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highland:
I come from S’pore where Buddhism and Taoism is widely practised here manily the chinese people. Just a bit of info for you people mainly living in the west…

Often, the buddha is always placed with other deities like kuan yin on the same altar… and often incense such as joss sticks are offered to them… As somebody pointed out, Buddhism is not a religion, but somehow or rather it is often intertwined with taoism and becomes a “religion”
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Sounds like that Santeria religion which Catholic saints were utilised to worshipping them… o_o But then again I’m not surprised when people like to worship other gods…
 
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Ahimsa:
I’m sorry to break the news to you, but YES! ALL Buddhists WILL go to HELL, most defintely! (Ask me how I know…)
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[SARCASM]Because you’re God… [/SARCASM] rolls eyes I hate to break it to you, but it’s very un-Catholic to think that way, after our dearest Pope JP2 has shown amity and love towards Buddhism.

It’s a classic WWJD-type scenario! 😃
 
silverwings_88 said:
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Because you’re God… [/SARCASM] rolls eyes I hate to break it to you, but it’s very un-Catholic to think that way, after our dearest Pope JP2 has shown amity and love towards Buddhism.

It’s a classic WWJD-type scenario! 😃
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I’m not Catholic.😃
 
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Ahimsa:
I’m sorry to break the news to you, but YES! ALL Buddhists WILL go to HELL, most defintely! (Ask me how I know…)
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Someone who borrows a Sanskrit word meaning ‘non-violence’ to use as a pseudonym, and who is profoundly ignorant of Eastern spirituality. . . ?

“The only way to develop universal love is by the practice of Ahimsa (non-injury). Ahimsa is refraining from causing pain to any living creature.”

Talk about an inappropriate handle. . . .

I guess as real Chrisians we should be praying for you.
 
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romano:
Someone who borrows a Sanskrit word meaning ‘non-violence’ to use as a pseudonym, and who is profoundly ignorant of Eastern spirituality. . . ?

“The only way to develop universal love is by the practice of Ahimsa (non-injury). Ahimsa is refraining from causing pain to any living creature.”

Talk about an inappropriate handle. . . .

I guess as real Chrisians we should be praying for you.
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Hmmm…why do you think I’m ignorant of Eastern spirituality?
 
Hi, Romano,

“If you really want to find out about Buddhism you should read a good introduction to the subject, of which there are many. Two I can recommend are those by Edward Conze and Christmas Humphreys.”
quote, Romano

Isn’t it Christian Humphreys?🙂

Best,
reen12
 
Dear romano,

“If you really want to find out about Buddhism you should read a good introduction to the subject, of which there are many. Two I can recommend are those by Edward Conze and Christmas Humphreys.”
quote, romano

Isn’t it *Christian *Humphreys?🙂

reen12
 
OOPs…Something went wrong…I was saying:

OK, lemme ask you then. How did you know?
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Ahimsa:
I’m sorry to break the news to you, but YES! ALL Buddhists WILL go to HELL, most defintely! (Ask me how I know…)
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Gee, Ahimsa, are you *really *profoundly ignorant
of Eastern spirituality??? 😃

As my grandmother used to say: “Oh, my
sainted aunt!”

I never got back to the thread we were
exhanging ideas on, about 4 ?] weeks ago.
My head got tired. The penalty of advancing
years??

Best regards,
reen12

“I can’t spell in *any *language. It keeps me humble.”
-Northeastern Sage aka Zusia
 
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BlessedBe13:
He never said that Catholics worship Mary. He said that prayer before a statue of Buddha is just as idolatrous as prayer before a statue of Mary - meaning NEITHER are idolatrous. Catholics do still pray to Mary, don’t they?

Perhaps some Catholics need to stop being so defensive and stop looking for the chance to jump down the throats of people they presume to be anti-Catholic.
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I already addressed this and apologized. Read the post please.

The word idolatrous wasn’t necessary. It’s called veneration. And if you’ve read other threads regarding the original non-bastardized meaning of the words “pray to”, You hopefully know that it means asking the Blessed Mother to pray for us. (just in case you didn’t know that). And yes, I am gun-shy. Have you read some of the threads on the Blessed Mother on this forum? Scathing anti-Catholic protestants descend to these threads like colonies of fast growing bacteria and begin to bash The Mother of God. But thanks for the extra slap on the wrist, BlessedBe. I often get too emotional. :o
 
Lumen Gentium:
OOPs…Something went wrong…I was saying:

OK, lemme ask you then. How did you know?
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Well, I’m glad you asked. 😃

Of course, there are many Buddhist traditions out there, and not all Buddhists believe in the same things necessarily. The Buddhist tradition I had in mind is the Mahayana; Mahayana Buddhists generally take the Bodhisattva Vow:

Beings are numberless; I vow to awaken with them.
Delusions are inexhaustible; I vow to end them.
Dharma gates are boundless; I vow to enter them.
Buddha’s way is unsurpassable; I vow to become it.

May I be a guard for those who are protectorless,
A guide for those who journey on the road;
For those who wish to go across the water,
May I be a boat, a raft, a bridge.
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     May I be an isle for those who yearn for landfall, 
   And a lamp for those who long for light;       
   For those who need a resting place, a bed,       
   For all who need a servant, may I be a slave.  

