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How
does your religion differ from others and similar to other religion (example,
Christianity)
Do you believe in reincarnation?
Do Buddhists have a set of rules that they must follow?
Can you tell me types of meditation and if you believe in Buddhism, does every one have to do meditation? ( do you guys pray or is meditation is like praying?)
My comment :
Do you believe in reincarnation?
Do Buddhists have a set of rules that they must follow?
Can you tell me types of meditation and if you believe in Buddhism, does every one have to do meditation? ( do you guys pray or is meditation is like praying?)
My comment :
Hi
S,
How does your religion differ from others and similar to other religion (example, Christianity)
General similarities are around universal truths which have no boundary, such as love, unselfishness, goodwill and compassion. The main differences are that Buddhism does not subscribe to the existence of "eternal and unchanging soul", "a place called heaven where people live in eternal peace and happiness", and "an all-powerful God".
Do you believe in reincarnation?
Reincarnation and rebirth are different concepts. The Buddha spoke about rebirth. This means the continuous flow of birth and death involving "consciousness" but not "an unchanging and permanent soul". The latter is reincarnation. Life is like a lighted candle. The flame you see is not the exactly the same for two moments, yet the light seems to be the same. The Buddha referred this rebirth as a phenomenon that was neither exactly the same nor totally different.
Do Buddhists have a set of rules that they must follow?
Nothing in Buddhism is a MUST. There is no compulsion. People are free to decide whether the Buddha's teachings are true and beneficial. The Buddha gave complete freedom to humans to use their common sense and human intelligence to analyze his teachings.
Can you tell me types of meditation and if you believe in Buddhism, does every one have to do meditation? ( do you guys pray or is meditation is like praying?)
We do not like to impose our belief on others. As Buddhists, we know that only through proper meditation that we can train our mind to obey us in order to live a peaceful, wholesome and noble life. It will take a lengthy explaination to explain Buddhist meditation; but very briefly, there are two main types, namely tranquility meditation and insight meditation. The former is to achieve a calm and controlled mind. The latter is to realize the true nature of existence and to attain ultimate liberation from birth and death. However both are complementary.
As for prayer; in the Christian context, Buddhists do not "pray" because they do not subscribe to a higher power controlling them. However, they do "communicate" with higher beings existing in different planes of existence, through radiating good thoughts to them. These higher beings have some worldly powers over humans and can assist them in time of needs.
How does your religion differ from others and similar to other religion (example, Christianity)
General similarities are around universal truths which have no boundary, such as love, unselfishness, goodwill and compassion. The main differences are that Buddhism does not subscribe to the existence of "eternal and unchanging soul", "a place called heaven where people live in eternal peace and happiness", and "an all-powerful God".
Do you believe in reincarnation?
Reincarnation and rebirth are different concepts. The Buddha spoke about rebirth. This means the continuous flow of birth and death involving "consciousness" but not "an unchanging and permanent soul". The latter is reincarnation. Life is like a lighted candle. The flame you see is not the exactly the same for two moments, yet the light seems to be the same. The Buddha referred this rebirth as a phenomenon that was neither exactly the same nor totally different.
Do Buddhists have a set of rules that they must follow?
Nothing in Buddhism is a MUST. There is no compulsion. People are free to decide whether the Buddha's teachings are true and beneficial. The Buddha gave complete freedom to humans to use their common sense and human intelligence to analyze his teachings.
Can you tell me types of meditation and if you believe in Buddhism, does every one have to do meditation? ( do you guys pray or is meditation is like praying?)
We do not like to impose our belief on others. As Buddhists, we know that only through proper meditation that we can train our mind to obey us in order to live a peaceful, wholesome and noble life. It will take a lengthy explaination to explain Buddhist meditation; but very briefly, there are two main types, namely tranquility meditation and insight meditation. The former is to achieve a calm and controlled mind. The latter is to realize the true nature of existence and to attain ultimate liberation from birth and death. However both are complementary.
As for prayer; in the Christian context, Buddhists do not "pray" because they do not subscribe to a higher power controlling them. However, they do "communicate" with higher beings existing in different planes of existence, through radiating good thoughts to them. These higher beings have some worldly powers over humans and can assist them in time of needs.
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