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Buddha was not only a thinker but a great teacher to. discuss

Answer 1

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26 August 2018

Buddhism spread far and wide within a short period of time to become the most popular and prominent teaching in ancient India during the time of the Buddha. Thousands embraced Buddhism, including many who were highly educated intellectuals, from upper class and well to do families, such as powerful kings and princes, wealthy merchants, and learned Brahmins. Many gave up their status, wealth, and power to become monks and nuns. Famous debaters or expounders of various doctrines intending to defeat the Buddha eventually became followers. There were also people who having heard the Buddha’s answers to their questions, became peaceful and joyful, and accepted the Buddha as their teacher. Buddhism spread in its own peaceful way; the Buddha never used political power to spread His teachings even though He had kings amongst his disciples. Today, Buddhism remains as one of the most successful religions in the world, and is still spreading and gaining popularity.

So how did the Buddha become so successful in spreading Buddhism all over the world? There are two major reasons.

Answer 2

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THE four teachings are, first, the Tripitaka teaching; second, the connecting teaching; third, the specific teaching; and fourth, the perfect teaching.

First is the Tripitaka teaching, which is set forth in the Āgama sutras. These sutras do not clarify anything other than the six paths of existence. They merely make clear the principle of cause and retribution that leads to rebirth in these six paths (the realms of hell, hungry spirits, animals, asuras, human beings, and heavenly beings).

When dealing with living beings, they explain that there are ten worlds, namely, hell, hungry spirits, animals, asuras, human beings, heavenly beings, voice-hearers, cause-awakened ones, bodhisattvas, and Buddhas. But when dealing with the environment, they speak only of six paths, and hence it may be said that they deal only with six worlds.

Because these sutras do not clarify anything outside the six paths, they do not mention that outside of the threefold world there are also places called pure lands in which one may be reborn. Also, although they state that Buddhas may appear one after another in the three existences of past, present, and future, they do not mention that Buddhas are simultaneously present in the various regions in the ten directions.

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