tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101310106716730328.post950377920754925737..comments2023-09-28T18:38:22.734+05:30Comments on The Undercover Indian: Business of caste - Dalits convert to BuddhismGauravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404581745164940324noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101310106716730328.post-70800429103932329872009-07-08T19:13:08.649+05:302009-07-08T19:13:08.649+05:30Buddha was a master. Enlightened soul. His teachin...Buddha was a master. Enlightened soul. His teaching was simple. He said that path to God lies within you. He learnt this path from Kriya yogis of those times and perfected it for himself.<br /><br />Just like other masters, Buddha's followers twisted and turned his teachings. Many couldn't understand what he said. <br /><br />But religion is not about finding god or spirit, but is about politics of control.underover Indianhttp://www.undercoverindian.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101310106716730328.post-76108482640565502852009-04-09T13:37:00.000+05:302009-04-09T13:37:00.000+05:30There is no either controlling god or creating god...There is no either controlling god or creating god according to the buddhism. But other main religions(Islam/Christian) has depend on faith. It has either creating and controlling god concept. <BR/> According to the buddhism, We are controlling by ourselves. Thinking is being done by our minds. We will get decession according to the now observation and previous experiences. So that is why, loard Buddha taught us that our mind is contriled by our selves, but not out side unseen god...Ravanahttp://www.ravana.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101310106716730328.post-55973331230280773712008-09-23T13:17:00.000+05:302008-09-23T13:17:00.000+05:30Buddha did great work in his times by bringing peo...Buddha did great work in his times by bringing people of different groups together for a common cause- 'spiritualism'. In fact, he is considered as the 9th avatar of God according to Hindu texts. Such was his greatness!! <BR/>However, the belief that Buddhism brought about 'social equality' is a bit misplaced. If Buddhism was meant to bring about social equality, then why did it have to leave India, even when it had established itself in India for 1000 years? And how come the '4-varna system' was able to re-establish itself, if it was unfair, because even now the 'general' or 'open' Hindu category is only 20% of the total Hindus, and it must have been the same then. Then how was it possible for those 20% 'general' Hindus to overpower/convince the other 80% Hindus to re-establish an 'unfair' 4-varna system, especially if Buddhism was supposed to have established 'social equality' for 1000 years!!! There seems to be no historical event that certifies such an overturn.<BR/>Also, if Buddhism advocates social equality, then why was there no social equality in China for 1950 years out of the 2000 years that Buddhism has been there ?(China has become a people's republic only in last 60 years). And even now there is social inequality in China!! <BR/>Buddha was the one who guided the people towards spritualism in dark times, but the concept of Buddhism bringing about 'social equality' seems to have a lot of political undertones rather than facts, most probably of cross-border origin. Lets not disgrace Buddha by creating a divide between 'general' category & 'other' categories of Hindus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com