1. There is no almighty God inwards Buddhism. There is no 1 to paw out rewards or punishments on a supposedly Judgement Day.
2. Buddhism is strictly non a faith inwards the context of existence a faith too worship owing allegiance to a supernatural being.
3. No saviour concept inwards Buddhism. H5N1 Buddha is non a saviour who saves others yesteryear his personal salvation. Although a Buddhist seeks refuge inwards the Buddha every bit his incomparable guide who indicates the path of purity, he makes no servile surrender. H5N1 Buddhist does non mean value that he tin gain purity but yesteryear seeking refuge inwards the Buddha or yesteryear mere faith inwards Him. It is non inside the ability of a Buddha to launder away the impurities of others
4. H5N1 Buddha is non an incarnation of a god/God (as claimed yesteryear some Hindu followers). The human relationship betwixt a Buddha too his disciples too followers is that of a instructor too student.
5. The liberation of self is the responsibleness of one's ain self. Buddhism does non telephone telephone for an unquestionable blind faith yesteryear all Buddhist followers. It places heavy emphasis on self-reliance, self bailiwick too private striving.
6. Taking refuge inwards The Triple Gems i.e. the Buddha, the Dharma too the Sangha; does non hateful self-surrender or full reliance on an external forcefulness or tertiary political party for assist or salvation.
7. Dharma (the teachings inwards Buddhism) exists regardless whether in that location is a Buddha. Sakyamuni Buddha (as the historical Buddha) discovered too shared the teachings/ universal truths amongst all sentient beings. He is neither the creator of such teachings nor the prophet of an almighty God to transmit such teachings to others.
8. Especially emphasized inwards Mahayana Buddhism, all sentient beings get got Buddha Nature/ Essence. One tin learn a Buddha (a supreme enlightened being) inwards due course of educational activity if 1 practises diligently too attains purity of hear (ie absolutely no delusions or afflictions).
9. In Buddhism, the ultimate objective of followers/practitioners is enlightenment and/or liberation from Samsara; rather than to cash inwards one's chips to a Heaven (or a deva realm inwards the context of Buddhist cosmology).
10. Karma too Karma Force are cornerstones inwards Buddhist doctrines. They are expounded real thoroughly inwards Buddhism. Karma refers to an of import metaphysical concept concerned amongst activity too its consequences. This police of karma explains the work of sufferings, the mystery of the so-called fate too predestination of some religions, too inwards a higher house all the apparent inequality of mankind.
11. Rebirth is some other key doctrine inwards Buddhism too it goes paw inwards paw amongst karma. There is a subtle divergence betwixt rebirth too reincarnation every bit expounded inwards Hinduism. Buddhism rejects the theory of a transmigrating permanent soul, whether created yesteryear a god or emanating from a divine essence.
12. Maitri or Metta inwards Pali (Loving Kindness) too Karuna (Compassion) to all living beings including animals. Buddhism strictly forbids animate existence sacrifice for whatever reason. Vegetarianism is recommended but non compulsory.
13. The importance of Non-attachment. Buddhism goes beyond doing skillful too existence good. One must non live on attached to skillful deeds or the thought of doing good; otherwise it is exactly some other shape of craving.
14. In Buddhism, in that location is consideration for all sentient beings (versus human beings, every bit inwards other religions). Buddhists acknowledge/accept the existence of animals too beings inwards other realms inwards Samsara.
15. No holy state of war concept inwards Buddhism. Killing is breaking a key moral precept inwards Buddhism. One is strictly forbidden to kill some other mortal inwards the advert of religion, a religious leader or whatsoever religious pretext or worldly excuse.
16. Suffering is some other cornerstone inwards Buddhism. It is the firstly of the Four Noble Truths. Sufferings are real good analysed too explained inwards Buddhism.
17. The thought of sin or master copy sin has no house inwards Buddhism. Also, sin should non live on equated to suffering.
18. Buddhist teachings expound no showtime too no halt to one's existence or life. There is virtually no recognition of a firstly crusade — e.g. how does human existence firstly come upward about?
19. The Dharma provides a real detailed explanation of the doctrine of anatman {anatta inwards Pali} or soullessness , i.e. in that location is no soul entity (whether inwards 1 life of many lives).
20. The Buddha is omniscient but he is non omnipotent. He is capable of innumerable feats but in that location are 3 things he cannot do. Also, a Buddha does non claim to live on a creator of lives or the Universe.
21. Prajna [Panna inwards Pali] or Transcendent Wisdom occupies a paramount set inwards Buddhist teachings. Sakyamuni Buddha expounded Prajna concepts for some twenty years of his ministry. One is taught to residue pity amongst prajna i.e.emotion (faith) amongst rationale (right agreement / truth / logic).
22. The tradition too exercise of meditation inwards Buddhism are relatively of import too strong. While all religions learn some forms or variations of stabilising/single-pointedness meditation, exclusively Buddhism emphazises Vipassana (Insight) meditation every bit a powerful tool to attention 1 inwards seeking liberation/enlightenment.
23. The doctrine of Sunyata or Emptiness is unique to Buddhism too its many aspects are good expounded inwards advanced Buddhist teachings. Briefly, this doctrine asserts the transcendental nature of Ultimate Reality. It declares the phenomenal populace to live on void of all limitations of particularization too that all concepts of dualism are abolished.
24. Conditioned Arising [Paticcasamuppada inwards Pali] or Dependent Origination is some other key doctrine inwards Buddhism. This doctrine explains that all psychological too physical phenomena constituting private existence are interdependent too mutually status each other; this at the same fourth dimension describes what entangles sentient beings inwards samsara.
25. The concept of Hell(s) inwards Buddhism is real dissimilar from that of other religions. It is non a house for eternal damnation every bit viewed yesteryear 'almighty creator' religions. In Buddhism, it is exactly 1 of the 6 realms inwards Samsara [i.e. the worst of 3 undesirable realms]. Also, in that location are virtually unlimited release of hells inwards the Buddhist cosmology every bit in that location are interplanetary space release of Buddha worlds.
26. The Buddhist cosmology (or universe) is distinctly dissimilar from that of other religions which commonly recognise exclusively this solar arrangement (Earth) every bit the centre of the Universe too the exclusively planet amongst living beings. The Buddhist viewpoint of a Buddha populace (also known every bit Three Thousand-Fold World System) is that of 1 billion solar systems. Besides, the Mahayana Buddhist doctrines expound that in that location are other contemporary Buddha worlds similar Amitabha's Pure Land too Bhaisajyaguru's populace system.
27. Samsara is a commutation concept inwards Buddhism too it is simply the 'perpetual cycles of existence' or endless rounds of rebirth amidst the 6 realms of existence. This cyclical rebirth designing volition exclusively halt when a sentient existence attains Nirvana, i.e. virtual exhaustion of karma, habitual traces, defilements too delusions. All other religions preach 1 heaven, 1 basis too 1 hell, but this perspective is real express compared amongst Buddhist samsara where sky is exactly 1 of the 6 realms of existence too it has 28 levels/planes.
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