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Which is ACTUALLY The religion of peace? If there exists one.

Subhankar Zac

Hare Krishna,Hare Krishna,
Religion comes from cultural beliefs, unified dogma and their texts.
Views of Individuals and followers of religions that contradict their religion don't speak for their religion.

Some say that Vaishnavism is, others say Islam is.
Some say that no religion is the religion of peace.
Based on Scriptures which religion is the religion of peace?

In my opinion, Its undoubtedly JAINISM, just before Buddhism. A faith with the lowest or no violence whatsoever and texts that speak of all forms of intentional killings of any living being as Adharma.
Atheistic and open to reason.
A religion shared by Gandhi himself that made his belief in Non violence even stronger.

Other peaceful religions include Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Neo paganism, Yogic Hinduism, etc.
If any other faith exists with peaceful ideologies, please do share and mention your reasons. :)
 

sayak83

Veteran Member
Staff member
Premium Member
Religion comes from cultural beliefs, unified dogma and their texts.
Views of Individuals and followers of religions that contradict their religion don't speak for their religion.

Some say that Vaishnavism is, others say Islam is.
Some say that no religion is the religion of peace.
Based on Scriptures which religion is the religion of peace?

In my opinion, Its undoubtedly JAINISM, just before Buddhism. A faith with the lowest or no violence whatsoever and texts that speak of all forms of intentional killings of any living being as Adharma.
Atheistic and open to reason.
A religion shared by Gandhi himself that made his belief in Non violence even stronger.

Other peaceful religions include Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Neo paganism, Yogic Hinduism, etc.
If any other faith exists with peaceful ideologies, please do share and mention your reasons. :)
A religion that believes that starving oneself to death is the ideal to strive for does violence to its practitioners. Self mortification is a form of violence as well. Therefore, in my opinion, Buddhism moves ahead of Jainism decisively .
 

Subhankar Zac

Hare Krishna,Hare Krishna,
A religion that believes that starving oneself to death is the ideal to strive for does violence to its practitioners. Self mortification is a form of violence as well. Therefore, in my opinion, Buddhism moves ahead of Jainism decisively .


Good point.
I liked Jainism but it's laws are not meant for practical life.
But still, I see it as really the ideal faith with Buddhism, Taoism and few religions of Hinduism
 

DawudTalut

Peace be upon you.
Religion comes from cultural beliefs, unified dogma and their texts.
Views of Individuals and followers of religions that contradict their religion don't speak for their religion.

Some say that Vaishnavism is, others say Islam is.
Some say that no religion is the religion of peace.
Based on Scriptures which religion is the religion of peace?

In my opinion, Its undoubtedly JAINISM, just before Buddhism. A faith with the lowest or no violence whatsoever and texts that speak of all forms of intentional killings of any living being as Adharma.
Atheistic and open to reason.
A religion shared by Gandhi himself that made his belief in Non violence even stronger.

Other peaceful religions include Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Neo paganism, Yogic Hinduism, etc.
If any other faith exists with peaceful ideologies, please do share and mention your reasons. :)
Peace be on you.
In such confusions:
Sincerely ask God.
A true God should give answer or guide.
 

Smart_Guy

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Premium Member
I believe all religions are religions of peace... in their own right. Peace is subjective. Some say peace is doing nothing to an enemy that wants to rape and murder the innocent, some others say killing those who want to rape and murder the innocent in attempt to stop them is peace. Some say that peace that let go of everything is real peace, and some others say that peace that wants to stop evil to keep or spread peace is real peace.

Simply saying a religion is not peaceful, in my opinion, is wrong.

Religion comes from cultural beliefs, unified dogma and their texts.

In some other beliefs, religion is divine and comes from a higher power.
 

Subhankar Zac

Hare Krishna,Hare Krishna,
Peace be on you.
In such confusions:
Sincerely ask God.
A true God should give answer or guide.


Krishna said the Bhagavad Gita is the truth of the supreme, since I m a Buddhist and a Taoist too, so I've to listen to all sides.
You haven't spoken your view though. :)
 

Subhankar Zac

Hare Krishna,Hare Krishna,
I believe all religions are religions of peace... in their own right. Peace is subjective. Some say peace is doing nothing to an enemy that wants to rape and murder the innocent, some others say killing those who want to rape and murder the innocent in attempt to stop them is peace. Some say that peace that let go of everything is real peace, and some others say that peace that wants to stop evil to keep or spread peace is real peace.

Simply saying a religion is not peaceful, in my opinion, is wrong.



In some other beliefs, religion is divine and comes from a higher power.


Spreading vile and hateful words against people, advocating them to be killed, asking followers to make sex slaves and kill the parents and brothers of virgins before raping them.
Which some texts SAYS OUT LOUD... Isn't peaceful in any sense.
 

