Buddhism and the God Idea – Ven Nyanaponika Thero

buddhism-and-the-god-idea-nyanaponika-thera-44023066Buddhism and the God Idea

Ven.Nyanaponika Thero

Quite contradictory views have been expressed in Western literature on the attitude of Buddhism toward the concept of God and gods.

From a study of the discourses of the Buddha preserved in the Pali Canon, it will be seen that the idea of a personal deity, a creator god conceived to be eternal and omnipotent, is incompatible with the Buddha’s teachings.

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