@ecco Read the post, stop arguing, no definitions, or no debate
Pantheism: a doctrine that equates God with the forces and laws of the universe... and... At its most general, pantheism may be understood positively as the view that God is identical with the cosmos, the view that there exists nothing which is outside of God, or else negatively as the rejection of any view that considers God as distinct from the universe.
Pantheists believe all is god. They do not believe that the cosmos are supernatural beings. That is the major difference in context and content as well as in this case strict definition of the two terms in this definition different than each other not synonymous.
Buddhism is the practice of The Dharma
Because of our
ignorance (avijja) of these Noble Truths, because of our inexperience in framing the world in their terms, we remain bound to
samsara, the wearisome cycle of birth, aging, illness, death, and rebirth. Craving propels this process onward, from one moment to the next and over the course of countless lifetimes, in accordance with
kamma(Skt.
karma), the universal law of cause and effect. According to this immutable law, every action that one performs in the present moment — whether by body, speech, or mind itself — eventually bears fruit according to its skillfulness: act in unskillful and harmful ways and unhappiness is bound to follow; act skillfully and happiness will ultimately ensue.
[13] As long as one remains ignorant of this principle, one is doomed to an aimless existence: happy one moment, in despair the next; enjoying one lifetime in heaven, the next in hell.
The Buddha discovered that gaining release from samsara requires assigning to each of the Noble Truths a specific task: the first Noble Truth is to be
comprehended; the second,
abandoned; the third,
realized; the fourth,
developed. The full realization of the third Noble Truth paves the way for Awakening: the end of ignorance, craving, suffering, and kamma itself; the direct penetration to the transcendent freedom and supreme happiness that stands as the final goal of all the Buddha's teachings; the Unconditioned, the Deathless, Unbinding —
Nibbana (Skt.
Nirvana).
Theravada Buddhism (
Core of Buddhist teachings-at its brief)
Buddhism does have Indian Cosmology
Cosmology and Buddhism (An example)
Superstition: a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation
The Dharma is not a superstitious belief. Ignorance, fear of the unknown, magic, and chance are NOT part of The Buddha's doctrine. It's actually opposite of it. It's literally to train the mind
from ignorance and focus on end of suffering so we won't be attached to this world
and actually die. Nothing. No heaven. Nothing of that sort.
The issue was The Buddha didn't agree with practices of Hinduism (he was a theist; he practiced and believes in Brahma)
God: (in certain other religions) a superhuman being or spirit worshiped as having power over nature or human fortunes; a deity.
This is the definition you gave.
Where in this definition does it mention pantheist god is a superhuman being or spirit worshiped
over nature or human fortunes?
Oh. #95, if you read it, helps my point
The knowledgable person looks to his books to live life; the wise person lives life by writing his own. (Carlita) Got to think context and point of my post rather than posting from dictionaries.
I did not say Buddhism (The Dharma) doesn't have Indian Cosmology in it
Then you went on to express a belief in Dharma (metaphysical / superstitious).
I said The Dharma is not
about metaphysics. It's opposed to superstition in any sense of the word.
I pointed out that those comments are self contradictory.
I don't hold superstitious beliefs. All the beliefs I hold are specific to reality. There is suffering. We are attached. We have ignorance. We try to relieve our ignorance by knowledge. We die.
You're comparing The Dharma to Abrahamic superstitions. It does not match. No where near each other. Nada.
I'm not explaining anymore than this. Read it, leave it,
or stop arguing and talk plainly.