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**Kokomoxcv** · 04-20-2012, 11:19 AM

Yet not necessarily taught or used by the Buddha himself, of course. However, that's probably the subject of another topic to this one.

Temples and Buddhist art were not used by the Buddha himself because he was the originator of the Buddhist religion and would therefore pre-date and have established the traditions we follow. I didn't really understand where you were coming from with this obvious statement. If Buddha was to worship a statue of himself, or his face in a pond, that would be narcissism. Yet THAT'S probably the subject of another topic! lol

Is buddhism a form of self worship? If it really is so, I believe that it's good....to an extent (middle way). It is all about evolutionary movement beyond self.

04-20-2012, 11:19 AM	#11
Kokomoxcv Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 380 Senior Member	Yet not necessarily taught or used by the Buddha himself, of course. However, that's probably the subject of another topic to this one. Temples and Buddhist art were not used by the Buddha himself because he was the originator of the Buddhist religion and would therefore pre-date and have established the traditions we follow. I didn't really understand where you were coming from with this obvious statement. If Buddha was to worship a statue of himself, or his face in a pond, that would be narcissism. Yet THAT'S probably the subject of another topic! lol Is buddhism a form of self worship? If it really is so, I believe that it's good....to an extent (middle way). It is all about evolutionary movement beyond self.
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