what religious rules do chinese buddhists follow?
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I am going to tell you the truth, nothing but the truth.  Buddhism is a man made religion or man make God.  You can never reach the God through  Buddha.  Religion could be categorized into two, namely man-made and God's religion.  Your conscience would be able to tell you what is wrong or right.  God created us not Buddha, he is just a human like you and me.  If a person can be declared as a God after death, you and I and the rest of the people in the world will Gods and Goddesses.
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I don't believe in the idea of a petty God with vindictive rules.\n\nSo the answer is no, you wouldn't go to hell if you're a Christian and it turns out that Buddhism was the One True Faith because even then, you'd be forgiven if there is a God.  Just live your life the best way you can and be good to yourself and others.
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You have to understand that Buddhism blends wherever it goes. Although the core teachings remain intact, but the outer bark--the "form" that the religion/philosophy expresses--adapts to the receiving culture. Therefore, iconic representations of ideas or teachings differ from area to area. Tibetan Buddhism has a unique flavor, and so do Japanese Buddhism, Chinese Buddhism, Thai Buddhism, Sri Lankan Buddhism, and so on. \n\nYou can think of Buddhist teachings as a vehicle, a car. You'd have all sorts of models, parts, designs, etc., but a car is still a car despite all its variable forms to choose from. \n\nTo get back to your question, the Fat Buddha ("Laughing Buddha") has been an image exclusive to Chinese Buddhism. It has come to represent good luck and wealth, which reconciles amicably with the Chinese merchantship. As for the actual, historical Fat Buddha.. we don't know if he did exist. He's as far back as a legend. I could be wrong though, about the legend part; I'm not an expert in Chinese Buddhism. You have to go dig history. \n\nThe Buddha--Siddhartha Gautama--has taught, and lived, a life of moderation so it is insensible for people from any culture to portray him as having a fat, gluttonous belly.
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I'm not sure of any "Official" Taoist view of the Catholic Church, but as a Catholic turned agnostic turned Tao Te Ching reader turned Catholic, I can tell you that some principles are in line (humility for example) for both.  There is a book called the Tao of Jesus that compares scripture to the Tao Te Ching.  A friend gave me the book about 10 years ago.  I don't know if it is still in print.
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1st of all, many chinese themselves confused buddhism, taoism & Confucianism altogether,as the these 3 theologies made a very deep impact in chinese culture.\nso, its a 'distorted' view that deities/ 'god' are auspicious.\n(buddha never said he is god, but that's another story altogether).\n2ndly, money/ wealth is very important to chinese way of life. why? because chinese seldom sees peace reigns for a long time. chinese often fight against chinese for the past 5000 years. therefore, with wealth, it equates with 'power'.\nso, to answer your question, why do people (assuming you meant chinese people, sorry if i'm wrong) believe a buddha is good luck, is because people needs affirmation that buddha protects them in wealth & health. it is public knowlege that buddha promotes compassion & loving-kindess.\n(buddha never said that if you pray to him, you'll get wealth & health either. another distorted point of view again).
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You'll find many chinese customs, superstitions and traditions listed here...\nhttp://www.britishbornchinese.org.uk/pages/culture/customs/
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Taoism (what you call "Daoism", though the pronounciation is the same) in its purest form is a philosophy of life.  One of its central ideas is Yin/Yang, the idea that everything in life has an opposite (hot/cold, light/dark, etc).  Another is Wei Wu Wei--literally "doing without doing".  This is the idea that one should flow with life rather than against it.  By so doing, all things are finished seemingly without effort.\n\nBuddhists believe in enlightenment.  Zen is a form of Buddhism which incorporates some ideas from Taoism.  One of its beliefs is that man cannot by logical thinking understand the nature of reality.  Only by giving up your desires and attachment to your beliefs can you reach this understanding, which is enlightenment.\n\nHinduism I know less about, but I read once that although is seems as though Hinduists believe in many gods, really they are all reflections of the one god, like light separating in a prism.\n\nConfucianism I know the least about, but I understand that Confucius was a very logical fellow who set down a large number of rules for how one should live one's life.\n\nThis doesn't do them justice by a long shot, but it's a decent start.  Hope that helps.
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I figure that Buddhists are like Jews and Catholics - they are people.\n\nAdditionally Budhism, Judaism and Catholocism are all essentially the same as well - each says the truth or spirit of God is within.\n\nIt's just when people get involved to adulterate these pristine beliefs with their own personal agendas that we have religious conflict.
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One is Chinese and the other is Japanese and Buddhist.
