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[tharinda07]

ehemada?

ehema thama,ay mokadda awla?

 

[uocanu]

ehemada?

eka wage pronounse unata eke thiyenne oyalage jessu neme ethana aththatama thiyenne "gesu"

 

[rochel1977]

ehema thama,ay mokadda awla?

eka wage pronounse unata eke thiyenne oyalage jessu neme ethana aththatama thiyenne "gesu"

ah ok ok.

 

[slcrazy]

[FONT=&quot]I INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM: [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Gautama Buddha was the founder of Buddhism. His original name was Siddharth (meaning one who has accomplished). He was also called Sakyamuni, i.e. the sage of the tribe of Sakya. He was born in the year 563 B.C. in the village of Lumbini near Kapila Vastu, within the present borders of Nepal.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]According to legend, an astrologer foretold his father, the king, that young Gautama would give up the throne and luxury and renounce the world the day he would see four things (i) an old man, (ii) a sick man, (iii) a diseased man and (iv) a dead man. Hence, the king confined Gautama in a special palace which was provided with all worldly pleasures. He was married at the age of sixteen to Yasoddhra.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]At the age of 29 after the birth of his first son, Gautama on the same day saw an old man, a sick man, a diseased man and a dead man. The impact of the dark side of life made him renounce the world that same night and he left his wife and son and became a penniless wanderer.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]He studied and practised Hindu discipline initally, and later, Jainism. For several years he observed rigorous fasting along with extreme self-mortification. On realising that tormenting his body did not bring him closer to true wisdom, he resumed eating normally and abandoned asceticism.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]At the age of 35, one evening as he sat beneath a giant fig tree (Bodh tree), he felt that he had found the solution to his problem and felt that he had attained enlightenment. Thus, he came to be known as ‘Gautama’, ‘The Buddha’, or 'The Enlightened One'.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Later, he spent 45 years in preaching the truth that he felt he had discovered. He travelled from city to city bare-footed, clean-headed, with nothing more on his self than his saffron robe, walking stick and begging bowl. He died at the age of 80 in the year 483 BC.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Buddhism is divided into two sects viz. Hinayana and Mahayana.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]II BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES: [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Historical criticism has proved that the original teachings of Buddha can never be known. It seems that Gautama Buddha’s teachings were memorized by his disciples. After Buddha’s death a council was held at Rajagaha so that the words of Buddha could be recited and agreed upon. There were differences of opinion and conflicting memories in the council. Opinion of Kayshapa and Ananda who were prominent disciples of Buddha were given preference. A hundred years later, a second council at Vesali was held. Only after 400 years, after the death of Buddha were his teachings and doctrines written down. Little attention was paid regarding its authenticity, genuineness and purity.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Buddhist Scriptures can be divided into Pali and Sanskrit Literature:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]A. Pali Literature : [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The Pali literature was monopolized by the Hinayana sect of Buddhism.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Tri Pitaka [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The most important of all Buddhist scriptures is the TRI-PITAKA which is in Pali text. It is supposed to be the earliest recorded Buddhist literature which was written in the 1st Century B.C.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The TRI-PITAKA or Three Baskets of law is composed of 3 books:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1. Vinaya Pitaka: ‘Rules of Conduct’ [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]his is a boTok of discipline and mainly deals with rules of the order. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2. Sutta Pitaka: ‘Discourses’ [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]It is a collection of sermons and discourses of Gautama Buddha and the incidents in his life. It is the most important Pitaka and consists of five divisions known as Nikayas. Dhammapada is the most famous Pali literature and contains aphorisms and short statements covering the truth. