Do the words Sacred, Divine and Spiritual have any context in Buddhism?
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**Edit**: *In our lay following of the path of Dhamma we need an external object of veneration and an external connotation to actions, which gives it a positive meaning, to help us stick to the actions.
Going beyond simple logic, to do good karma and follow the Samma or right way we need something supra-mundane to transcend the mundane as a clear reason to act in that direction.
Such examples can be, experiencing the Sacredness in the Idol of Buddha at an altar in your house.
Having a mental image of the Buddha as a Divine being rather than just another human having achieved Nibbana through life times of practices
Thinking your path as something supra-mundane which is Spiritual in meaning of it...that something having to do with spirit(non-material aggregate).
This gives added meaning to your existance thereby adding flavour to otherwise dry following to the prescribed discipline in its entierity.*
I undersatnd that Sacred is something religious, but as form is emptiness,
**Can we call Buddha's statue as Sacred?**
Buddha is not the body and body is not to be identified with, if by divine we mean Godly: transcending the experience of mundane reality....same flower different experience.
**Buddha in His body, can we call Him Divine?**
As opposed to mundane life of chasing women, money and fame...defining spiritual life as holy life towards Nibbana...knowing that there is no spirit to be found...
**Can we call the path of Dhamma as Spiritual path?**
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Will these terms create mis- understanding about Dhamma?
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Aug 15, 2018, 09:12 AM
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