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What did Buddha say about god?
Buddhism would say that there are countless higher beings in all the possible levels of existence. However to call the Highest and First Being of all 'God' could be correct in some ways but it would be to fall short of the ultimate reality, which is that no thing has the power to create itself.
Is Buddha Chinese or Indian?
In the first understanding the Buddha (represented in English with a capital B) was an unusual human born into a royal family in ancient India in the sixth or fifth century BCE. He renounced his birthright, followed established religious teachers, and then achieved enlightenment after striking out on his own.
What are the three rules of Buddha?
In the fundamental teachings of Buddhism, the Three Laws are: All things are impermanent. Nothing has an ego. Nirvana is quiescence.
What does a Buddha symbolize?
A Buddha is one who has attained Bodhi; and by Bodhi is meant wisdom, an ideal state of intellectual and ethical perfection which can be achieved by man through purely human means. The term Buddha literally means enlightened one, a knower.
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. Wikipedia
Died: Kushinagar, India
Full name: Siddhartha Gautama
Children: Rāhula
Parents: Śuddhodana and Maya Devi
Siblings: Sundari Nanda and Nanda
Feb 17, 2011 · The Buddha (fl. circa 450 BCE) is the individual whose teachings form the basis of the Buddhist tradition. These teachings, preserved in ...