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buddaism stems from christ?

budda found god it was the people around him who made him a deity think about it if a man was truly at peace why would he want to be worshiped he did not come here to heal the sick but found peace in something

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    The Buddha isn't God, never claimed to be, never wanted to be.

    I am a Buddhist and I hardly know anything about Siddhartha. Why? Because like me, he was just some guy, 2600 years ago, looking for enlightenment.

    I don't worship him.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Buddha existed way before Christ, so no. Buddhism also doesn't require the worship of a higher power, so Buddha clearly didn't find god either. It's true he didn't want to be worshiped, and Buddhists don't really do that.

  • 1 decade ago

    We don't know if Buddha was of the one true God or not. It is possible, as well as Muslims, that they are brothers in Christ, just another branch. God is the judge, not us. That is why we are to pray for all men everywhere, to lead a quiet and peaceable life...(1 Timothy 2:1-5)

  • Jaye16
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    I do not think Buddha would like it if he believed he was worshiped.

    Buddhism does not stem from Christ or Christianity since Buddha existed many years before Christ. Though the teachings are so similar that I believe Christ was aware of Buddha and did not disapprove of his message.

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  • arthur
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Buddha was a Philosopher and knowledge seeker, his followers however elevated him to a god. Buddhism began in 563 B.C so its centuries before Christianity.

  • 1 decade ago

    Buddhism idealises 'Nirvana' - as a state where God and all other gods cannot influence you - so it is anti-God and anti-Christ...

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