Guest guest Posted June 29, 2002 Report Share Posted June 29, 2002 > Dear Friends, > > Any truth in the assertion that Buddhism rejected " the Vedas, the caste > system and even the Hindu concept of liberation, is believed by Hindus to be > the ninth incarnation of Vishnu. " > > Regards, > Sathia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~response~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The recent posting from Ananda about Buddha's teaching answers your question relating to Buddhism. " Look to reduce the suffering of all rather than looking out for the interest of the little self... even personal salvation is secondary. " What wonderful teaching! Buddhism does not accept the authority of the Vedas hence even though the teachings are very Hindu in many respect, Buddhism is technically not part of Hinduism. And yet the Hindus recognised the relevance of Buddha's teachings, hence incorporated him within the Hindu tradition by calling him the ninth avatar of Vishnu. jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2002 Report Share Posted July 1, 2002 I have never been able to understand how non violence and flesh eating go together in Buddhism. Pranams Dev Sign-up for Video Highlights of 2002 FIFA World Cup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2002 Report Share Posted July 1, 2002 I think the Buddha rejected the ritualistic aspects of the Vedas, but not the essential philosophical principals expounded in the Upanishads. He did reject all dualistic approaches- in that sense he was a pure Jnani like Ramana Maharishi and Nisargadatta Maharaj. This had a cleansing effect on the stagnation and superstitious ritualism Hinduism had become.... Swamiji, though, is more accepting of ALL approaches to the Infinite. His approach was to accept all aspects of religion as so many stepping stones in our development towards Advaita. He new the ignorant masses needed their little gods and that eventually, through faith and sincerity, they would see the Bigger Picture. It is tiring though to see both Hindus and Buddhists misunderstand the true mission and purpose of the Buddha. He was a reformer of a stagnant religion and really said nothing new. His message was the clarification of pure Advaita with the practical application of Patanjali. Sometimes I read that he was an " atheist'! He only rejected the CONCEPT of God- the dualistic concept of God. He also rejected the CONCEPT of " liberation " as some type of selfish attainment- hence the emphasis on compassion and the Boddhisatva- the man who attains enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings..... Of course dualists who didn't understand Advaita (often referred to as " Emptiness " by Buddhists) had to fit the Buddha into their conceptual framework by calling him an incarnation of Vishnu..... --- S T <ssathia wrote: > Dear Friends, > > I cam across the following piece at : > > http://www.shalincraft-india.com/collect4.html > > " Buddha, who broke away from the rigid Brahminism > prevalent in his times, > rejecting the Vedas, the caste system and even the > Hindu concept of > liberation, is believed by Hindus to be the ninth > incarnation of Vishnu. > He manifested as Buddhism formally rejected both the > caste system as well as > the authority of the Brahmins. Buddha emphasized > natural law over > supernaturalism. Each man could gain salvation for > himself without the > mediation of a priest or without reference to the > Gods. The world of > experience, according to him, does not require any > Gods for its explanation. > He tried to shift the focus from the worship of God > to the service of man > and started a religion independent of dogma and > priesthood, sacrifice and > sacrament. He existed on ahimsa- the absence of the > desire to kill. This > gradually was partly accepted by the Brahmins who > used to sacrifice animals > during performances of rituals, influenced by this > replaced the animal with > a coconut. At one point of time Hinduism is said to > have been threatened by > the Buddhism. The temples of Khajuraho is believed > to be one of the > examples. Glorified further by its acceptance by > King Asoka, Buddhism now > has a name all over the world. " > > Any comments from this list? > > Any truth in the assertion that Buddhism rejected " > the Vedas, the caste > system and even the Hindu concept of liberation, is > believed by Hindus to be > the ninth incarnation of Vishnu. " > > Regards, > Sathia > > > > > _______________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print > your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > ATTACHMENT part 2 application/octet-stream name=buddhist statue in metal and wood.url - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2002 Report Share Posted July 1, 2002 >I have never been able to understand how non violence and flesh eating go >together in Buddhism. > Or in Quakerism and many other pacifist circles........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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