Ask Jesus Christ (Yeshua Mashiach) to reveal to you the truth about Muhammad Ibn `Abd Allāh Ibn `Abd al-Muttalib, Siddhârtha Gautama Buddha, and all other false religions that lead people away from the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and into Hell.
No. In Buddhist teachings a bodhisattva’s aim is to become a Buddha (one who is perfectly enlightened) for the sake of others.
The Lord Jesus never aspired to become a Buddha.
Furthermore, in Buddhism a bodhisattva is one who seeks to attain Buddhahood (i.e. perfect enlightenment) for the sake of others in order to relieve or save others from their sufferings.
Again, the Lord Jesus Christ’s purpose for leaving Heaven was not to reach Buddhahood.
Jesus was already omniscient and all-wise prior to leaving Heaven.
Jesus Christ is the Creator of all that is (i.e. things visible and invisible).
Hence, it was not necessary for Jesus to pursue Buddhahood.
Enlightenment does not save people from their sins. If it could then Jesus would not have died on the cross.
Moreover, the shed Blood of Jesus is the only thing that could wash away the sins of fallen, sinful humanity.
Enlightenment or Buddhahood is not capable of setting the captives free from the law of sin and death.
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You are incorrect. A Bodhisattva is only interested in saving people of the world. Through this they become a Buddha.
Buddhahood is the tenth world, and all people have access to that world.
I understand your definition of a bodhisattva; However, the method or manner by which a bodhisattva seeks to accomplish his goal is through (ultimately) attaining Buddhahood (perfect enlightenment or understanding of the Four Noble Truths).
Again, Buddhahood (or it’s attainment) is powerless to save a person from their sins.
All Buddhas are dead in their sins, currently being tormented in Hell, and will one day be cast into the lake of fire.
They will pay for their own sins since Jesus Christ is not their Lord and Savior.
Jesus Christ is true God (i.e. fully divine) and true Man (i.e. fully human).
In addition, Jesus Christ is the eternal Word made flesh (i.e. incarnate or flesh-covered). In other words, Jesus Christ is God in human flesh.
Colossians 1:16-17
16 For by Him [Jesus] all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.
17 And He [Jesus] is before all things, and in Him all things consist.
A bodhisattva must attain Buddhahood in order to save others otherwise what is the method by which others can be saved according to Buddhism?
Sin is the reason why the Son of God left the glory of Heaven to become sin for humanity.
It was so that we could become the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.
The Lord Jesus took our sin upon Himself and we were credited with His righteousness.
No bodhisattva has the power to take sin upon himself because he is a sinner in need of the Savior’s sacrifice as well.
Again, a Buddha is one who fully understands the Four Noble Truths. One who has attained the ten grounds in Buddhism.
Although I understand what a Buddha is, I do not subscribe, endorse, or believe in Buddhism, nor do I espouse it’s false teachings that have led many away from Jesus Christ, and into Hell for eternity.
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Was Mother Teresa concerned about going to heaven, or feeding starving people? Also, how could Mother Teresa feed the hunger if she died and went to heaven?
In Buddhism, the word "save" mean to be freed from the suffering of this world (Saha).
The word sin, in the way you understand the word, doesn't exist in Buddhism. In Buddhism, a sin would be like doing what Hitler did, killing millions of people. A sin, in your religion is just being.
It is not a sin to be human, therefore, that was not the reason Jesus was on the cross. Look at what happened to the world in the last 2,000 years. That is what Jesus did.
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