WHAT BUDDHISTS BELIEVE By Sayadaw Dr. Nandamālābhivaṃsa [1] 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 othe...
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