Some attributes of such a god were transmitted to the bodhisattva, but the mainstream of those who venerated Avalokiteśvara upheld the Buddhist rejection of the doctrine of any creator god.

But, it is explicitly stated in Buddhist sutras that the worship of an Ishvara ( an ancient South Asian term for a creator god, most likely not referring to the Abrahamic God who may not have been known in South Asia during the Buddha's lifetime, but given the context meaning either Shiva, Kali or Brahma ) is unnecessary to the attainment of Nirvana, as the Buddha believed worshipers are still trapped in an endless cycle of rebirth ( Samsara ).

Mentioned by the Buddha in the Pali canon, Yama subsequently entered Buddhist, Chinese, Tibetan, Korean, and Japanese mythology as a wrathful god under various transliterations.

** The Last Day of the Twelfth Moon ; on this holiday ale and fruit were provided as offerings to the god of the stove, after having Buddhist or Taoist priests recite scripture at one's own home ( if one had the wealth and means ).

As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation – first Hindu, dedicated to the god Vishnu, then Buddhist.

According to them, the Buddhist view of god is there are many gods or no god.

Buddhist monks associated with the temple claim that this represents an attempt by Hindu nationalist elements to assert control over the temple, and to establish the primacy of Hinduism by advancing the claim that the Buddha was an incarnation of the god Vishnu.

Various other Greco-Buddhist artistic influences can be found in the Japanese Buddhist pantheon, the most striking being that of the Japanese wind god Fujin.

Another Buddhist deity, named Shukongoshin, one of the wrath-filled protector deities of Buddhist temples in Japan, is also an interesting case of transmission of the image of the famous Greek god Herakles to the Far East along the Silk Road.

Image: GandharanAtlas. JPG | The Greek god Atlas, supporting a Buddhist monument, Hadda

A 10th century Tantric Buddhist sutra mentions a child god that seems to be an amalgam of Krishna and Nalakubar called Nana ().

The Jōbodai shū also mentions the god manifested itself before the famous Chinese Buddhist monk Faxian ( c. 4th cen.

Benevolent kings ), the wrath-filled and muscular guardian god of the Buddha, standing today at the entrance of many Buddhist temples under the appearance of frightening wrestler-like statues.

Various other Greco-Buddhist artistic influences can be found in the Japanese Buddhist pantheon, the most striking of which being that of the Japanese wind god Fujin.

Another Buddhist deity, named Shukongoshin, one of the wrath-filled protector deities of Buddhist temples in Japan, is also an interesting case of transmission of the image of the famous Greek god Herakles to the Far-East along the Silk Road.

The Buddhist god of healing, the " Medicine King " or " Medicine Buddha " ( Bhaisajyaguru ) was associated with auto-cremation.

Image: GandharanAtlas. JPG | The Greek god Atlas, supporting a Buddhist monument, Hadda.

The bronze bell was cast in 1675 by Tanaka Gonzaemon under the supervision of Suzuki Magoemon, and dedicated to Bishamon, a Buddhist god of children and good luck.

Shura means Asura, a Buddhist deity, a warlike god.

It runs in the line of Hindu yoga ( to distinguish from Buddhist and Jain yoga ) and is dedicated to Śrī ( Lord ) ādi nāthā ( Adinatha ), a name for Lord Shiva ( the Hindu god of destruction and renewal ), who is believed to have imparted the secret of hatha yoga to his divine consort Parvati.

The power of the Buddhist clergy was so great and the wealth of the monasteries so impressive, that it instigated criticism from Confucian scholars, who considered Buddhism as a foreign religion.

The wealth of manuscripts probably written on screwpine leaves that Maldivian monks in their Buddhist monasteries must have produced was either burnt or otherwise so thoroughly eliminated that it has disappeared without leaving any trace.

Although the monastery is generous in donations, Emperor Xuanzong issues a decree abolishing their treasury on the grounds that their banking practices were fraudulent, collects their riches, and distributes the wealth to various other Buddhist monasteries, Daoist abbeys, and to repair statues, halls, and bridges in the city.

Although the monastery was generous in donations, Emperor Xuanzong issued a decree abolishing their treasury on grounds that their banking practices were fraudulent, collected their riches, and distributed the wealth to various other Buddhist monasteries, Daoist abbeys, and to repair statues, halls, and bridges in the city.

Although the monastery was generous in donations, Emperor Xuanzong issued a decree abolishing their treasury on grounds that their banking practices were fraudulent, collected their riches, and distributed the wealth to various other Buddhist monasteries, Daoist abbeys, and to repair statues, halls, and bridges in the city.

This holiday was an opportunity of Buddhist monasteries to flaunt their collected wealth and attract donors, especially by methods of drawing crowds with dramatic spectacles and performances.

Little of the city's wealth survived the 1856 Panthay Rebellion, when most of the Buddhist sites in the capital were razed.

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Wisdom Master Maticintin culled the wealth of historical Buddhist Teachings to create a vehicle for the primordial truth which is accessible to the modern Western culture.

