Faqs for Christians: Buddhism and Christianity

Originally posted by Alliance
Just hack it up...take the good parts, and wear them 🙂

Sometimes you find something so beautiful that you don't want to hack it up.

Nothing is beyond mutilation. Nothing.

Originally posted by Alliance
Nothing is beyond mutilation. Nothing.

Nothing? What about a beautiful diamond or a fine work of art?

Nothing. Existance is impermenance.

Nothing is sacred. A dung heap is just as beautiful as the Pink Panther diamond.

Originally posted by Alliance
Nothing. Existance is Impermanence.

Nothing is sacred. A dung heap is just as beautiful as the Pink Panther diamond.

You are just saying that to stay on that side. The truth is attachments are enlightenment. Impermanence was not the topic of our discussion; there are something best left alone. I could retouch the Mona Lesa, but you would not want me too.

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If you can't see the beauty in somethin...you don't understand it. 🙂

It's true that one need not ever call oneself "Buddhist" or "Christian", or by any other religion. The point that Buddha tried to make was not to self-identify with ideas anyway. I always remind myself that I only use Buddha's advice and that there are many non-Buddhist Buddhas out there.

Originally posted by Alliance
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If you can't see the beauty in somethin...you don't understand it. 🙂

Perhaps...but I believer there is greater beauty in understanding.

Originally posted by Wonderer
mahasattva, first of all, I am also a Buddhist. There are many flavours of Buddhism and even more flavours of the interpretation of the truth in many religions. As Buddhists, we must accept all other beliefs and support their causes, because they also lead to enlightenment - as Buddha said, there are as many ways to enlightenment as there are people on Earth.
Buddha does not negate the existence of God - he is agnostic on the subject. Moreover, Buddha said that all religions are good and that you can achieve enlightenment through any religion on Earth - he also said that we as Buddhists should not even call ourselves Buddhists, but also support other religions. We should remember that there are many Buddhas out there who aren't even Buddhist! It's simply all about being loving, kind, helpful, compassionate, tolerant, tranquil, moderate and happy. Buddhism also said in the Dhamapada that one should make an island of oneself and not trust anyone else and that we are 100 percent responsible for ourselves and that there are no saviours out there - we can only save ourselves.

Let us as followers of the Buddha's advice show all other people of all other religions how we can all live together in peace and harmony by being not only tolerant, but also supportive and involved in other religions.

I wish you happiness and enlightenment. Nam Myoho Renge Kyo. Om mani peme hung.

No, we must accept the fact that though there are common to all religions there are are much differences as well. Why would have the Buddha challenge the traditional practices and beleifs of Brahmanism? I guess, its important to remember when to expound the Law and exercise the wisdom. In the Mahaparinibbana Sutta, the Buddha said that his disciples should be able to "Teach the Dhamma, declare it, establish it, expound it, analyse it, make it clear, and be able by means of the Dhamma to refute false teachings that have arisen.

Not to mention the divisiness of a large a-religious faction as well.