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Buddhists do not usually worship the Buddha like God. Buddhists revere him as wise teacher, especially in modern times.
by spicymaki 7mo ago
Buddhists do not usually worship the Buddha like God. Buddhists revere him as wise teacher, especially in modern times.
- arcxi 7mo agoMy impression is that it's mostly Western secular interpretation while the largest branch of Buddhism and the most predominant in Asia currently is Mahayana where Buddha, or rather Buddhas (as it has many others besides Siddhartha Gautama), are seen as omnipotent spiritual beings with supernatural powers, who are accessible through prayer after apparent death of their human form, which seems close to our traditional concept of deities.