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Can you practice Buddhism without being Buddhist?
Absolutely yes, you can be a lay people & have family and happily practice bhuddhism even while you walking but you should know two Tradition of bhuddhism. Monastically, both Traditions share same vows but in Sanskrit Tradition, only faith on Buddha quotation is not enough.
Can a non Buddhist reach nirvana?
While nirvana is possible for any person, in most Buddhist sects only monks attempt to achieve it. In this sense, they’re working toward nirvana because they’re setting up a future life in which they might achieve nirvana.
How did Islam destroyed Buddhism?
According to William Johnston, hundreds of Buddhist monasteries and shrines were destroyed, Buddhist texts were burnt by the Muslim armies, monks and nuns killed during the 12th and 13th centuries in the Gangetic plains region. The Islamic invasions plundered wealth and destroyed Buddhist images.
Is Islam a Buddhist?
While Islam is a monotheistic religion that believes in worshiping an almighty God, Buddhism rejects the notion of a creator God but does honor enlightened beings as deities. Buddhism preaches vegetarianism and shunning alcohol and drugs.
What is a non practicing Buddhist?
Secular Buddhism—sometimes also referred to as agnostic Buddhism, Buddhist agnosticism, ignostic Buddhism, atheistic Buddhism, pragmatic Buddhism, Buddhist atheism, or Buddhist secularism—is a broad term for a form of Buddhism based on humanist, skeptical, and agnostic values, valuing pragmatism and (often) naturalism.
What religion is dukkha?
dukkha, (Pāli: “sorrow,” “suffering”) , Sanskrit Duhkha, in Buddhist thought, the true nature of all existence. Much Buddhist doctrine is based on the fact of suffering; its reality, cause, and means of suppression formed the subject of the Buddha’s first sermon (see Four Noble Truths).
What is the Buddhist Golden Rule?
Buddhism: “Whatever is disagreeable to yourself, do not do unto others” (The Buddha, Udana-Varga 5.18 – 6th century BC). Confucianism: “Do not do to others what you do not want them to do to you” (Confucius, Analects 15.23 – 5th century BC).