[Buddha-l] the existence of God in Buddhism

[Wong Weng Fai]

On Thu, 24 Aug 2006, Piya Tan wrote:

> "In the beginning was the Dharma, and the Dharma was with God, and the
> Dharma was God."

How about this?

"In the beginning was the Dharma, and the Dharma was with the Eternal
 Buddha, and the Dharma was the Eternal Buddha."

(see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_Buddha)

In fact, you tickled my brain... let's see if this will work:

1. In the beginning was the Dharma, and the Dharma was with the Eternal
Buddha, and the Dharma was the Eternal Buddha.

2 The same was in the beginning with the Eternal Buddha.

3 All things were projections of him. Without him was not anything
projected that has been projected.

4 In him was the tathagata-garbha, and the tathagata-garbha was the light
of men.

5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn't overcome it.

6 There came a man, inspired by the Eternal Buddha, whose name was
Asita.

7 The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that
all might believe through him.

8 He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the
light.

9 The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world
recognized him.

11 He came to his own, and those who were his own didn't receive him.

12 But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become the
Eternal Buddha's children, to those who believe in his name:

13 who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the
will of man, but of the Eternal Buddha.

14 The Dharma became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such
glory as of the one and only Son of the Prajnaparamita, full of grace and
truth.


W.F. Wong