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Although there is no God, there are many gods (lha, sometimes translated as deity). To add to the confusion, the same word is used for the so-called mundane go
by benterix 2y ago
Although there is no God, there are many gods (lha, sometimes translated as deity).
To add to the confusion, the same word is used for the so-called mundane gods like elementals and supramundane gods, i.e. beings who transcended subject-object dychotomy and can manifest also under a form of a god, whatever it may be. An inspiration for Clarke could be the famous Mañjuśrīnāmasamgīti or "Chanting the names of Manjushri".
To add even more confusion, if instead of gods we consider God and identify that being with characteristics such as omnipresence, all-pervasiveness, being beyond ordinary mind and so on - then one could attempt do identify it with the central topic of all Tibetan Buddhist tradition that exists under various names (primordial wisdom, the union of appearance and emptiness, self-existing wisdom and so on).
- asimovfan 2y agoYou can ask god for things and he will give it to you but manjushri is ultimately a teacher. He cannot protect you from bad karma you accrue.