--I knew it. A worm! Your punishment: give a large donation to the Octumom
- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emptybill" <emptyb...@...> wrote: > > > Avalokiteshvara is not a god. No worming needed. "God" is anglo saxon > and implies monotheism - based upon common usage. > > > > In Tibetan Buddhism, Avalokita is a yidam, which technically means a > meditative "ishta-devata" or favored deity. This is a > significant difference since a Yidam is primarily a meditative > construct. During the practice of a liturgical sadhana the constructed > mind-image of a deity is called the samaya-sattva, (that being who we > have commited to invoke). Based upon the firm, unwavering image of the > samaya-sattva within the yogin's mind, the jnana-sattva (the > trans-mundane being of pure gnosis) is invoked to become present within > the visualized image. > > > > The same procedure is used to invoke a Yidam into a consecrated flask, a > mandala, a statue (rupa) or a fire. > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "yifuxero" <yifuxero@> wrote: > > > > ---But Avalokitesvara (Chenrezig) is a Yidam or "god-like" character; > > since Buddhists clearly worship A/C "as if" he were a god. > > Avalokitesvara is also Enlightened, according to the Buddhist > > Scriptures. > > These 2 facts combined refute "Buddhist Thought", for all practical > > purposes. (unless one might attempt to worm one's way out by saying > > Avalokitesvara is not a "god"). Sorry - no worms allowed! > > > > In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" > > willytex@ wrote: > > > > > > TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > Even simpler answer: There is no God... > > > > > > > Some 'Buddhist' materialist you turned out to be! > > > > > > Traditionally Buddhists throughout the Buddhist >
