There are different types of buddhism: zen and Tibetan are different and
are both from the Mahayana side.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism
Curt
http://inwardpathpublisher.blogspot.com/2010/05/your-religion-is-not-important.html
On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Russ Abbott <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm not really buying that. My sense of modern (and especially western)
> Buddhism seems pretty God-free.
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> 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
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