Creator in Buddhism
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Buddhist thought consistently rejects the notion of a creator deity[1] and posits that mundane deities such as Mahabrahma are misconstrued to be a creator.[2]
After the planes below the Ābhāsvara plane come to an end, a deity from the Ābhāsvara plane dies, and is reborn in the next lower level as a Mahabrahma.[2] More Ābhāsvara deities die and are reborn as Mahabrahma's ministers.[2] The retinue erroneously believes Mahabrahma created them.[2] When one of these ministers die, he is reborn as a human, remembers his previous life and mistakenly teaches a creator deity.[2]
Vasubandhu argued that a creator's singular identity is incompatible with creating the world.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Taliaferro 2013, p. 35.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Harvey 2013, p. 36-8.
- ↑ Hayes, Richard P., "Principled Atheism in the Buddhist Scholastic Tradition", Journal of Indian Philosophy, 16:1 (1988:Mar.) pg 11-15.
Bibliography
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