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User avatar #9138 - deadmeme (02/04/2013) [-]
Buddhism isn't a religion. Why are so many people under the impression that it is?
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User avatar #9629 to #9138 - deadmeme (02/07/2013) [-]
Wow, zlamous is talking sense in this thread. Cool.
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User avatar #9432 to #9138 - swiftykidd ONLINE (02/06/2013) [-]
buddhism does have deities. the six realms. The human realm, The deva realm, The asura realm, The nakara realm, the animal realm and the preta realm.

Their deities exist within the the 6 realms.
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User avatar #9630 to #9432 - deadmeme (02/07/2013) [-]
Thank you, I'm off to find out more now
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User avatar #9159 to #9138 - marinepenguin (02/04/2013) [-]
Buddhism is a religion, it may not believe in a deity, but it believes in spirituality and several arts of self-control and following of rules that help the greater good.
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#9294 to #9159 - N. Korean citizen (02/05/2013) [-]
This is from the Oxford Dictionary.

Religion: the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.

This is the definition. Buddhism does not offer any form of supernatural creation. It is not a religion. It is a philosophy.
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User avatar #9295 to #9294 - marinepenguin (02/05/2013) [-]
Fair enough. But why do places like Wikipedia demographics of religion show Buddhism as one of the religions? Someone is obviously incorrect.
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#9298 to #9295 - N. Korean citizen (02/05/2013) [-]
That is because historically religion was the greatest source of philosophy and morality. If a person were to get his morals and ideologies he would have to turn to religion. So religion started becoming interchangeable with philosophy and morality. But Buddhism is one of the attempts at providing morals and ideals without the concept of divine enforcement. Philosophy + Divine Ordinance = Religion. Buddhism lacks the second part of the equation. But because over history we started thinking Philosophy = Religion. it got clubbed, and wrongly so.
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User avatar #9201 to #9159 - unncommon (02/04/2013) [-]
Actually, Buddhism is a philosophy. However, most Buddhists are Hindu.
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User avatar #9631 to #9201 - deadmeme (02/07/2013) [-]
How would that be possible? I know Hindus share ideas with them like reincarnation. But surely it's impossible to be a Buddhist if you have any kind of deity/deities?
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User avatar #9248 to #9201 - marinepenguin (02/05/2013) [-]
I had always been told that they were different.
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User avatar #9142 to #9138 - mykoira (02/04/2013) [-]
it's atheist religion.
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#9144 to #9142 - thezillis (02/04/2013) [-]
Atheist religion.
I like oxymorons
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User avatar #9257 to #9144 - zlamous (02/05/2013) [-]
religion: a set of beliefs concerning the cause of the universe.

atheists believe the universe was created without a God. they have a specific belief concerning the creation of the universe, therefore they are religious
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User avatar #9363 to #9257 - ryukyukids (02/06/2013) [-]
really where did you get that definition?
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User avatar #9367 to #9366 - ryukyukids (02/06/2013) [-]
okay my bad.
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#9269 to #9257 - thezillis (02/05/2013) [-]
I said I like oxymorons. Sedate your stallions.
Also a lot of atheists don't believe in the Big Bang theory, and as such have no belief on the creation of the universe.
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User avatar #9271 to #9269 - zlamous (02/05/2013) [-]
they believe it was created without a God. thats a specific belief
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#9272 to #9271 - thezillis (02/05/2013) [-]
I suppose.
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User avatar #9274 to #9272 - zlamous (02/05/2013) [-]
right, so it's a religion
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#9275 to #9274 - thezillis (02/05/2013) [-]
Everything is a fight for you isnt it?
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#9141 to #9138 - omnomnipotent (02/04/2013) [-]
I made this especially for you!
I made this especially for you!
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User avatar #9632 to #9141 - deadmeme (02/07/2013) [-]
Thanks.
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User avatar #9139 to #9138 - deadmeme (02/04/2013) [-]
If you feel the need to thumb me down, please tell me (at least briefly) what about by comment was wrong/annoying. And I won't make the same mistake again. kthxbai
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