Why Buddha was chosen for revelation?

[kongsimi]

Frankly why was he picked? Why was he so special? He is not even son of God? just a rich dude.

How could anyone sit in a location could master the knowledge of the Universe without even conducting a scientific experiment?

Would anyone get a nobel prize by sitting in a same location for many years? This doesn't make sense.

Again a serious flaw in thought.

 

[fivestars]

There are many Buddha reborn as religion leader. There are many Demon reborn as Sangha. No point to talk a lot.

 

[drifter]

There are many Buddha reborn as religion leader. There are many Demon reborn as Sangha. No point to talk a lot.

Reborn ? Stop watching movies !!

If u stop asking question .. U become a blind follower

 

[fivestars]

Buddhism had to do all precepts by heart to purify. Not just take Al Quran, Bible, Holy Books and Sutra for talking and talking a lot and force people to agree what you feel.

Do it by heart. Not Do it By Talking and By Law.

 

[drifter]

Buddhism had to do all precepts by heart to purify. Not just take Al Quran, Bible, Holy Books and Sutra for talking and talking a lot and force people to agree what you feel.

Do it by heart. Not Do it By Talking and By Law.

You use your brain to think not your heart !

 

[Ash007]

He was not chosen. He reached a state of being. His teachings espouse that anyone, everyone can reach this state. You can as well, if you follow what he says. In fact, he did mention you don't have to believe him at all and try and prove that what he had said is wrong. Don't try and bunch up all religion into one category. Religion like many human endeavor has multiple schools of thoughts and philosophy. If anything, buddhism can be more philosophical then the people of the book bunch.

 

[drifter]

He was not chosen. He reached a state of being. His teachings espouse that anyone, everyone can reach this state. You can as well, if you follow what he says. In fact, he did mention you don't have to believe him at all and try and prove that what he had said is wrong. Don't try and bunch up all religion into one category. Religion like many human endeavor has multiple schools of thoughts and philosophy. If anything, buddhism can be more philosophical then the people of the book bunch.

All religious have one thing in common .. They talk shit and promise u rewards if u obey

 

[fivestars]

Third wisdom eye with purify Bigger New Body.

 

[greenies]

All religious have one thing in common .. They talk shit and promise u rewards if u obey

Have you ever read or studied Buddhist teaching?

He asked people not to believe in what he said, but to question and investigate.
Buddhism is not a blind faith, not a scripture reading.
It is to practice mindfulness/ insight meditation for understanding the truths and escaping from suffering.

In history, you will never find single conflict or war initiated by Buddhism.

 

[PUNISHER]

Have you ever read or studied Buddhist teaching?

He asked people not to believe in what he said, but to question and investigate.
Buddhism is not a blind faith, not a scripture reading.
It is to practice mindfulness/ insight meditation for understanding the truths and escaping from suffering.

In history, you will never find single conflict or war initiated by Buddhism.

What about reincarnation that Buddhist believe ? A careful examination of the Buddhist texts, however, particularly The Kalachakra Tantra literature, reveals both external and internal levels of battle that could easily be called "holy wars." leaders may exploit the external dimensions of holy war for political, economic, or personal gain, by using it to rouse their troops to battle. Historical examples regarding Islam are well known , but one must not be rosy-eyed about Buddhism and think that it has been immune to this phenomenon

 

[PUNISHER]

The first thing that comes to mind were the Ikko Ikki revolts. They were a religious/political movement in the 1400s-1500s Japan that basically seized various important parts of Japan in revolt against the samurai, and even managed to overthrow one daimyo. They were eventually put down by various daimyo. Beyond that, most Buddhist sects and temples in Japan had warrior monks attached to them and were constantly fighting each other over matters of doctrine and territory. In Wikipedia's theres a article about the Sohei.
in addition to Japan, which was constantly in civil war, Burma and Thailand/Siam were pretty constantly fighting each other, Siam fought a few wars with Vietnam, and so on. There's been a lot of war in Southeast Asia, regardless of the Buddhist population. I don't think that, historically, Buddhist countries have been on average any more peaceful than non-Buddhist countries.

 

[PUNISHER]

Tibetan sects struggled violently for control at times ( i.e. Gelugpa vs. Kagyu ). The history here is rather complicated because secular and religious struggles intersected between various parties. In particular during the 16th-18th centuries different Buddhist Mongol groups acted as outside power-brokers, dominating Tibet and backing different rival sects.

 

[PUNISHER]

Theres an interesting biography of Pol Pot that posited that Cambodia's traditional Buddhism may have actually increased the atrocities that happened there. Basically it says Buddhism's ideas about suffering allowed people to distance themselves enough to commit and accept really horrific acts. After all, if all life is suffering, what does it matter if you are making people suffer a bit more? According to Buddhism it's all an illusion they ought to be working past anyway

 

[PUNISHER]

Another example is not only Thailand against it's neighbors, but Thailand against itself! Long before Siam became a unified whole, it was divided into separate Buddhist kingdoms. Ayutthaya in present-day central Thailand, Sukhothai and Lan Na in the North, Luang Prabang and Vientiane in present-day Laos. They slaughtered each other incessantly, including during their own version of the Hundred Years' War around the 15th century.

 

[PUNISHER]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1554817/Sri-Lankas-Buddhist-monks-are-intent-on-war.html

 

[PUNISHER]

Please read zen at war by Brian Daizen Victoria

 

[PUNISHER]

What about shaolin temple that practice kongfu ? Don't come and tell me bullshit like for health purpose

 

[PUNISHER]

Buddhism, like the other " great " faiths, has not always lived up to its principles there are numerous examples of Buddhists engaging in violence and even war.

in the 14th century Buddhist fighters led the uprising that evicted the Mongols from China
in Japan, Buddhist monks trained Samurai warriors in meditation that made them better fighters
In the twentieth century Japanese Zen masters wrote in support of Japan's wars of aggression. For example, Sawaki Kodo (1880–1965) wrote this in 1942 and In Sri Lanka the 20th century civil war between the mostly Buddhist Sinhalese majority and the Hindu Tamil minority has cost 50,000 lives.

 

[PUNISHER]

Every religion think they are the truth and they are special end of the day all is the same its just a tools for controling ppl under hidden agenda .

 

[Sinkie]

A person living 2513 years ago, and you guys still talk about it now?

Do you guys know how fucking long ago is 2513 years?

You can't even describe properly how your grandparents lived and died, so please get a sense of proportion here.