Post by Aj_June on Jul 28, 2018 2:32:51 GMT
How would a debate between theistic Buddhists vs atheistic Buddhists go...?
Would any of the Buddhist posters on this forum (whether atheistic or theistic) like to give their POV on the subject...?
Theistic Buddhists usually do not recognise that they are theistic except for the followers of Jodo Shinshu school, who proudly say that they are theists. Bastasch on old boards was an American Buddhist of Jodo Shinshu school and called himself a theist.
Almost all Buddhists in traditional Buddhist countries like Bhutan, Tibet, Sri Lanka, Thailand etc are in some way theistic because they believe in deities such as Goddess Tara, God Amitabha or some other deities who have their own heaven. But those Buddhists claim that because none of these deities are creator gods so believing in them does not make them theists.