On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 12:59:25 -0600, Susan Maneck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "If that's the case, why would God have let the message [of Buddhism] get > distorted > in this way?" > > Dear Gilberto, > > You believe the same thing has happened to Christianity and Judaism, don't > you?
I was asking from a Bahai perspective. I am personally open to the idea that Buddha may have been a prophet, But I wouldn't insist on it the way that the Bahais do. So don't have any reason to believe that the current Buddhist scriptures are distorted. And personally, I wouldn't insist that the Bible is authentic either. But in the Kitab I-Iqan is the section which has often been quoted to me: How could God, when once the Day-star of the beauty of Jesus had disappeared from the sight of His people, and ascended unto the fourth heaven, cause His holy Book, His most great testimony amongst His creatures, to disappear also? What would be left to that people to cling to from the setting of the day-star of Jesus until the rise of the sun of the Muhammadan Dispensation? What law could be their stay and guide? How could such people be made the victims of the avenging wrath of God, the omnipotent Avenger? How could they be afflicted with the scourge of chastisement by the heavenly King? Above all, how could the flow of the grace of the All-Bountiful be stayed? How could the ocean of His tender mercies be stilled? We take refuge with God, from that which His creatures have fancied about Him! Exalted is He above their comprehension! [end quote] So if it would be nealy unthinkable that God would leave the followers of Jesus without access through scriptures then what about the followers of the Buddha? Peace Gilberto "pharoah is just a leaf on a burning bush" __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
