no but like what fundamentally is a statue of the buddha? does the person who made it have to have the intention of making a statue of buddha? or is it more situational? if it functions as a statue of buddha, then it is.
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totally agree, its the worship which matters not the idol
this could not possibly matter in buddhism of all religions i would (perhaps incorrectly) think
All religions care about tanking a hit to one's aura.
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lmao, as someone wallowing in the psychospiritual dungheap of Burgerland, i unironically have a lot of respect for this person's constructed cosmology.
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my knowledge of buddhism is very slight, but do they really "worship" the idols? its kinda like christians with the cross, right? nobody is worshipping the cross explicitly, its just a reminder of the faith as a whole
Depends on the sect and all that. Chinese Buddhism tends to follow the pure land sect and from my very shallow reading into it it does seem a bit similar to christianity
Yeah, there's like a saying, "If you ever meet the Buddha, kill them." but that's specifically zen Buddhism, I never went there or lived it for myself
Monks, it is just as if a donkey were following right after a herd of cattle, saying, "I too am a cow! I too am a cow!
The Gadrabha Sutra
He attained nirvana but still stayed in samsara for a few more sequels to teach us more of his wisdom
His wisdom has layers