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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sailani" data-source="post: 6730109" data-attributes="member: 228334"><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: navy">To know what Buddhism says about idol worship, we have to examine their sacred books. The Bible of Buddhism is called <span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: red">‘Tri Pitaka’</span></span> composed of three books, written in Pali. These are the books of the Hinayana or Theravada sect of Buddhism, which claims to be more orthodox than the other sect, Mahayana. Mahayanist use Mahavastu and Lalitavastu as their sacred books written in Sanskrit. We will be dealing with the books of the Hinayana sect and the following are the collections in this division of Buddhism.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: navy">I) ‘Sutta Pitaka’ collection of sermons and discourses of Buddha. Supposed to be the most important of the Pitakas as a source book of Buddhist doctrine. It consists of five divisions known as ‘Nikayas’.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: navy">1. Deega Nikaya</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: navy">2. Majjima Nikaya</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: navy">3. Sanyukta Nikaya</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: navy">4. Anguttara Nikaya and</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: navy">5. Kuddaka Nikaya.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: navy">II) ‘Vinaya Pitaka’ composed of rules of conduct, particularly of monks.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: navy">III) ‘Abhidhamma Pitaka’ analysis of doctrine.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: red">In any of these texts we do not find any evidence or statement approving or promoting of idol worship by Buddha.</span></span> On the contrary, <span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: red">Buddha has opposed making of idols</span></span>, when Ananda, a close relative, the most devoted attendant and a leading monk sought permission to make an idol of Buddha. The practice of idol worship in present day <span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: red">Buddhism is an innovation</span></span>, defying the <span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: red">teachings of Buddha.</span></span></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>

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