Buddhism and the Six Point Attack on Religion
In explaining Buddhism, one must first understand Hinduism from which Buddhism grew. Buddhism is a reaction against Hinduism as protestant is against Catholicism. According to The World's Religions by Houston Smith, there are six aspects of religion that appear so often that a suggestion can be implied that they are "seeds" that make up humanity. In constructing this paper, first I will outline and explain these six aspects. Then I will attempt to explain why Buddha found them to be obstacles for spiritual development, and why Hinduism and Christianity endorse the importance of these six elements.The word authority as it pertains to the six elements of religion does not only pertain to God's final authority, but to the authority given to the religious structure. Organized religion is important in that it gives people direction and guidance in their relationship to their God. This "authority" can be seen in the positions of leadership of any organized religion, where the leadership makes decisions that must be obeyed. Buddha preached his religion with an absence of authority. He attacked this authority on two fronts. First he wanted to end "monopolistic" hold of the Hindu Brahmins on religious teaching by maki
"And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified." (The Bible, KJV, Acts 20:32) "Do not go by what was handed down nor on the authority of your traditional teachings...." (The world's Religions pg. 96) While Christianity in many of its current forms and denominations seem to be shrouded in ritualism, true Christianity actually disdains ritualism. The early Christians left the written rituals and sacrifices of their temples and lifted them into spiritual application. Instead of a written ritual like sacrifice, they accepted the supreme sacrifice of Jesus Christ, and daily laid down their lives as "living sacrifices". Jesus Christ many unbelieving Jews angry for breaking ritual.
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