Buddhism has a lifespan of 5000 years

[Hahahaman]

:*:Er I thought the concept of heaven and hell is only symbolic since the beginning of Buddhism? 看到天堂还是地狱在于你?

Then just tell meople to be happy whatever they encounter will do. What for set up a monastics order? meditate for what?

There is a difference between mundane and supramundane.

 

[drifter]

I notice that you have put a period at the end of your comment which means that you do not wish to continue with my thread. It is Ok but I still need to clarify that Buddhism is not a evangelistic religion. The early Buddhists were obsessed with self-enlightenment which gave later rise to the Mahayana movement which put helping others to attain enlightenment above self enlightenment but it has never been evangelistic.

bro...all religions are evangelistic religion ...althoough some of those religion painted that they are not ...in fact they are ....it just different religion approaches different motivation . if not their religion would have not survived .

 

[drifter]

Bro, read post 24 on page 2.

bro all religions do not practice what they preach ....buddhism too . if not , why ppl donate money to their religion ,and use the money to bulid grand temples ...

 

[drifter]

Think of this;

Atheist has a form of religion too.

From your quote:

"4. A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion."

.........."it is intirely a religion.. it just might not fit your own definition."

there is a difference between being an atheist , and being anti-religious...

atheism is not a religion. atheists hold a wide variety of beliefs and outlooks, the only similarity being a lack of belief in a god or gods.calling atheism a religion is like calling bald a hair color , unlike a religion, atheism is not organized under a common doctrine (belief system). the only shared opinion among atheists is the nonexistence of a deity. there are a few common beliefs among atheists such as views regarding morality, religion and spirituality. there is no single ideology that all atheists share, nor are there any institutionalized rituals or behaviors.

Largely, atheism remains unorganized ...

 

[wrcboi]

its sunday....lets all cont the arguement at Rev Psalm bs place......lol

 

[Maximilian Chua-Heng]

You are right on that, if not we won't have terms like "a modern-day monk" coined, but we do need to be discerning when it comes to making sweeping statements.

bro all religions do not practice what they preach ....buddhism too . if not , why ppl donate money to their religion ,and use the money to bulid grand temples ...

 

[Maximilian Chua-Heng]

Good that Ah Ram brought up Hinduism.

It's a widely known fact that Buddhism is an offshoot of Hinduism, but what comes before Hinduism? Go see my thread on the "Ancient Aliens"!

The founders of Hinduism and caste system were not ah nehs. They were Aryans. Now their descendants are mostly inhabitants of Germany, Austria, Poland and post-Roman Empire Italy. The ah nehs were the lowest castes.

 

[Unrepented]

:p Lazer guns shooting flames into the air......... then discussion leads to star wars.....and the may the force with you.

Good that Ah Ram brought up Hinduism.

It's a widely known fact that Buddhism is an offshoot of Hinduism, but what comes before Hinduism? Go see my thread on the "Ancient Aliens"!

 

[scbccb]

Halo Buddhism is not a religion. Kua tio gui?

It's a widely known fact that Buddhism is an offshoot of Hinduism, but what comes before Hinduism?

 

[Unrepented]

Imo, it has something to do with star wars.

Halo Buddhism is not a religion. Kua tio gui?

 

[drifter]

You are right on that, if not we won't have terms like "a modern-day monk" coined, but we do need to be discerning when it comes to making sweeping statements.

bro...without religion ...ppl will have nothing to make use of .

last time ppl used religion to be a better man ...now ppl use religion to gain money , fame and political...ect purposes . so it is wise to abolish all religion in today age ..

 

[drifter]

Understand the difference between belief and truth...................

consider the following examples:
a stranger comes to your door and tells you that your child has been killed in a car accident outside their school.
You would feel a pang of emotion, but this is a stranger. do you believe them? do they know who your child is? is this some sort of cruel joke? do you relay believe that your child has been killed? you will be inclined to harbor some strong doubts.

two police officers come to your door, squad car in the driveway. they tell you your child has been killed. they need you to come with them to identify the body.
you will in all likelihood believe them, they are police officers. you will feel the emotion as as though you know for a fact that you child is dead. it will be real to you.you should notice that the difference between these two examples is the authority of the messenger, not the message itself. these examples are also chosen for their emotional content, because the emotional content is a large part of what makes a situation real to us.

the point is, whether we believe something based on authority, or emotion, or both, we cannot know it is true until we see with our own eyes. the highest authority you can imagine could tell you the simplest thing, and you may believe them, and they may believe themselves, but that does not in any way make it true.

 

[Fook Seng]

bro...all religions are evangelistic religion ...althoough some of those religion painted that they are not ...in fact they are ....it just different religion approaches different motivation . if not their religion would have not survived .

I totally disagree with your blanket opinion but it is OK I won't continue on this thread with you.

 

[Unrepented]

People can still design and make use of economic, social and political models.............and engineer events for intended purposes.

Since you agree that last tum people used religion to be a better man and now people use religion to gain money, fame and political, etc purposes, then the object of anti-sentiments should not be directed at "religion" itself, but that of degenerative human behaviour of selected group and their attempts to use religion to exploit people contrary to its intended purpose as you have aforementioned.

bro...without religion ...ppl will have nothing to make use of .

last time ppl used religion to be a better man ...now ppl use religion to gain money , fame and political...ect purposes . so it is wise to abolish all religion in today age ..

 

[Ramseth]

Good that Ah Ram brought up Hinduism.

It's a widely known fact that Buddhism is an offshoot of Hinduism, but what comes before Hinduism? Go see my thread on the "Ancient Aliens"!

Nothing scripturally religious came before Hinduism; it's the world's oldest scripted religion with its Vedas. As for deities without scriptures, Ra the Egyptian Sun God is the oldest. As to the idea of ancient aliens, watch the movie Stargate.

 

[eatshitndie]

Nothing scripturally religious came before Hinduism; it's the world's oldest scripted religion with its Vedas. As for deities without scriptures, Ra the Egyptian Sun God is the oldest. As to the idea of ancient aliens, watch the movie Stargate.

or consult gms, sg's own ufologist and expert on alien invasion. ask an ah lian what's an alien, and she will say "ahhh lian lah! simi lan jiao si aylian?"

 

[Ramseth]

or consult gms, sg's own ufologist and expert on alien invasion. ask an ah lian what's an alien, and she will say "ahhh lian lah! simi lan jiao si aylian?"

GMS is in talks with some top HK movie producers for Stargate II: CJ8. They're trying to get Stephen Chow to play the leading role.

 

[drifter]

People can still design and make use of economic, social and political models.............and engineer events for intended purposes.

Since you agree that last tum people used religion to be a better man and now people use religion to gain money, fame and political, etc purposes, then the object of anti-sentiments should not be directed at "religion" itself, but that of degenerative human behaviour of selected group and their attempts to use religion to exploit people contrary to its intended purpose as you have aforementioned.

if theres no religion to begin in the first place ...the world will have a lesser " excuse " to exploit ppl contrary to its intended purpose ...agreed ?

 

[eatshitndie]

GMS is in talks with some top HK movie producers for Stargate II: CJ8. They're trying to get Stephen Chow to play the leading role.

any scene on sex with an alien?

 

[Unrepented]

I know you will say this:p But it will act as a counter balance too.

if theres no religion to begin in the first place ...the world will have a lesser " excuse " to exploit ppl contrary to its intended purpose ...agreed ?