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Post by clusium on Mar 20, 2017 4:20:53 GMT
Tibetan and some other Buddhist mythologies are partly derived from Hinduism. In many cases they just change the name of the deities. Sometimes, they don't even do that. Like they have got goddess Tara and so have Hindus. But much of Tibetan Buddhist mythology is derived from the pre-Buddhist Bon religion. When atheists here claim Buddhism is an atheistic religion, I can't help but think of Tibet and roll my eyes. Yeah, I do too. TBH, I consider the term "atheistic religion" to be an oxymoron, & more importantly, a myth (please pardon the pun). All the so-called "atheistic religions" all have one thing in common: They all have gods or goddesses. That said, I do believe there are some religions which atheists may adhere to, WITHOUT believing in or worshipping its particular God or gods. Eg: There are many proud Jewish people who also happen to be atheists. |
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