WHAT
BUDDHISTS BELIEVE
Buddhists believe in the Buddha, believe
in kamma; believing that conditioned things are impermanent, unsatisfactory
(sorrow) and have no soul. You can see clearly that the Buddhists believe in
the Buddha. When we believe in the Buddha, we believe in the knowledge of the
Buddha that is omniscient (sabbaññutañāṇa)
which means the Buddha knows everything. The Buddha teaches universal truth. It
can be divided into two: the wholesome state and the unwholesome state. It is
different from other religions.
In other religions, people believe in God, or the Creator.
This God creates everything. We are created by God, therefore God blesses the
people. People pray to God and confess to him. Buddhists do not believe in God
neither do they believe that God is the Creator. We are not created by God.
According to the Buddhist texts, God is
none other than Brahma: the Brahma god. In his past life, he successfully
practiced samatha (concentration) meditation. Then he was reborn as the Brahma
god. He is powerful because of his practice. He cannot create everything
[1] Note: This Dhamma talk given by Sayadaw Dr. Nandamālā at ITBM
University in 20 December 2015. We are very inspired by this Dhamma talk,
therefore we like to share this Dhamma with you all. This has not been checked
by sayadaw. Please forgive us for any mistake found in this transcription and
editing. Transcription by Serena Ho, Edited by Sayalay Cālā Therī and Ng Pei
Fuen. This is under our Aggācāra Dhamma Project.
