Post by gameboy on Jul 28, 2018 6:21:05 GMT
Buddhism is certainly not rational atheism as most Western Buddhists will claim. The concept of nirvana is a superstitious and fanciful one to begin with. Buddhists also believe that karma is some magical essence which is universally applied to the material as if it is fairy dust. Acts bring consequences, but that is not karma according to Buddhism. Furthermore, no one can claim to be a rational atheist and believe in an unproven and improvable theory such as reincarnation.
Buddhism is a religious system which exists without the necessity of deities. But almost all Buddhists believe in the folk deities of the culture in which they were raised.
Buddhism is a religious system which exists without the necessity of deities. But almost all Buddhists believe in the folk deities of the culture in which they were raised.