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]3. Abhidhamma: ‘Analysis of Doctrine’ [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]This third basket contains Meta physical doctrines and is known as Buddhist Meta physicals. It is an analytical and logical elaboration of the first two pitakas. It contains analysis and exposition of Buddhist doctrine. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]B. Sanskrit Literature: [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Sanskrit literature was preferred by the Mahayana. Sanskrit literature has not been reduced to a collection or in Cannon like the Pali literature. Thus much of the original Sanskrit literature has been lost. Some were translated into other languages like Chinese and are now being re-translated into Sanskrit. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1. Maha vastu: ‘Sublime Story’ [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Mahavastu is the most famous work in Sanskrit which has been restored from its Chinese translation. It consists of voluminous collection of legendary stories. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2. Lalitavistara [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Lalitavistara is one of the holiest of the Sanskrit literature. It belongs to the first century C.E., 500 years after the death of Buddha. It contains the miracles which the superstition loving people have attributed to Buddha. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]III TEACHINGS OF BUDDHA: [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]A. Noble Truths: [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The principal teachings of Gautama Buddha can be summarised in what the Buddhists call the ‘Four Noble Truths’:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]First – There is suffering and misery in life.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Second – The cause of this suffering and misery is desire.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Third – Suffering and misery can be removed by removing desire.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Fourth – Desire can be removed by following the Eight Fold Path.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]B. The Noble Eight Fold Path: [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot](i) Right Views[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot](ii) Right Thoughts[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot](iii) Right Speech[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot](iv) Right Actions[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot](v) Right Livelihood[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot](vi) Right Efforts[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot](vii) Right Mindfulness[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot](viii) Right Meditation[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]C. Nirvana: [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Nirvana' literally means "blowing out" or "extinction". According to Buddhism, this is the ultimate goal of life and can be described in various words. It is a cessation of all sorrows, which can be achieved by removing desire by following the Eight Fold Path. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]IV PHILOSOPHY OF BUDDHISM IS SELF – CONTRADICTORY: [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]As mentioned earlier, the main teachings of Buddhism are summarised in the Four Noble Truths:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot](i) There is suffering and misery in life.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot](ii) The cause of suffering and misery is desire.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot](iii) Suffering and misery can be removed by removing desire. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot](iv) Desire can be removed by following the Eight Fold Path.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]This Philosophy of Buddhism is self-contradictory or self-defeating because the third truth says ‘suffering and misery can be removed by removing desire’ and the fourth truth says that 'desire can be removed by following the Eight Fold Path'.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Now, for any person to follow Buddhism he should first have the desire to follow the Four Noble Truths and the Eight Fold Path. The Third great Noble Truth says that desire should be removed. Once you remove desire, how can we follow the Fourth Noble truth i.e. follow the Eight Fold Path unless we have a desire to follow the Eight Fold Path. In short desire can only be removed by having a desire to follow the Eight Fold Path. If you do not follow the Eight Fold Path, desire cannot be removed. It is self contradicting as well as self-defeating to say that desire will only be removed by continuously having a desire.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
V CONCEPT OF GOD

