03-21-2006, 05:14 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Rash+Mar 20 2006, 06:33 AM-->QUOTE(Rash @ Mar 20 2006, 06:33 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->It is true that Buddhism had the benefit of more than 3,000 years of Vedic
and Hindu civilization, but it is also radically different from Hinduism. It
exalts freethinking and rationalism. The spirit of Buddhism is unique. Here
is a sample:
Believe not because some old manuscripts are produced as the authority,
believe not because it is your national belief, believe not because you
have been made to believe from your childhood, but reason truth out,
and after you have analyzed it, then if you find it will do good to one
and all, believe it, live up to it and help others live up to it.
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would buddhism have even existed without hinduism??
there are only 2 great religions in the world - and buddhism isnt one of them.
and Hindu civilization, but it is also radically different from Hinduism. It
exalts freethinking and rationalism. The spirit of Buddhism is unique. Here
is a sample:
Believe not because some old manuscripts are produced as the authority,
believe not because it is your national belief, believe not because you
have been made to believe from your childhood, but reason truth out,
and after you have analyzed it, then if you find it will do good to one
and all, believe it, live up to it and help others live up to it.
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would buddhism have even existed without hinduism??
there are only 2 great religions in the world - and buddhism isnt one of them.