If we expect all religions to be theistic, then Buddhism might not quali fy as a
religion. The Buddha (that is, 'our' historic Buddha, Gautama) is not the equivalent
of the God of Western monotheism. Nor is the Buddha considered a prophet,
someone whose authority on spiritual matters derives from privileged access to God.
Gautama is seen as just an extremely intelligent and altruistic human being. Indeed
B uddhism explicitly denies that there is such a thing as the God recognized by
Western monotheism, that is, an etemal, all-powerful and all-perfect creator. To most
If we expect all religions to be theistic, then Buddhism might not quali fy as areligion. The Buddha (that is, 'our' historic Buddha, Gautama) is not the equivalentof the God of Western monotheism. Nor is the Buddha considered a prophet,someone whose authority on spiritual matters derives from privileged access to God.Gautama is seen as just an extremely intelligent and altruistic human being. IndeedB uddhism explicitly denies that there is such a thing as the God recognized byWestern monotheism, that is, an etemal, all-powerful and all-perfect creator. To most
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