Smart_Guy

...
Premium Member
Spreading vile and hateful words against people, advocating them to be killed, asking followers to make sex slaves and kill the parents and brothers of virgins before raping them.
Which some texts SAYS OUT LOUD... Isn't peaceful in any sense.

Agreed.
 

Sunstone

De Diablo Del Fora
Premium Member
A religion of peace would not be one that promoted or placed any emphasis on divisions between people because such divisions set the stage for conflicts. So a genuine religion of peace would not contain the seeds of conflict within itself by taking an us versus them attitude towards, say, those who followed it and those who didn't.

Having said that, I don't think you can perfectly rank religions in regard to how peaceful they are. Rather, there are a few that are more or less peaceful religions, including Taoism and Buddhism. But whether Taoism is more peaceful than Buddhism, or Buddhism more peaceful than Taoism, seems a rather fruitless exercise.
 

DawudTalut

Peace be upon you.
Krishna said the Bhagavad Gita is the truth of the supreme, since I m a Buddhist and a Taoist too, so I've to listen to all sides.
You haven't spoken your view though. :)
Peace be on you.
1=My view is that Islam's understating through
https://www.alislam.org/introduction/index.html
is the best of best.... now in this era and for all times to come.

2=But if things, events, claims and deeds of people in the world are making you to think where is reality, then my humble and friendly advice is:
Sincerely ask (pray) God.
A true God should give answer or guide a seeker.
 

Subhankar Zac

Hare Krishna,Hare Krishna,
A religion of peace would not be one that promoted or placed any emphasis on divisions between people because such divisions set the stage for conflicts. So a genuine religion of peace would not contain the seeds of conflict within itself by taking an us versus them attitude towards, say, those who followed it and those who didn't.

Having said that, I don't think you can perfectly rank religions in regard to how peaceful they are. Rather, there are a few that are more or less peaceful religions, including Taoism and Buddhism. But whether Taoism is more peaceful than Buddhism, or Buddhism more peaceful than Taoism, seems a rather fruitless exercise.


Jainism has to be in the top. But between Buddhism and Taoism... I guess they share the place.
Taoism doesn't ban violence. Many sects in China still even practice animal sacrifice which is according to their theistic version.
 

Subhankar Zac

Hare Krishna,Hare Krishna,
Peace be on you.
1=My view is that Islam's understating through
https://www.alislam.org/introduction/index.html
is the best of best.... now in this era and for all times to come.

2=But if things, events, claims and deeds of people in the world are making you to think where is reality, then my humble and friendly advice is:
Sincerely ask (pray) God.
A true God should give answer or guide a seeker.

And kill them wherever you overtake them and expel them from wherever they have expelled you, and fitnah is worse than killing. And do not fight them at al-Masjid al- Haram until they fight you there. But if they fight you, then kill them. Such is the recompense of the disbelievers.
Waoqtuloohum haythu thaqiftumoohum waakhrijoohum min haythu akhrajookum waalfitnatu ashaddu mina alqatli wala tuqatiloohum 'inda almasjidi alharami hatta yuqatilookum feehi fa-in qatalookum faoqtuloohum kathalika jazao alkafireena
وَاقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ وَأَخْرِجُوهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ أَخْرَجُوكُمْ وَالْفِتْنَةُ أَشَدُّ مِنَ الْقَتْلِ وَلاَ تُقَاتِلُوهُمْ عِندَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ حَتَّى يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِيهِ فَإِن قَاتَلُوكُمْ فَاقْتُلُوهُمْ كَذَلِكَ جَزَاء الْكَافِرِينَ
2:191

Let not believers take disbelievers as allies rather than believers. And whoever [of you] does that has nothing with Allah, except when taking precaution against them in prudence. And Allah warns you of Himself, and to Allah is the [final] destination.
La yattakhithi almu/minoona alkafireena awliyaa min dooni almu/mineena waman yaf'al thalika falaysa mina Allahi fee shay-in illa an tattaqoo minhum tuqatan wayuhaththirukumu Allahu nafsahu wa-ila Allahi almaseeru
لاَّ يَتَّخِذِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الْكَافِرِينَ أَوْلِيَاء مِن دُوْنِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ اللّهِ فِي شَيْءٍ إِلاَّ أَن تَتَّقُواْ مِنْهُمْ تُقَاةً وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ اللّهُ نَفْسَهُ وَإِلَى اللّهِ الْمَصِيرُ
3:28

We will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve for what they have associated with Allah of which He had not sent down [any] authority. And their refuge will be the Fire, and wretched is the residence of the wrongdoers.
Sanulqee fee quloobi allatheena kafaroo alrru'ba bima ashrakoo biAllahi ma lam yunazzil bihi sultanan wama/wahumu alnnaru wabi/sa mathwa alththalimeena
سَنُلْقِي فِي قُلُوبِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ الرُّعْبَ بِمَا أَشْرَكُواْ بِاللّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطَاناً وَمَأْوَاهُمُ النَّارُ وَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الظَّالِمِينَ
3:151


Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allah would have them guard. But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them. But if they obey you [once more], seek no means against them. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted and Grand.
Alrrijalu qawwamoona 'ala alnnisa-i bima faddala Allahu ba'dahum 'ala ba'din wabima anfaqoo min amwalihim faalssalihatu qanitatun hafithatun lilghaybi bima hafitha Allahu waallatee takhafoona nushoozahunna fa'ithoohunna waohjuroohunna fee almadaji'i waidriboohunna fa-in ata'nakum fala tabghoo 'alayhinna sabeelan inna Allaha kana 'aliyyan kabeeran
الرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَاء بِمَا فَضَّلَ اللّهُ بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ وَبِمَا أَنفَقُواْ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ فَالصَّالِحَاتُ قَانِتَاتٌ حَافِظَاتٌ لِّلْغَيْبِ بِمَا حَفِظَ اللّهُ وَاللاَّتِي تَخَافُونَ نُشُوزَهُنَّ فَعِظُوهُنَّ وَاهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ فَإِنْ أَطَعْنَكُمْ فَلاَ تَبْغُواْ عَلَيْهِنَّ سَبِيلاً إِنَّ اللّهَ كَانَ عَلِيّاً كَبِيراً
4:34


They have certainly disbelieved who say, " Allah is the Messiah, the son of Mary" while the Messiah has said, "O Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord." Indeed, he who associates others with Allah - Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers.
Laqad kafara allatheena qaloo inna Allaha huwa almaseehu ibnu maryama waqala almaseehu ya banee isra-eela o'budoo Allaha rabbee warabbakum innahu man yushrik biAllahi faqad harrama Allahu 'alayhi aljannata wama/wahu alnnaru wama lilththalimeena min ansarin
لَقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِينَ قَالُواْ إِنَّ اللّهَ هُوَ الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ وَقَالَ الْمَسِيحُ يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ اعْبُدُواْ اللّهَ رَبِّي وَرَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ مَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللّهِ فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ اللّهُ عَلَيهِ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَأْوَاهُ النَّارُ وَمَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ أَنصَارٍ
(No heaven for Christians)
5:72

[Remember] when your Lord inspired to the angels, "I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike [them] upon the necks and strike from them every fingertip."
Ith yoohee rabbuka ila almala-ikati annee ma'akum fathabbitoo allatheena amanoo saolqee fee quloobi allatheena kafaroo alrru'ba faidriboo fawqa al-a'naqi waidriboo minhum kulla bananin
إِذْ يُوحِي رَبُّكَ إِلَى الْمَلآئِكَةِ أَنِّي مَعَكُمْ فَثَبِّتُواْ الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ سَأُلْقِي فِي قُلُوبِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ الرَّعْبَ فَاضْرِبُواْ فَوْقَ الأَعْنَاقِ وَاضْرِبُواْ مِنْهُمْ كُلَّ بَنَانٍ
8:12


And fight them until there is no fitnah and [until] the religion, all of it, is for Allah . And if they cease - then indeed, Allah is Seeing of what they do.
Waqatiloohum hatta la takoona fitnatun wayakoona alddeenu kulluhu lillahi fa-ini intahaw fa-inna Allaha bima ya'maloona baseerun
وَقَاتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لاَ تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ وَيَكُونَ الدِّينُ كُلُّهُ لِلّه فَإِنِ انتَهَوْاْ فَإِنَّ اللّهَ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ
8:39

And many more evil verses of beheadings and hate.
And which true God are you referring to?
 
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vaguelyhumanoid

Active Member
A religion that believes that starving oneself to death is the ideal to strive for does violence to its practitioners. Self mortification is a form of violence as well. Therefore, in my opinion, Buddhism moves ahead of Jainism decisively .

ooh, I never thought of it like that.

Anyways, the Quakers spring to mind for me. There's a very peaceful religion. And fyi, neopaganism isn't really a religion, more a family of religions (kinda like Abrahamic or Dharmic).
 

Subhankar Zac

Hare Krishna,Hare Krishna,
ooh, I never thought of it like that.

Anyways, the Quakers spring to mind for me. There's a very peaceful religion. And fyi, neopaganism isn't really a religion, more a family of religions (kinda like Abrahamic or Dharmic).

So is Hinduism. Total religions, beliefs, philosophies, traditions range from 3500 to 36 million.
Yet they are clubbed as one..
Never heard of Quakers. Is it a Dharmic, eastern, Abrahamic religion? Or other kind?
 

vaguelyhumanoid

Active Member
So is Hinduism. Total religions, beliefs, philosophies, traditions range from 3500 to 36 million.
Yet they are clubbed as one..
Never heard of Quakers. Is it a Dharmic, eastern, Abrahamic religion? Or other kind?

The Quakers are a mostly Christian group that are all about humility, pacifism, conscientious objection and consensus decision-making.
 
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