[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Buddha was silent about the existence or non-existence of God. It may be that since India was drowned in idol worship and anthropomorphism that a sudden step to monotheism would have been drastic and hence Buddha may have chosen to remain silent on the issue of God. He did not deny the existence of God. Buddha was once asked by a disciple whether God exists. He refused to reply. When pressed, he said that if you are suffering from a stomach ache would you concentrate on relieving the pain or studying the prescription of the physician. "It is not my business or yours to find out whether there is God – our business is to remove the sufferings of the world".[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Buddhism provided Dhamma or the ‘impersonal law’ in place of God. However this could not satisfy the craving of human beings and the religion of self-help had to be converted into a religion of promise and hope. The Hinayana sect could not hold out any promise of external help to the people. The Mahayana sect taught that Buddha’s watchful and compassionate eyes are on all miserable beings, thus making a God out of Buddha. Many scholars consider the evolution of God within Buddhism as an effect of Hinduism.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Many Buddhists adopted the local god and thus the religion of ‘No-God’ was transformed into the religion of ‘Many-Gods’ – big and small, strong and weak and male and female. The ‘Man-God’ appears on earth in human form and incarnates from time to time. Buddha was against the caste-system prevalent in the Hindu society.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]VI MUHAMMAD (PBUH) IN BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES: [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1. Buddha prophesised the advent of a Maitreya: [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]A) Almost all Buddhist books contain this prophecy. It is in Chakkavatti Sinhnad Suttanta D. III, 76:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]"There will arise in the world a Buddha named Maitreya (the benevolent one) a holy one, a supreme one, an enlightened one, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]"What he has realized by his own supernatural knowledge he will publish to this universe. He will preach his religion, glorious in its origin, glorious at its climax, glorious at the goal, in the spirit and the letter. He will proclaim a religious life, wholly perfect and thoroughly pure; even as I now preach my religion and a like life do proclaim. He will keep up the society of monks numbering many thousands, even as now I keep up a society of monks numbering many hundreds".[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]B) According to Sacred Books of the East volume 35 pg. 225: [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]"It is said that I am not an only Buddha upon whom the leadership and order is dependent. After me another Buddha maitreya of such and such virtues will come. I am now the leader of hundreds, he will be the leader of thousands."[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]C) According to the Gospel of Buddha by Carus pg. 217 and 218 (From Ceylon sources):[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]"Ananda said to the Blessed One, ‘Who shall teach us when thou art gone?' [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]And the Blessed one replied, 'I am not the first Buddha who came upon the earth nor shall I be the last. In due time another Buddha will arise in the world, a holy one, a supremely enlightened one, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and mortals. He will reveal to you the same eternal truths, which I have taught you. He will preach his religion, glorious in its origin, glorious at the climax and glorious at the goal. He will proclaim a religious life, wholly perfect and pure such as I now proclaim. His disciples will number many thousands while mine number many hundreds.'[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Ananda said, 'How shall we know him?' [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The Blessed one replied, 'He will be known as Maitreya'."[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot](i) The Sanskrit word ‘Maitreya’ or its equivalent in Pali ‘Metteyya’ means loving, compassionate, merciful and benevolent. It also means kindness and friendliness, sympathy, etc. One Arabic word which is equivalent to all these words is ‘Rahmat’. In Surah Al-Anbiya:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]"We sent thee not, but as a mercy for all creatures."[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot][Al-Qur’an 21:107][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was called the merciful, which is ‘Maitri’.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot](ii) The words Mercy and Merciful are mentioned in the Holy Qur’an no less than 409 times. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot](iii) Every chapter of the Glorious Qur’an, except Chapter 9, i.e. Surah Taubah begins with the beautiful formula, 'Bismillah Hir-Rahman Nir-Rahim', which means 'In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful'. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot](iv) The Word Muhammad is also spelt as ‘Mahamet’ or ‘Mahomet’ and in various other ways in different languages. The word ‘Maho’ or ‘Maha’ in Pali and Sanskrit mean Great and Illustrious and ‘Metta’ means mercy. Therefore ‘Mahomet’ means ‘Great Mercy’. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2. Buddha’s doctrine was Esoteric and Exoteric: [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]According to Sacred Books of the East, volume 11, pg. 36 Maha-Parinibbana Sutta chapter 2 verse 32:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]"I have preached the truth without making any distinction between exoteric and esoteric doctrine, for in respect of truths, Ananda, the Tathagata has no such thing as the closed fist of a teacher, who keeps something back".[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Muhammad (pbuh) on the commandment of Almighty God delivered the message and doctrine without making any distinction between esoteric and exoteric. The Qur'an was recited in public in the days of the Prophet and is being done so till date. The Prophet had strictly forbidden the Muslims from hiding the doctrine[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]3. Devoted Servitors of the Buddhas: [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]According to Sacred Books of the East volume 11 pg. 97 Maha-Parinibbana Sutta Chapter 5 verse 36:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]"Then the Blessed one addressed the brethren, and said, ‘Whosoever, brethren have been Arahat-Buddhas through the long ages of the past, they were servitors just as devoted to those Blessed ones as Ananda has been to me. And whosoever brethren shall be the Arahat-Buddhas of the future, there shall be servitors as devoted to those Blessed ones as Ananda has been to me’."[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The Servitor of Buddha was Ananda. Muhammad (pbuh) also had a servitor by the name Anas (r.a.) who was the son of Malik. Anas (r.a...) was presented to the Prophet by his parents. Anas (r.a...) relates: "My mother said to him, 'Oh Messenger of God, here is your little servant'." Further Anas relates, "I served him from the time I was 8 years old and the Prophet called me his son and his little beloved". Anas (r.a...) stayed by the Prophet in peace and in war, in safety as well as in danger till the end of his life.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]i) Anas (r.a.), even though he was only 11 years old stayed beside the Prophet during the battle of Uhud where the Prophet’s life was in great danger. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]ii) Even during the battle of Honain when the Prophet was surrounded by the enemies who were archers, Anas (r.a...) who was only 16 years old stood by the Prophet.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Anas (R) can surely be compared with Ananda who stood by Gautam Buddha when the mad elephant approached him.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
to be continued......
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[slcrazy]

