Is Buddhism a branch of Hinduism

[Spirit of Light]

Reincarnation is only possible if there is an element in the human body that contains the life history of the individual which upon death enters a new body: am I right?

It is not that easy Because the only thing that follow you from lifetime to lifetimes is the karma and virtue. If one has lived a life full of wrong doings and low moral conduct the chance to be born as a animal in next life is possible, but when you live a righterous life you become reborn in higher realm

you will not remember your previous life if you not cultivate the mind, but buddha did see more then 84.000 lifetimes back that he had lived. The history of our past life is recorded in our karma as far as i understand it.

 

[Shantanu]

It is not that easy Because the only thing that follow you from lifetime to lifetimes is the karma and virtue. If one has lived a life full of wrong doings and low moral conduct the chance to be born as a animal in next life is possible, but when you live a righterous life you become reborn in higher realm

you will not remember your previous life if you not cultivate the mind, but buddha did see more then 84.000 lifetimes back that he had lived. The history of our past life is recorded in our karma as far as i understand it.

Where is this karma kept/located if not in the human body?

 

[Spirit of Light]

Where is this karma kept/located if not in the human body?

In a different dimention, we do not live only in a 3D world you know What we see with our physical eyes are only a tiny bit of life.

 

[Shantanu]

In a different dimention, we do not live only in a 3D world you know What we see with our physical eyes are only a tiny bit of life.

The Entity that captures our karma in the different dimension is God and what does He do with the karma: He injects it into another living being. I get it now.

 

[Spirit of Light]

The Entity that captures our karma in the different dimension is God and what does He do with the karma: He injects it into another living being. I get it now.

No that is not what i said

 

[Shantanu]

No that is not what i said

If Theravada Buddhism has taught you that there are other dimensions to our existence where karma is stored and processed in reincarnation, then it must give lay buddhists a lot of time in order to get their dharma right. But in Existential Buddhism we only have one life in which to get it right and so we must act fast daily to ensure that dharma is pursued correctly through mindfulness.

 

[Spirit of Light]

If Theravada Buddhism has taught you that there are other dimensions to our existence where karma is stored and processed in reincarnation, then it must give lay buddhists a lot of time in order to get their dharma right. But in Existential Buddhism we only have one life in which to get it right and so we must act fast daily to ensure that dharma is pursued correctly through mindfulness.

To reach enlightenment could take more then one lifetime yes. So in this lifetime i follow buddhism means that past lifei can have followed buddhism too and been on the path for more then this life. But if i do reach enlightenment this lifetime it would be better for me

 

[Shantanu]

To reach enlightenment could take more then one lifetime yes. So in this lifetime i follow buddhism means that past lifei can have followed buddhism too and been on the path for more then this life. But if i do reach enlightenment this lifetime it would be better for me

In Existential Buddhism, in this lifetime one must attain all the good karma possible, that is why we enter into dharma yudha, or war to preserve dharma.

 

[Spirit of Light]

In Existential Buddhism, in this lifetime one must attain all the good karma possible, that is why we enter into dharma yudha, or war to preserve dharma.

Dharma does not die, no need to fight people because they believe different then i do.

 

[Shantanu]

Dharma does not die, no need to fight people because they believe different then i do.

Dharma yudha is a fight within oneself to be able to take the right actions and survive with ones dignity in tact. It is based on swadharma or duty to oneself.

 

[Spirit of Light]

Dharma yudha is a fight within oneself to be able to take the right actions and survive with ones dignity in tact. It is based on swadharma or duty to oneself.

So you care if someone make fun of you or call you names? That is a form of attachment to what others think of you.
Personally i dont thinkmuch of what other might think of me, as long i can behave and be a good person i have nothing to worry about

 

[Shantanu]

So you care if someone make fun of you or call you names? That is a form of attachment to what others think of you.
Personally i dont thinkmuch of what other might think of me, as long i can behave and be a good person i have nothing to worry about

In Existential Buddhism, one needs to tear the persecutors apart with the right strategy and mindfulness meditation.

 

[Twilight Hue]

It must be the original sect of Buddhism, would that be fair comment?

One could say Theravada are the 'Catholics' of Buddhism while the rest of us are those dang 'Protestants'.

