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Can an atheist be a Buddhist?

Dogpound9 6 June 24
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And what do you think?

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Buddhists have no god(s). Buddhist are atheists. However, I say that not knowing if Buddhists BELIEVE in god(s) or not and that is what makes one an atheist.

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Sure, Buddhists are atheists.

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Yep. I’ve considered myself both.

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An atheist can certainly be a buddhist. Buddhism is about following the words of the buddha towards enlightenment and inner peace, the belief in God is certainly not a requirement.

Denker Level 7 June 27, 2018
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Yes, Buddhism is basically the belief or awareness of natural foxes and being are all connected. Hinduism is similar in that respect but Buddhism deviated from Hinduism by removing the cast system and the pantheon of gods. Otherwise there is a lot of overlap between these two faiths. People refer to Buddhism as a faith but not a religion because there is not supposed to be any worship and prayer to any god/s. It seems that over millennia Buddhist s adopted more of a worship of the Buddha and other Buddha s who supposedly reached nirvana or enlightenment. This a practice that the Buddha expressly mentioned as antithetical to his teachings.

You can be anything and still observe Buddhist practice, chanting and meditation.

Sorry about the typos and posting the same thing twice!

I agree, but tnere is also this to consider, [gesar-travel.com]

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Yes and am....

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Only technically. Buddhism is not mono theistic. But it is still a religion despite claims that it is only a philosophy, and there is supernaturalism attached to it. If it is only a philosophy why are there Buddhist temples with people praying in them? How many philosophies do you know with temples and celebrants (monks)? Technically you can be an atheist and a buddhist. But you also have to admit to being a religionist, in my view.

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Of course, since it's technically a philosophy, not a religion, but in most countries people have mixed it with other religions, such as Hinduism, like they have here in Thailand.

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