> > jim_flanegin wrote: > > > I'd like to hear your definition of Buddha. > > > > > Which Buddha? > > Any ol' Buddha. > The historical Buddha?
> My logic was that to deny the existence of God while > following someone who because of their perfected nature > (what I would call their Divine nature) gave birth to a > religion, didn't make sense to me. > Did Barry say that he was a follower of the historical Buddha? > Then after exploring what we meant by "God", I decided it > wasn't the contradiction I had first thought, more an issue > of perception and that being a completely personal thing, > is not up for debate as far as I am concerned. Everyone > perceives God differently, even those choosing not to believe > in His/Her existence. > So, why do you suppose Barry insists on stating time after time that he's a Buddhist who doesn't believe in God if it's not up for debate? I'm simply pointing out that most Buddhists that I know believe in all kinds of Gods and Bodhisatvas. By "beyond the range of human vision" the Buddha meant that there is a transcendental state of conciousness that is beyond our ordinary range of perception.
