cause of all. But it's not a kind of personal God like in monotheistic religions like Christianity etc. This one is a legalistic God. So the GOd is the law of the universe, the law that was expounded in the Lotus Sutra, the law that makes every Buddha from the three existance of past, present, future and also Siddharta Buddha attained their enlightenment. We call it as the Lotus Wonderful Law, put it simply by the name of Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo. This law innates also in every one of us. that what makes all of us have the ability to attain the same enlightenment like The Buddha Gautama himself attained.
It is almost the same like the understanding of Pantheism, but it's kinda different though.
The Law of Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo is like the source of life of everything. Every phenomenas in the world of time n space, or everything beyond that is the physical manifestation of the law. So this law innates in everything, this law is everything. this Law also is alfa and omega.
That's all for my first posting! thank you very much!
I'm looking forward to be friend with all of you!
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I hope you understand that there are Buddhists of many schools here, and that not all will agree with your particular take on the Dharma.
As Simon Says (That's a cue for a game if ever there was one - !!) we all have different approaches to Buddhism on here... there are even some who 'mix' their Christian beliefs or upbringing with their Buddhist philosophy.... oh, we're a very diverse bunch here!! We hope you'll enjoy interacting and meeting everyone! Glad to have you on board!
I'd have to disagree with you - for me, right now - there is no god in Buddhism. Granted, I have a lot to learn - but what I'm working on right now? For me? No God.
But I like Halo!
-bf
Hansquad, what makes "the law of the universe" a god? Certainly one can believe that there are laws to the universe without believing that the laws themselves are somehow a god. And if we extended the definition of "god", what would even be the point of calling those laws a god? Personally, I believe there are certain laws that govern the universe as we know it - but calling them a deity? Not by any definition I know of.
Perhaps I have misunderstood you, but this reminds me of an argument that, sadly, I have heard from at least one Christian. They said that if I believe in love than I must believe in god because "God is Love."
Do you mean as in how taoists see the Tao - or how Einstein saw the universe as one force - and calling this one God?