continuation...


[FONT=&quot] [/FONT][FONT=&quot]4. Six Criteria for Identifying Buddha: [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]According to the Gospel of Buddha by Carus pg. 214:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]"The Blessed one said, ‘There are two occasions on which a Tathagata’s appearance becomes clear and exceedingly bright. In the night Ananda, in which a Tathagata attains to the supreme and perfect insight, and in the night in which he passes finally away in that ultra passing which leaves nothing whatever of his earthly existence to remain.’ "[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]According to Gautam Buddha, following are the six criteria for identifying a Buddha.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]i) A Buddha attains supreme and perfect insight at night-time. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]ii) On the occasion of his complete enlightenment he looks exceedingly bright [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]iii) A Buddha dies a natural death. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]iv) He dies at night-time. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]v) He looks exceedingly bright before his death. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]vi) After his death a Buddha ceases to exist on earth.[/FONT]



[FONT=&quot][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] i) Muhammad (pbuh) attained supreme insight and Prophethood at night-time.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]According to Surah Dukhan:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]"By the books that makes thing clear – We sent it down during a blessed night."[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot][Al-Qur'an 44:2-3][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]According to Surah Al-Qadar:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]"We have indeed revealed this (message) in the night of power."[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot][Al-Qur'an 97:1][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]ii) Muhammad (pbuh) instantly felt his understanding illumined with celestial light. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]iii) Muhammad (pbuh) died a natural death. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]iv) According to Ayesha (r.a.), Muhammad (pbuh) expired at night-time. When he was dying there was no oil in the lamp and his wife Ayesha (r.a.) had to borrow oil for the lamp. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]v) According to Anas (r.a.), Muhammad (pbuh) looked exceedingly bright in the night of his death. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]vi) After the burial of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) he was never seen again in his bodily form on this earth. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]5. Buddhas are only Preachers:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]According to Dhammapada, Sacred Books of East volume 10 pg., 67:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]"The Jathagatas (Buddhas) are only Preachers."[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The Qur’an says in Surah Ghashiya:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]"Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish. Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs."[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot][Al-Qur'an 88:21-22][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]6. Identification of Maitreya by Buddha: [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]According to Dhammapada, Mattaya Sutta, 151:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]"The promised one will be:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]i) Compassionate for the whole creation[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]ii) A messenger of peace, a peace-maker[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]iii) The most successful in the world.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The Maitreya as a Preacher of morals will be:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]i) Truthful[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]ii) Self-respecting[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]iii) Gentle and noble[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]iv) Not proud[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]v) As a king to creatures[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]vi) An example to others in deeds and in words".[/FONT]

 

[slcrazy]

Id like to know abt this

onna request karapu eka post kala

 

[mutantlast]

[FONT=&quot][/FONT]

