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**Calluffence** · 06-26-2012, 05:29 PM

Ok, I am linking to the buddhist wiki page about god. For those of you who lack confidance in wikipedia I invite you to read the books cited in the references.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_in_Buddhism

Regarding the wiki article buddhism is officialy agnostic and does not see the idea of a supreme god being relevant to spiritual progress. Most often the idea of god is refuted when it conflicts buddhist principles, for example the christian god being eternal conflict with the buddhist idea of imperenance.

Now, read this carefully because it is important: I am not well read enough to know how god was understood by the jewish faith at the time of jesus. But if he possesed qualities that refuted buddhist principles then, to me, he would lack understanding about reality and therefor not be a buddha.

I don't mean to be speaking for gerrymob, but that is how I understand it.

Lastly, none of this is to undermine Jesus. Even if we say hypothetically he did know about the buddha dharma maybe he had disagreements with its principles and had no interest in pursueing buddhahood. Who knows.

06-26-2012, 05:29 PM	#40
Calluffence Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 450 Senior Member	Ok, I am linking to the buddhist wiki page about god. For those of you who lack confidance in wikipedia I invite you to read the books cited in the references. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_in_Buddhism Regarding the wiki article buddhism is officialy agnostic and does not see the idea of a supreme god being relevant to spiritual progress. Most often the idea of god is refuted when it conflicts buddhist principles, for example the christian god being eternal conflict with the buddhist idea of imperenance. Now, read this carefully because it is important: I am not well read enough to know how god was understood by the jewish faith at the time of jesus. But if he possesed qualities that refuted buddhist principles then, to me, he would lack understanding about reality and therefor not be a buddha. I don't mean to be speaking for gerrymob, but that is how I understand it. Lastly, none of this is to undermine Jesus. Even if we say hypothetically he did know about the buddha dharma maybe he had disagreements with its principles and had no interest in pursueing buddhahood. Who knows.
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