Is There Superstition in Buddhism? Understanding Rituals, Ceremonies, Beliefs, and Practices.
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- Опубликовано: 6 июл 2024
- Is there superstition in Buddhism? Buddhism as a religion can seem like a double-sided coin. On one side, we see it as this ancient philosophy rooted in the mind and practical pursuits, devoid of omnipresent gods.
On the other side, we see that there is a myriad of rituals and ceremonies, vivid supernatural imagery, and prayer to various beings.
What’s going on? Is Buddhism truly “superstitious” and do they believe in the “supernatural”?
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
4:35 Threefold Training
5:00 Bowing to the Buddha
7:44 Repenting / Repentance
9:30 Bathing the Buddha
12:20 Supernatural Powers
14:50 Tips
16:23 Skillful Means
16:55 Closing Quote from Dozen
17:33 Questions
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This video was spot on.
When I visited a Mahayana temple years ago I did not understand the surroundings I saw. I thought I should find a monastery with few adornments and figures.
At that time my perceptions against what I was seeing were very strong. Somehow I went visiting a few more times over the year and gained a new way to understand the images and statues.
To be truthful, I was very closed minded to what I did not understand.
Thank you for making a video breaking it down.
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Agreed!
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I am in South Korea, So ? I must throw away all the trees in my living room because they are taller than me and it has a bad effect on my life ( Buddhist friend says ) :) No thank you. I love Buddhism but there are so many superstitions and man-made things that should be avoided. Same in Catholicism where I come from
There can be a conflation between other beliefs and Buddhism. I haven't heard about trees in your living room, though. What I'm discussing in this video (and the article...you might find more info there) is those ceremonies, rituals, and practices we have in Buddhism are meant to help us with our path in Buddhism. I can go to the gym today, throw on 500-pound weights, and think I can lift it. But if I haven't been practicing, reading, working out with others, learning, and slowly building up, then all I'm going to do is get hurt and become disillusioned. The same is with Buddhism (or any religion). Sometimes the deeper meaning of a practice (etc) may not be readily apparent, but when you discover the Buddhist teaching/context, it can be very beautiful and powerful. Again, I never heard about not having trees in your living room, so that may be more of a discussion between you and your friend about where they are getting that from. Maybe feng shui?
Perhaps not entirely superstition but belief in unprovable metaphysical views and, as a result, people making serious decisions about their life based on such unprovable beliefs seems to be rampant in Buddhism.
Of course, the justification is that those beliefs become 'evident in practice', but that's no rational argument at all, it's just based on further belief. It's equivalent to a Christian saying that they 'feel God' while praying and that 'that's proof'.
"Is There Superstition in Buddhism?" Of course there is. Some schools have less (Zen) some have more (Tibetan). In fact, the Tibetan version, of which so many Western celebrities are enamoured with, is chock full of primitive superstitions picked up from the indigenous Bon religion, complete with shamans and even an official State Oracle !
Pure Land Buddhism puts the paltry versions of a Christian "heaven" to shame, lol.
Even in Zen, their foundational text, the Lankavatara sutra, is written to address the concerns of a Serpent king (naga).
Anyone who casually looks into these foundational texts will soon discover that they are just as superstitious as any other bronze or iron age religion.
That's right, but it works. The Nechung oracle warned the 14th Dalai what was to come and when it did, he guided His Holiness past the CCP camp to safety.
Yes let us talk down to these people and mock their faith
Also if you did any investigation pure land is not the same or even the equviliant to the Christina Heaven, it’s not eternal and you can be reborn if you mess up there. But the. Again westerners know Jack shit outside abrahamic faiths