V CONCEPT OF GOD


[FONT=&quot]Buddha was silent about the existence or non-existence of God. It may be that since India was drowned in idol worship and anthropomorphism that a sudden step to monotheism would have been drastic and hence Buddha may have chosen to remain silent on the issue of God. He did not deny the existence of God. Buddha was once asked by a disciple whether God exists. He refused to reply. When pressed, he said that if you are suffering from a stomach ache would you concentrate on relieving the pain or studying the prescription of the physician. "It is not my business or yours to find out whether there is God – our business is to remove the sufferings of the world".[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Buddhism provided Dhamma or the ‘impersonal law’ in place of God. However this could not satisfy the craving of human beings and the religion of self-help had to be converted into a religion of promise and hope. The Hinayana sect could not hold out any promise of external help to the people. The Mahayana sect taught that Buddha’s watchful and compassionate eyes are on all miserable beings, thus making a God out of Buddha. Many scholars consider the evolution of God within Buddhism as an effect of Hinduism.[/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]Many Buddhists adopted the local god and thus the religion of ‘No-God’ was transformed into the religion of ‘Many-Gods’ – big and small, strong and weak and male and female. The ‘Man-God’ appears on earth in human form and incarnates from time to time. Buddha was against the caste-system prevalent in the Hindu society.[/FONT]

This is completely wrong. I think dis article has written by a man who has not a good knowledge about Buddhism..

[FONT=&quot][/FONT]

 

[tharinda07]

onna request karapu eka post kala

mama meake mula part eka kiyewwa eaka nika liyala thiyenne sungana kathawak wage anith tika passe balannam(cos nw im busy) meaka liyala thiyenne kauda? baddha darmaya geana hoda deaneemak thiyene ekkenek nam wenne bea???

 

[slcrazy]

This is completely wrong. I think dis article has written by a man who has not a good knowledge about Buddhism..

machan, if concept of god part is wrong plz correct it and post how it must be,thn others also can understand..

 

[susiya]

kathavanam eththa bt api monavada mevata karanne..........

 

[thekiller]

PAw wade.

 

[sachii]

machan, if concept of god part is wrong plz correct it and post how it must be,thn others also can understand..

see this

http://www.elakiri.com/forum/showthread.php?t=120562

 

[sri_lion]

Sorry,I didnt get time to answer to ur question y'day..

sri_lion ayya thank,(if) atleast u went through the quran.I think u have done a googling with the word quran,killing and etc for ur quotations from the quran and confused ur self with those limited knowledge.
Actually i cant explain each and every word,bcoz im not an expert(but i know more than u).Bt i'll try to explain.
If u wanna understand quran properly u have to follow some conditions(ethics?).I'll mention some of them.
* C the background or in which situation it revealed.
* dont hangup with a single quotation.there may be a history behind tht surah.

most of the non muslims comlain abt these things like u, by brief reading without going further.
for this kind of people i suggeest thm to go through like thafseer of quran(not only the translation bt also in greater details. I have one by S.ABUL A'LA MAUDUDI, better if u can c this).you can use this also
http://www.tafsir.com/ go to this and select the chapter.
you talked abt white skins who convert to islam earliar.do u think they also go through briefly like u?

in this place u have bcome like arunshoori(whos tht?).for details http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yNrxYewhi0&feature=related
this wil show u about ur earliar questions?look at the example aronshoori uses.

Referring to Dr.Naik's Jihad-2 Video (between minute 1.50 and 2.15)

Dr.Naik himself says:

Allah by the time he reach the verse number 5 gives ultimatum to the enemy.... to put things straight in 4 months time otherwise the declaration of WAR..

On the battle field Allah says to the Muslims where ever you find the enemies you kill them...

Bro which part it don't you understand? This is what I'm trying to SAY Allah is cruel!! Q'ran promote violence... you refer to your own video but SAD that you cannot comprehend what he says!

Who are these enemies? People whom are threat to Islam right? So why does people need to kill them why can't Allah him self come over here and correct them? why does Allah ask people to do the dirty work?

