Buddhist views on other faiths as posative Flashcards
who was king ashoka
indian emporor
why is he important to buddhisum
responcabe for the internation growth of buddhisum - wrote 32 edicts carving in stone around india including laws and teachings
why is the 12th edict imprtant - give a quote
the 12th edict shows that Ashoka wanted religious harmony this can be seen in the quote “one should not honor only ones own religion and condem the religion of others, but one should honor others”
why might buddhsium be seen as more inclusive of other faiths
In other faiths such as christianity non beleif is seen as evil and punishable by spenind eternity in hell. Where as in Buddhisum an indevidual can recive a postative karmic rebirth so long as they act moraly and garner postative karma- this means anyone can have a good rebirthso long as they are kind n that
what are the views of the dali lama on relgius pluralisum
Dali lama believed that all faiths share the common feature of kindness and comasson being important messages
the dali lama also highlight “how danderous the extremes of religious intolerance can be today”
give an example of how some Buddhsit teachings can be seen to work well with christian teachings
“hurt not others with that whichs pains yourself” - buddhisum
“treat others how you would liek to be treated”- chritianity
Buddhas view on relgious pluralisum
The Buddha himself experemented with many different religions on his path toward enlightenment
the buddha stated that it is down to the indevidual to descover their own religous path and the Buddha never stated that some beleifs were supiour to others