     May I be the wishing jewel, the vase of plenty, 
   A word of power, and the supreme remedy.       
   May I be the trees of miracles, 
   And for every being, the abundant cow.       

     Like the great earth and the other elements, 
   Enduring as the sky itself endures, 
   For the boundless multitude of living beings, 
   May I be the ground and vessel of their life.  

     Thus, for every single thing that lives,       
   In number like the boundless reaches of the sky, 
   May I be their sustenance and nourishment       
   Until they pass beyond the bounds of suffering
The Bodhisattva refuses ultimate enlightenment until he or she has helped everyone else become enlightened. And helping everyone else would involve going into the hells and saving those people who are in the hells. So the Buddhist, the Bodhisattva, will definitely go to hell – though not as punishment, but out of compassion.
 
Hi, Mickey,

“Hey girlfriend, how’s it goin!” quote, Mickey

I’m as muddled-minded and conflicted as usual!:o
Which is really embarassing at my age. heh heh

Maureen
aka Zusia
 
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reen12:
Gee, Ahimsa, are you *really *profoundly ignorant
of Eastern spirituality??? 😃

As my grandmother used to say: “Oh, my
sainted aunt!”

I never got back to the thread we were
exhanging ideas on, about 4 ?] weeks ago.
My head got tired. The penalty of advancing
years??

Best regards,
reen12

“I can’t spell in *any *language. It keeps me humble.”
-Northeastern Sage aka Zusia
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Of course! My ignorance knows no bounds.

My goal is to learn everything, and then forget it all. 😃

Greetings
 
Hi, Ahimsa,

"May I be a guard for those who are protectorless,
A guide for those who journey on the road;
For those who wish to go across the water,
May I be a boat, a raft, a bridge.

May I be an isle for those who yearn for landfall,
And a lamp for those who long for light;
For those who need a resting place, a bed,
For all who need a servant, may I be a slave." quote, Ahimsa

If I see this as “landfall=Jesus” and “long for light”
as Jesus “I am the light of the world.” and
“resting place” as “Come to Me, all you who are
burdened, and I will give you rest.”…then I’m…
Home Free!🙂

reen12
aka Zusia
 
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reen12:
Hi, Ahimsa,

"May I be a guard for those who are protectorless,
A guide for those who journey on the road;
For those who wish to go across the water,
May I be a boat, a raft, a bridge.

May I be an isle for those who yearn for landfall,
And a lamp for those who long for light;
For those who need a resting place, a bed,
For all who need a servant, may I be a slave." quote, Ahimsa

If I see this as “landfall=Jesus” and “long for light”
as Jesus “I am the light of the world.” and
“resting place” as “Come to Me, all you who are
burdened, and I will give you rest.”…then I’m…
Home Free!🙂

reen12
aka Zusia
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God will leave no stone unturned.🙂

Greetings
 
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Mickey:
You hopefully know that it means asking the Blessed Mother to pray for us. (just in case you didn’t know that).
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I do know that (I used to be Catholic) and understand the difference between that and worshipping her.
And yes, I am gun-shy. Have you read some of the threads on the Blessed Mother on this forum? Scathing anti-Catholic protestants descend to these threads like colonies of fast growing bacteria and begin to bash The Mother of God.
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I do understand where you are coming from, as I know that sometimes I can get overly defensive (but try not to) of my faith and other things I feel strongly about. (P.S. love the bacteria colony analogy :D)
thanks for the extra slap on the wrist, BlessedBe. I often get too emotional. :o
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Sorry, didn’t mean to over-critisize. I think I may have posted before I read your post addressing the issue. I know what it’s like to have people keep harping on an issue after you’ve already apologize, so once again, I am sorry.

Take care. 🙂
 
The Vacation From Hell
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Posted by Jimmy Akin
jimmyakin.org/images/hell-thumb.jpgThis is a picture of a person suffering in hell. He (?) is swimming in a pond of blood. The surprising thing is, this is an exhibit that you can go see in a museum. A whole museum full of images of people suffering in hell. Children go to this museum with their parents.

You might be thinking, “What kind of sick-o Fundamentalist thing is this? This is like what Jack Chick would do if he decided to turn one of his comic tracts into a museum! Such a bizarre ‘educational effort’ could only contemplated by the most hardcore Fundamentalist!”

Wrong! It isn’t Fundamentalist at all.

It’s Buddhist.

Yes, that’s right. I know that the media loves to portray Buddhists as peaceful and calm and serene and enlightened, the kind of people whose faith would never believe in something as offensive as hell, but those media reports give you about as much of a sense of what Buddhism is actually like as Taco Bell gives you a sense of Mexican food is like.

In reality, Buddhists have all kinds of ideas about what hell is like, who goes there, what specific punishments are meted out for what sins, etc. To be fair, Buddhist hell is more like purgatory since you can get reincarnated and try again after suffering in hell. [Editor’s note: Some Buddhist hells are said to *feel eternal, but eventually do end.] It’s still gruesome as anything, though.

What is fascinating is that Buddhists would build museums and theme parks with hell exhibits. If that were done here in America, it’s would be regarded as kitchy at best and offensively revolting in all likelihood. Yet it’s something apparently is an established trend over there. The photo above is from this hell museum in Singapore. There’s also an amusement park with a hell exhibit in Vietnam. And yet another hell museum in Japan. WARNING: Not for the faint of heart! Some material definitely offensive to Western sensibilities.
 
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