I'll come to ur question.
chapter 8 is surah al-anfal.This Surah enunciates general principles of war and peace while reviewing the battle of Badr and uses them for the moral training of the muslims.
It ws revealed after the battle of Badr,the first battle beetween islam and kufr.
* so consider its in war period
(for further details find out abt battle of badr and events tht led to tht battle)
better if u c the meaning from 60-66 rather than finding the meaning only for 65.
it tells tht The muslims should always be prepared for war on every front,but should be ready to make peace if the other party is inclined towards it.
(some thing similar example in youtube link i mentioned http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yNrxYewhi0&feature=related )

Oh! now it becomes Moral Training?

Who you kidding bro? Moral training through violent verses? C'mon dude!

Also it prompts the question that why do people need moral training? Allah could have made them perfect instead.. no training required then... and he doesn't have to write violent stuff in the Q'ran too.. why he didn't?

Whn u r going through the quran(not only for quran,bt for any new unknown matters)first try to understand wht does it try to mean and thn critisize.


I hope u r a buddhist.So u may have greater knowledge of it.Do u know ur religios scriptures also mention abt prophet Muhammed(PBUH)?(if u like to know more ,ask me)

Yes I would like to know please present your FACTS, NO GOD FAIRYTALES please!!

Hope u'll get something out of it..
Cheers.Thnks for ur interest.

sri_lion ayya,ur post amount shows tht most of the time u r free(am i correct?).so allocate some time to go through these stuffs i mentiond.specially watch Dr zakir naiks videos.bcoz he is renowed as a dynamic international orator on Islam and Comparative Religion.

You have no idea about the highest post count in this forum do you! Anyway 10 posts a day is not much for me!

And please Dr.Naiks points are really useless, like the time he mentioned about the animals teeth, and I've even answered his points in previous thread.. if you like you can dig my posts and see he is very careless and cunning... he is good for those Indian and Pakistani audience, not for Buddhists!! Why doesn't he come to Sri Lanka and have a debate with Buddhist monks? Why only challenges POPE? Because he cannot connect to Buddhism, he knows it!!

The IRF - Islamic Research Foundation (the official site of Dr.Naik)

Under his Article of Islam & Terrorism published here, he says...

5. Every Muslim should be a terrorist

Every Muslim should be a terrorist. A terrorist is a person who causes terror. The moment a robber sees a policeman he is terrified. A policeman is a terrorist for the robber. Similarly every Muslim should be a terrorist for the antisocial elements of society, such as thieves, dacoits and rapists. Whenever such an anti-social element sees a Muslim, he should be terrified. It is true that the word ‘terrorist’ is generally used for a person who causes terror among the common people. But a true Muslim should only be a terrorist to selective people i.e. anti-social elements, and not to the common innocent people. In fact a Muslim should be a source of peace for innocent people.

2. Sometimes force has to be used to maintain peace.

Each and every human being in this world is not in favour of maintaining peace and harmony. There are many, who would disrupt it for their own vested interests. Sometimes force has to be used to maintain peace. It is precisely for this reason that we have the police who use force against criminals and anti-social elements to maintain peace in the country. Islam promotes peace. At the same time, Islam exhorts it followers to fight where there is oppression. The fight against oppression may, at times, require the use of force. In Islam force can only be used to promote peace and justice.

Under who's authority? an unseen GOD's?

 

[sri_lion]

machan, if concept of god part is wrong plz correct it and post how it must be,thn others also can understand..

Prove me where's the GOD first!

 

[uguduwa]

Prove me where's the GOD first!

yup prove the presence of ur god..

 

[MuslimLankan]

i'm planning to buy a goat and slaughter it! wont cost me more than 9000 rupees to buy one. the meat will be distributed to the poor! maybe i can post some pics here! i should thank my bro uguduwa for reminding me about our religious believes by opening an anti muslim thread over here. i think it will take around 3 days to comeup with some cool goat slaughtering pics taken from my backyard. give me some time my dear brothers

sri lion you are full of crap! why don't you take a break ?

