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'If a person became a Buddhist, would that person be a member of a religion?' Give reasons for your answer and show that you have considered more than one point of view.
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'If a person became a Buddhist, would that person be a member of a religion?' Give reasons for your answer and show that you have considered more than one point of view. According to the Concise Oxford Dictionary, there is more than one meaning for the term religion. A first definition is that religion is 'the belief in a superhuman controlling power, especially in a personal God or gods entitled to obedience and worship.' Buddha himself is not seen as a God, nor is he himself worshipped as a God. Buddhist thinking does not centre around a venerated person, either a God or gods. Buddha is not a God and neither is he someone sent by a God or gods to help people. He cannot act as a saviour for people as say Jesus does for people in Christianity. In Buddhism, anyone who has reached enlightenment can become a Buddha. In fact, the...
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