[Buddha-l] the existence of God in Buddhism

[Piya Tan]

Well, that sort of reminds me how I began my adolescent religious life
studying the Gospels, Acts, Romans, and Isaiah. Then when I was told by my
righteous tutor that all my non-Christian Malay, Indian, Chinese and other
friends are "followers of the Devil", I realized the Word and the Flesh were
like heave and earth. It was to make me a better Buddhist.

My septagenarian brother is still an elder at his Brethren church. Sadly, my
nephews complain to me he now talks less to God but more to Japanese girls
as he sits placidly in his favourite corner of the house in Malacca.

Hey I think we are straying from the purpose of this hallowed site.

Piya

On 8/24/06, Wong Weng Fai <wongwf at comp.nus.edu.sg> wrote:
>
>
>
> 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
>
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