 

[uguduwa]

i'm planning to buy a goat and slaughter it! wont cost me more than 9000 rupees to buy one. the meat will be distributed to the poor! maybe i can post some pics here! i should thank my bro uguduwa for reminding me about our religious believes by opening an anti muslim thread over here. i think it will take around 3 days to comeup with some cool goat slaughtering pics taken from my backyard. give me some time my dear brothers

sri lion you are full of crap! why don't you take a break ?

you motherf***er....ur a shame for your religion, I dont care man, what you do will come back to you, kill hundreds, and you will be killed the same way million times...I feel sorry about the beast anyway...GT wouldnt allow you to post your brutality here..

 

[uguduwa]

Not Sri_lion, its you all full of crap..

 

[MuslimLankan]

you motherf***er....ur a shame for your religion, I dont care man, what you do will come back to you, kill hundreds, and you will be killed the same way million times...I feel sorry about the beast anyway...GT wouldnt allow you to post your brutality here..

uguduwa i would like to thank you again for opening this racist thread!

ohh c'mon guys no one can put a full stop to my religious believes.

ALLAHU AKBAR!

 

[Wal Bada]

VI MUHAMMAD (PBUH) IN BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES:

1. Buddha prophesised the advent of a Maitreya:

A) Almost all Buddhist books contain this prophecy. It is in Chakkavatti Sinhnad Suttanta D. III, 76:

"There will arise in the world a Buddha named Maitreya (the benevolent one) a holy one, a supreme one, an enlightened one, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe:

"What he has realized by his own supernatural knowledge he will publish to this universe. He will preach his religion, glorious in its origin, glorious at its climax, glorious at the goal, in the spirit and the letter. He will proclaim a religious life, wholly perfect and thoroughly pure; even as I now preach my religion and a like life do proclaim. He will keep up the society of monks numbering many thousands, even as now I keep up a society of monks numbering many hundreds".

B) According to Sacred Books of the East volume 35 pg. 225:

"It is said that I am not an only Buddha upon whom the leadership and order is dependent. After me another Buddha maitreya of such and such virtues will come. I am now the leader of hundreds, he will be the leader of thousands."

C) According to the Gospel of Buddha by Carus pg. 217 and 218 (From Ceylon sources):

"Ananda said to the Blessed One, ‘Who shall teach us when thou art gone?'

And the Blessed one replied, 'I am not the first Buddha who came upon the earth nor shall I be the last. In due time another Buddha will arise in the world, a holy one, a supremely enlightened one, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and mortals. He will reveal to you the same eternal truths, which I have taught you. He will preach his religion, glorious in its origin, glorious at the climax and glorious at the goal. He will proclaim a religious life, wholly perfect and pure such as I now proclaim. His disciples will number many thousands while mine number many hundreds.'

Ananda said, 'How shall we know him?'

The Blessed one replied, 'He will be known as Maitreya'."

(i) The Sanskrit word ‘Maitreya’ or its equivalent in Pali ‘Metteyya’ means loving, compassionate, merciful and benevolent. It also means kindness and friendliness, sympathy, etc. One Arabic word which is equivalent to all these words is ‘Rahmat’. In Surah Al-Anbiya:

"We sent thee not, but as a mercy for all creatures."
[Al-Qur’an 21:107]

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was called the merciful, which is ‘Maitri’.

(ii) The words Mercy and Merciful are mentioned in the Holy Qur’an no less than 409 times.

(iii) Every chapter of the Glorious Qur’an, except Chapter 9, i.e. Surah Taubah begins with the beautiful formula, 'Bismillah Hir-Rahman Nir-Rahim', which means 'In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful'.

(iv) The Word Muhammad is also spelt as ‘Mahamet’ or ‘Mahomet’ and in various other ways in different languages. The word ‘Maho’ or ‘Maha’ in Pali and Sanskrit mean Great and Illustrious and ‘Metta’ means mercy. Therefore ‘Mahomet’ means ‘Great Mercy’.

We have talked enough of this crap by Zakir Naik (the sick bastard, who has been dismantled in international audiences by Dr. Ali Sina). There are enough threads here showing why your desert robber cannot be a buddha. No need to bring the whole thread back, but just read it for interests sake.