Sunday, 10 August 2014

Do Atheists have a leg to sand on: Was the Buddha an atheist?



There is a famous conversation between the Buddha and a Brahmin, Dona who wants to know if the Buddha is a divine being or not. Dona, on seeing the Buddha, went to him and said: “Master, are you a deva?’/
“No, Brahman, I am not a deva.” /”Are you a gandhabba (a kind of low grade God, a celestial musician),”/
“No”/ ”A yakkha?” (A kind of Protector God)
“No”  ”…A human being?”
“No, Brahman, I am not a human being.”
“Then what sort of being are you?”
”Remember me, Brahman as “awakened.” The Buddha rejects all mental states by which he could be considered a deva, a yakkha, a manushya. He is simply a being who is awake!


(Artist: Amitabh Dhiman, Art, Artists, Artwork, www.facebook.com)


Bodhipaksa, wildmind, www.fakebuddhaquotes.com

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