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On the spot, was the buddha wise?

JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
edited July 2012 in Buddhism Basics
This is an exercise for people to think about this question. Some people will quote sutras, some make catchy remarks, and some talk about their lives.

The topic is: 'was the Buddha wise'.

The idea is that you can study Buddhism for a long time, but a simple question like this makes you see how Buddhism is more a part of you than something you know about.

I'm going to think about my answer and contribute if the thread gets any interest.

Comments

  • CloudCloud Veteran
    The origin of suffering is something we don't recognize, but he did.
    The fact that everything is impermanent (and so not-self) is something science would attest to, but we still haven't internalized it (and go to lengths to avoid applying it to our "selves").

    I'm not sure what else wisdom is, if it's not seeing things as they truly are and accepting them, not to mention finding complete peace.
  • vinlynvinlyn Colorado...for now Veteran
    @Cloud, we don't know that Buddha was the first to discover the origin of suffering. We know that he was the first to do widespread teaching about it and how to defeat it.
  • CloudCloud Veteran
    I didn't say he was the first. :) This is about him being wise right?
  • taiyakitaiyaki Veteran
    The story of the buddha is the story of our lives, our condition.

    We must actualize the human journey to intimacy with what is.

    The buddha is our whole dimension. This dimension is quite mundane and magical.

    Jusy eating food, smiling, getting frustrated. Just life. This is the wisdom apparent in all things.

    So the buddha is wise. But its the activity of this buddha body called life which is wisdom.

    Just an opinion. Listen to the sounds. Smell the stinky air.

    Nothing much else to actualize.
  • zenmystezenmyste Veteran
    If he was real, then yeh I guess he was a pretty wise guy!

    If he didnt really exist, then the people who put all the ideas together which creates 'buddhism' are pretty wise!

  • GuiGui Veteran
    I think the Buddha was correct.
  • LostieLostie Veteran
    edited July 2012
    He's a wise guy. He will have flipped if he knows how his teachings have been mystified, misused and monetised.
  • andyrobynandyrobyn Veteran
    There is much wisdom in the Pali Canon. Included in this wisdom is the sentiment that it must be applied to our individual circumstances and lives.
  • andyrobynandyrobyn Veteran
    He's a wise guy. He will have flipped if he knows how his teachings have been mystified, misused and monetised.
    Nuh, I don't think so .... he wouldn't sweat the small stuff, as he could clearly see the big picture :)
  • DairyLamaDairyLama Veteran Veteran
    The topic is: 'was the Buddha wise'.
    Yes. And a jolly nice chap. :p
  • seeker242seeker242 Zen Florida, USA Veteran
    edited July 2012
    Wise, far beyond ordinary human comprehensions.
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