I'm not really buying that. My sense of modern (and especially western) Buddhism seems pretty God-free.
*-- Russ Abbott* *_____________________________________________* *** Professor, Computer Science* * California State University, Los Angeles* * My paper on how the Fed can fix the economy: ssrn.com/abstract=1977688* * Google voice: 747-*999-5105 Google+: plus.google.com/114865618166480775623/ * vita: *sites.google.com/site/russabbott/ CS Wiki <http://cs.calstatela.edu/wiki/> and the courses I teach *_____________________________________________* On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 10:29 AM, Sarbajit Roy <[email protected]> wrote: > Buddhism may not have "a God" but Buddhism belief has "gods" who are > superior beings existing at various planes of existence. Their gods, > called "Devas", apparently exist at the highest plane of existence > well above humans, and animals, and various beings condemned > in past lives to inhabit hell (the lowest planes). Buddhism's "demons" > called "Asuras" occupy another zone. > > However, in Zorastrianism, conversely the gods are called "Ahuras" and > the demons are called "Daevas" (root terms of devil): > > So it seems possible that all these zones / planes are actually > political statements referring to events in some hoary past at an > indeterminate location. > http://www.heritageinstitute.com/zoroastrianism/aryans/religion.htm > http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20583/20583-h/20583-h.htm > (page 287) > > Re: Buddhism as a religion: > BTW: Are we referring to "God" as "creator- God" ? > > On 9/23/12, Russ Abbott <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, Sarbajit. As I understand it Buddhism does not have a God. Does > > that mean you would not classify it as a religion? > > > > -- Russ > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >
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