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25-02-2023, 04:25 PM
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Did the Buddha believe there were gods?
I think the Buddha did believe that there were gods. Why else would he have said that there was a god realm and teach the danger of being born as a god.?
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25-02-2023, 04:34 PM
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If the Buddha didnt believe that there were gods. Why then were the gods Indra, and Brahma and the Goddess Saraswati all said to have converted to Buddhism?
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25-02-2023, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Tirisilex
If the Buddha didnt believe that there were gods. Why then were the gods Indra, and Brahma and the Goddess Saraswati all said to have converted to Buddhism?
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Mythological Tirisilex |
25-02-2023, 07:10 PM
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Ok.
I wonder how the personal beliefs of the Buddha impacted his teachings on the end of suffering.
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25-02-2023, 10:04 PM
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I vote yes! 
I asked google and google said this:
The Three Buddhist Deities Vajrapāṇi, Mañjuśrī and Avalokiteśvara |
25-02-2023, 10:08 PM
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Master
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Ok I'm confused because I googled again and this came up.
Mahābrahmā The singular leading deity and the king of heavens Brahmā is sometimes referred in Buddhist texts as Mahābrahmā
Seems like a lot of God's.
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26-02-2023, 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Maisy
Ok I'm confused because I googled again and this came up.
Mahābrahmā The singular leading deity and the king of heavens Brahmā is sometimes referred in Buddhist texts as Mahābrahmā
Seems like a lot of God's.
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There are as many gods as there are ' states of mind '..... |
26-02-2023, 06:59 PM
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Mythological Tirisilex
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Try telling that to the Hindus |
26-02-2023, 07:38 PM
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Still you havent addressed the issue that the Buddha taught that there was a god realm.
That intense pride leads to being born as a god. That there was a danger to being born as a god.
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26-02-2023, 07:40 PM
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Well I guess it does have to do with which branch of Buddhism.. Hinayana, Mahayana, Vajrayana.
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