Why do Buddhists reject God?

Belief in God Some Buddhists think that people believe in a god or gods out of fear of what they do not understand. For Buddhists, this reflects human ignorance. The question of the origins of the universe is rejected by the Buddha as irrelevant and unhelpful for a Buddhist to find enlightenment.

Did Buddha ever say he God?

To the first of his followers, and the tradition associated with Theravada Buddhism and figures like the great Emperor Ashoka, the Buddha was a man, not a God. He was a teacher, not a savior.

What God do Buddhist worship?

Most Buddhists do not believe in God. Although they respect and look up to the Buddha , they do not believe he was a god but they worship him as a form of respect. By doing this they show reverence and devotion to the Buddha and to bodhisattas .

Did the Buddha eat meat?

The Buddhist vegetarian who does not observe Buddhist ethics is not seen as a true Buddhist vegetarian. According to the Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra, a Mahayana sutra giving Gautama Buddha’s final teachings, the Buddha insisted that his followers should not eat any kind of meat or fish.

Why did Buddha reject the belief in God and the soul?

Both God and the self are also objects of attachment and thus suffering, and thus merely another form of error. Ultimately the Buddha rejected both theism and the soul theory because they are delusions and objects of attachment.

Did the Buddha ever speak about God or Brahma?

The Buddha did speak about God or Brahma. He said that God is the chief of the realm of the Brahmas, the lowest realm of the Form world, but that he is deluded and others are deluded by virtue of being the first to be reborn in a new universe, thus being deceived and others being deceived that he was the creator of the universe.

Was Gautama Buddha against Vedas?

Buddh was not against Vedas,but against the karm kaands and superstitions spread in the name of Vedas.He himself used to preach Vedas. Buddh was every inch a Sanatani,an Arya. , “I know about Gautama Buddha.” , Do I?

Do you think there is a god in Buddhism?

No. There is no soul or creator God to be found. In Buddhism, all of the gods or deities have minds with ignorance & are destined for ‘hell’ (suffering) if they do not realise the Four Noble Truths (refer to AN 4.123; SN 56.102-113; etc). Or He wanted to attract the atheists to Buddhism?