 

[Twilight Hue]

If Theravada Buddhism has taught you that there are other dimensions to our existence where karma is stored and processed in reincarnation, then it must give lay buddhists a lot of time in order to get their dharma right. But in Existential Buddhism we only have one life in which to get it right and so we must act fast daily to ensure that dharma is pursued correctly through mindfulness.

That would be a very unusual and erroneous view for Theravada if Buddhadasa Bhikkhu had anything to say about it and he certainly did when he presented the Handbook for Mankind.

Basically in terms of supernatural garbage that has encroached into Buddhism.

 

[crossfire]

You have evidently not heard about acintya bhed abheda tatwa in Hinduism.

I have found no such teaching in Buddhism.

 

[crossfire]

In Existential Buddhism, one needs to tear the persecutors apart with the right strategy and mindfulness meditation.

Are you setting out to destroy Buddha's teachings or preserve them? If you reject Buddha's teachings, then it is rather obvious that you are not interested in preserving Buddha's teachings. So why call yourself a Buddhist, unless your goal is to destroy Buddhism?

 

[Spirit of Light]

In Existential Buddhism, one needs to tear the persecutors apart with the right strategy and mindfulness meditation.

Is it very mindful to want to destroy others? honestly does not find much buddhist teaching in that

 

[Shantanu]

Are you setting out to destroy Buddha's teachings or preserve them? If you reject Buddha's teachings, then it is rather obvious that you are not interested in preserving Buddha's teachings. So why call yourself a Buddhist, unless your goal is to destroy Buddhism?

I do not know what Buddha personally taught. I only know what Theravada Buddhists have told me about their beliefs on what Buddha taught that has been brought to them through writings. I analyse these writings and see what is good in them and adopt the good parts but reject the unpalatable parts. On balance, the idea of the cessation of suffering and through that process to attain enlightenment appeals to me.I practice this in my own life. Where I disagree I make that crystal clear. That is why I call myself an Existential Buddhist rather than a Theravada Buddhist. I cannot go outside of scientific evidence on the elements that I disagree with that are attributed to Sakyamuni Buddha. So I create my own sect of Buddhism (a protestant, if you like) which makes sense to me.

 

[Spirit of Light]

I do not know what Buddha personally taught. I only know what Theravada Buddhists have told me about their beliefs on what Buddha taught that has been brought to them through writings. I analyse these writings and see what is good in them and adopt the good parts but reject the unpalatable parts. On balance, the idea of the cessation of suffering and through that process to attain enlightenment appeals to me.I practice this in my own life. Where I disagree I make that crystal clear. That is why I call myself an Existential Buddhist rather than a Theravada Buddhist. I cannot go outside of scientific evidence on the elements that I disagree with that are attributed to Sakyamuni Buddha. So I create my own sect of Buddhism (a protestant, if you like) which makes sense to me.

First of all, you do know that there are 10 paths within buddhism today? And two main branches Theravada and Mahayana.

Then, you can not take someone`s teaching and refuse what you do not like, and promote only what you life, then say this is buddhism today. Sakyamuni was an enlighten being who knew what he was talking about, he did not take away parts where it could hurt to go thu it. Example is the teching of karma, if you tke awaythis teaching there is no more buddhism. so please if you going to continue your path, you should call it something different then buddhism, first of all because you clearly are not an enlighten being, second of all you are damaging buddhism instead of promoting it.

 

[Shantanu]

First of all, you do know that there are 10 paths within buddhism today? And two main branches Theravada and Mahayana.

Then, you can not take someone`s teaching and refuse what you do not like, and promote only what you life, then say this is buddhism today. Sakyamuni was an enlighten being who knew what he was talking about, he did not take away parts where it could hurt to go thu it. Example is the teching of karma, if you tke awaythis teaching there is no more buddhism. so please if you going to continue your path, you should call it something different then buddhism, first of all because you clearly are not an enlighten being, second of all you are damaging buddhism instead of promoting it.

I am a Hindu who considers Buddhism to be a part of Hinduism. As a Hindu I can create any modification of a religion within Hinduism to my own realisation of the Ultimate Truth.