Buddha's Qualities
I took advantage of my opportunity and asked one of the world’s greatest spokesmen on Buddhism to enlighten me about the Buddha. "Bhante, do Buddhists consider Buddha a divine incarnation?" "No," he said, "a noteworthy characteristic that distinguishes the Buddha from all other religious teachers is that he was a human being. Not just another man or philosopher, but an extraordinary man, a unique being, a man par excellence. The Buddha cultivated his mind to the highest possible state. This is called enlightenment. The title of Buddha means the enlightened one. Buddha means ‘he is immune to all evil.’ "The Buddha was known as Bodhisattva before he became a Buddha. Bodhisattva means ‘one who is aiming at enlightenment, one who is bent on enlightenment.’ |
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