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Do you think it is fair to call buddism an Indian religion?
Why do we mark buddism as an Indian religion? Unlike Judaism, for example, anybody can convert into buddism regardless of their nationality, so it's definitely not a national religion. Christianity, for example, was created in the Roman empire on the land of the modern Palestine ond Israel, but we donot call it Roman or Palestinian religion, so I think it's unfair to mark Buddism as an Indian religion only because of its origins Кокушев Сергей (talk) 05:58, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Buddhism is a philosophical system, quite different from a religion. The Buddha is not considered a sole omnipowerful "God", which is vastly different from how each of the primary deities of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are viewed in those religions.
The higher Buddhist practitioner trains their mind so as to become a buddha, an awakened being. And, eventually to become equal to the Buddha by achieving the teachings.
None of the above mentioned three religions embrace the philosophy of a path that transcends ordinary awareness to becoming equal to their respective primary deities. The absence of this path differentiates a philosophy from a religion, and differentiates Buddhism from the three main religions.
It's all good, whichever system each person selects. But, there are differences between the systems. If a list of sources that state the same things is needed before we correct the error, I'll spend the time to provide it.
It should not be called an Indian religion because it was primarily born within Nepal. The countries did not even exist as such during the time Gautama Buddha was alive, hence either historical context should be applied or it be referred as a religion of South Asian origin. Viduranisal (talk) 19:33, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The authors of cited books have no experience with Buddhism. If you want to know about Buddhism, ask the Fourteenth Dalai Lama of the Sovereign Nation Tibet. He is the foremost living authority on Buddhism. He objects to the epithet religion, rather referring to Buddhism as a Mind Science. The book authors parrot incorrect notions from before airplanes made trips to Tibet possible. Now that the communist infestation of the once-proud nation China invaded and occupied the sovereign nation Tibet, committing daily genocide with impunity, forcing the Dalai Lama into exile, he has traveled to the US to give teachings memorized by Lineage Lamas and handed down via rote memorization for millennia, His talks and teachings have become accessible. DalaiLama.com contains videos of many of those talks (in English) and teachings (memorized in Tibetan) which repudiate most of the written books, especially those written before 1970. This article quotes none of the Dalai Lama's books. It is therefore incorrect, misleading, and blatantly false. Throw out this article and start over by reading and citing the Dalai Lama's books and public talks. That will go a long way to counteract the lies and falsehoods perpetrated by His sworn enemies, the Chinese Communists, who sends agents to kill him, and the ignorance displayed in the article's citations. Hpfeil (talk) 23:40, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The authors of cited books have no experience with Buddhism doesn't appear to be accurate by any means. What you're describing is Tibetan Buddhism, which is a specific form of Buddhism, and this article covers Buddhism as a whole, not just Tibetan Buddhism. - Aoidh (talk) 23:56, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi, requesting registered wiki editors to adjust the introduction of Buddhism. It is not a Indian religion, which is a oversimplification. The religion is followed in China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand and more. It would be better characterize as a global religion or Asian religion or perhaps strike it all together. The origins date back centuries and matter fact buddhist scholars argue the origins of buddhism between Nepal and India.
This is the term used by reliable sources as cited in Buddhism#cite_note-7. I think discussion and examination of reliable sources supporting such a change would be beneficial before changing this, if you could provide sources for this. - Aoidh (talk) 03:58, 31 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Buddhism originated in Indian subcontinent thats why its called Indian religion and has nothing to do with nationality.Word Indian refers Indian subcontinent not Republic of India.Edasf (talk)07:23, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Remove the word "Religion", it is very confusing and completely not true.
Unlike most religions that we find in the world, there is no notion in Buddhism of an almighty God who is the sole creator of the universe. Buddhism is basically about changing one’s own consciousness by practicing meditation and following a set of moral codes that have universal values. A common debate among people in modern times, especially among westerners, is that Buddhism is not a religion -- but a philosophy or way of life. This of course, is something people are divided on and really depends on various technicalities in how one defines religion. LeighPointer (talk) 12:52, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Quick fail: you've made a total of 6 edits to this article, all reverted and completely insubstantial, and it clearly does not meet several of the criteria. There are 10 unreferenced paragraphs and numerous outstanding {{citation needed}} tags. Please review the GA criteria and the rules for nominators before nominating another article, especially one of this scope and importance.
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