Name: Why Do Buddhist Bow before the Buddha
Uploaded: 2016-12-17T08:52:04.000Z
Duration: 5 min 18 s
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it's easy for people to say that we worship a false God

if you take Burma or you take anyother culture out there that when that child

is born their primary religion for that area is Buddhism ok?

When that child is born it is a baby Buddhist

when they grow up they're a Buddhist and when they die, they die a Buddhist

if that is the only culture they know and they have no concept of a Christian God

chances are they probably pray to the Buddha because that is their religion

I choose to believe what the Buddha said about himself

Shakyamuni Buddha said I am not a God and you know what, it thats what the man

another thought... well  wait a minute now

if you buddhist don't think that the Buddha is a god why do ya'll bow down to him?

I was hoping my dad would be here so I could answer that for him

why did you bowed down to a statue, why do you bow down

if if the Buddha is not your God, why do you

Well...in order to answer that question we need to look a little deeper in what it  to look a little deeper at what does it

we are bound to the Buddha-Natue or the Buddha-Mind within ourselves

however it's up to us to have to discipline, it's up to us to have the drive

that statue represents.  That statute represents

to change our actions,  to change words within ourselves.

That's what a Bodhisattva is. Now what the difference...now I have a picture of Jesus hanging on my wall...

my mom and dad been Christians having a picture jesus

the man, their worshipping what he represents to them,

and it's no different for us Buddhist. There's no difference.

all we're doing is bowing to something that what represents what we wish to obtain

The Buddha never once said if you don't believe in me

you're going to burn in hell for all eternity

The Buddha never once professed that oh...

that unless you beleive in me that you're going to

the Buddha never once wanted anyone to worship him and he didn't even want us to believe what he

"Don't beleive what I say and dont beleive what I teached" is what the Buddha taught.

So, that's two myths wrapped up in one, it's like a buy one get one free on that one.

and that when Buddhist prostrate before the Buddha, their not bowing or prostrating to a statue..ok.

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Why Do Buddhist Bow before the Buddha

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effort

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