The wealth of the kingdom was devoted to building over 10, 000 Buddhist temples in the Pagan capital zone between 11th and 13th centuries ( of which 3000 remain to the present day ).

However, the Taoists had exploited their wealth and status by seizing Buddhist temples.

Hotei or Budai, a Chinese Buddhist monk, is depicted as fat and happy, often travelling or bearing wealth.

Kumārāyana renounced his wealth to become a Buddhist monk, and left India, crossing to the Pamirs to arrive in Kucha.

The people will then pray to Shiskar Apa, the goddess of wealth ( other name Vasudhara ) in the Buddhist religion.

One of these is dedicated to the Buddhist gods of wealth, longevity and propagation, while another houses ancestral tablets.

The wealth of manuscripts probably written on screwpine leaves that Maldivian monks in their Buddhist monasteries must have produced was either burnt or otherwise so thoroughly eliminated that it has disappeared without leaving any trace.

It was criticized to be a cult of personality rather than a legitimate Buddhist movement, and was investigated by the Thai government in the 1990s but still grows quickly and nothing has been determined to be illegal although their consumerist views are frowned upon by some, while others may view the material wealth as simply a blessing to be freely accepted and celebrated.

They were met with a procession showing off the city's immense wealth consisting of Asian Elephants, gold, jewels, silk, exotic snakes, bouquets of tropical flowers, chanting monks, Buddhist treasures and relics, music, and beautiful women.

They were met with a procession showing off the city's immense wealth consisting of Asian Elephants, gold, jewels, silk, exotic snakes, bouquets of tropical flowers, chanting monks, Buddhist treasures and relics, music, and beautiful women.

Bishamon is the Japanese name for Vaiśravaṇa, a Buddhist deity.

* 1253 – Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, propounds Nam Myoho Renge Kyo for the very first time and declares it to be the essence of Buddhism, in effect founding Nichiren Buddhism.

The tathāgathagarbha sutras, in a departure from mainstream Buddhist language, insist that the potential for awakening is inherent to every sentient being.

An alternative approach to the comparison of Buddhist thought with Western philosophy is to use the concept of the Middle Way in Buddhism as a critical tool for the assessment of Western philosophies.

Mucalinda, the nāga king who shielded Gautama Buddha | Buddha as he sat in meditation, was a favorite motif for Cambodian Buddhist sculptors from the 11th century.

In Japan, celibacy was an ideal among Buddhist clerics for thousands of years.

But violations of clerical celibacy were so common for so long that, finally, in 1872, state laws made marriage legal for Buddhist clerics.

Parts of Ancient India and Nepal where Buddhism originated were also for long periods Buddhist, and whether as a result of the Buddhist, Jain or Hindu promotion of the principle of ahimsa ( harmlessness ) many Indians remain vegetarian.

Buddhist vinaya for monks and nuns prohibits harming of plants.

Some of these Buddhist vegetarian chefs are in the many monasteries which serve wu hun and mock-meat ( also known as ' meat analogues ') dishes to the monks and visitors ( including non-Buddhists who often stay for a few hours or days, to Buddhists who are not monks, but staying overnight for anywhere up to weeks or months ).

Later a group consisting of the three major servants of Dalai Lama, eminent officials and troops will collect the boy and his family and travel to Lhasa, where the boy would be taken, usually to Drepung Monastery to study the Buddhist sutra in preparation for assuming the role of spiritual leader of Tibet.

During the classical era of Buddhist philosophy in India, philosophers such as Dharmakirti argue for a dualism between states of consciousness and Buddhist atoms ( the basic building blocks that make up reality ), according to " the standard interpretation " of Dharmakirti's Buddhist metaphysics.

In these latter cases the faiths do not promote deference, as happens in monotheisms ; rather each suggests a path of action that will bring the practitioner into conformance with the divine law: ahimsa — ' no harm ' — for Buddhist and Hindu faiths ; de or te — ' virtuous action ' — in daoism ; and any of numerous practices of peace and love in new age thinking.

In Buddhist philosophy, dhamma / dharma is also the term for " phenomenon ".

This notion is of particular importance for the analysis of human experience: Rather than assuming that mental states inhere in a cognizing subject, or a soul-substance, Buddhist philosophers largely propose that mental states alone exist as " momentary elements of consciousness " and that a subjective perceiver is assumed.

Daena has been used to mean religion, faith, law, even worship as a translation for the Hindu and Buddhist term Dharma, often interpreted as " duty " or social order, right conduct, or virtue.

Indeed there was a steady stream of edicts issued from 771 right through the period of Kūkai's studies which, for instance, sought to limit the number of Buddhist priests, and the building of temples.

Many disguised themselves as Buddhist priests for the same reason.

Today, she is remembered chiefly for her alleged affair with a Buddhist monk named Dōkyō ( 道鏡 ), a man she honored with titles and power.

The Four Noble Truths are regarded as central to the teachings of Buddhism ; they are said to provide a unifying theme, or conceptual framework, for all of Buddhist thought.

Dancing with Life: Buddhist Insights for Finding Meaning and Joy in the Face of Suffering.