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Religion (from dictionary.com): \n   1.\n         a. Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.\n         b. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.\n   2. The life or condition of a person in a religious order.\n   3. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.\n   4. A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion.\n\n\nBuddhism follows all of the above: \n1a. They have reverence in a supernatural in that they have a very spritual view of the world, they may not have a god, however they do believe in Nirvana (somewhat like heaven, a release from the karmic cycle), and tend to meditate on these thoughts. \n1b. This is an institution based on belief, however they do not worship anything particularly. I would say that Buddhism fits a bit looser into the first definition than the others. \n\n2. This seems to be talking about something more like a monk rather than the actual religion, however still applicable. \n\n3. Obviously thye do follow the teachings of a religious leader: Siddhartha who reached enlightenment and was the first to become a Buddha. They do base their practices on his teachings: the 8 fold path etc. etc. \n\n4. Obviously the followers of this religion do feel a lot of devotion to it, and I have met many people who feel such "zeal" in this practice. \n\nSee: \nhttp://www.buddhanet.net/\n\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/index.shtml\n\nhttp://www.religioustolerance.org/buddhism.htm\nFor more information.
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Confucianism is only observe and practice by some Chinese immigrants in the Philippines, if you read your history, Confucius is the sage/teacher in China centuries ago.\n\nConfucian ethical teachings include the following values:\n- Li: includes ritual, propriety, etiquette, etc.\n- Hsiao: love within the family: love of parents for their children and of children for their parents\n- Yi: righteousness\n- Xin: honesty and trustworthiness\n- Jen: benevolence, humaneness towards others; the highest Confucian virtue\n- Chung: loyalty to the state, etc.\n\nConfucianism does not contain all of the elements of some other religions, like Christianity and Islam. It is primarily an ethical system to which rituals at important times during one's lifetime have been added.\n\nThere are only a couple Confucius temple than can be found in the Philppines, although during the course of the centuries, Filipino did adapt some Chinese practice on family values, there are only few Filipinos do understand the whole concept of Confucius teaching.\n\nThen the inter marriage between the second and subsequent genration of Chinese in Philippines with the Filipinos further reduce the belief and understanding of Confucius teaching.
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Lin Chi isn't condoning murder, he is using a metaphor to explain the nature of Buddhism. Don't believe what some one says, no matter how holy they are, just because they say it. Listen to their words and then explore them yourself.... Kill Buddha.\n\n"If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him!\n    If you meet the patriarchs or the arhats on your way, kill them too...\n    Bodhidharma was an old bearded barbarian...\n    Nirvana and Bodhi are dead stumps to tie your donkey to.\n    The sacred teachings are only lists of ghosts, sheets of paper fit for wiping the pus from your boils."
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Every buddhist shold be avoid doing sins(bad things) and practice doing merits,(good things)\n\n\nhttp://www.metta.lk/
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Atheism and Buddhism? \n\nThe teachings of the Buddha, and thus Buddhism in general, does not stress the existence of a god, nor does it prohibit the possibility of a god. Buddha teaches that there are certain truths and by accepting these truths and learning how to live with these truths, we can end suffering. The truth is independent of a god and therefore god is not a part of the core Buddhist beliefs. If a person chooses to believe in a god is entirely up to the individual. Many Buddhist do believe in a god or in gods or in a higher power that could be considered a god even is not specifically names such. Many of the so called Asian Christians still practice Ch'an (Zen) meditation. They simply incorporated Christianity into their existing faith. In Japan, many Buddhists also follow aspects of Shinto. This is Not against the teachings of the Buddha. Buddha never said my way is the only way ,do as I say or else. In fact, Buddha said that everyone's journey would be unique and that they should question all teachings, including his, and that the individual should take that witch works for him. \n\nAtheist do not believe in a god or any higher power. According to willblueeyes26, Atheists don’t care about anything.  This is not true. They do not believe in an immortal soul. In their mind, they can not fathom that there is more to humanity then the flesh and the bones since there is no concrete proof that a soul exists. To an atheist, worrying about the nonexistent is a waste of time. It is not a matter of not caring about the soul, it's a matter of caring about life. Generally speaking, they feel that if we live for only 60 to 100 years, then we should make the most of it, because once it's over, it's over. This is not the same as not caring. \n\nWillblueeyes26 also seams to believe that Buddhists believe that people are reborn over and over until they reach godhood.  This is also inaccurate. Most Buddhist do believe in reincarnation, this is true. But when a person achieves enlightenment, then he or she is freed from the bindings of the cycle of rebirth. That is to say that reincarnation stops and Nirvana is entered. Nirvana is another topic all together. Some believe it is a place like heaven, others believe it is a state of existence. What is known and what is important, is that if you focus on Nirvana, it will never be reached. Those who enter Nirvana, are NOT gods, just those who have awakened from the cycle of samsara. (Live, death and rebirth.) Buddha is not a god, is not considered a god and even insisted that he was not a god. \n\nMarti249 wrote, "To each their own - whatever the individual feels most comfortable with. Just don't slam others who choose a different path." This is a very Buddhist approach. The differences between different sects of Buddhism are vast, and if a person is uninitiated into the teachings of Buddha, could even seam almost polar opposites from one another. Tibetan Buddhism and Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism are about as alike as Roman Catholicism and the Southern Baptist faith.  And yet, neither group believes the other party to be wrong. The Lama's of the Tibetan beliefs speak fondly of Ch'an Monks and visa versa. Many Buddhist have held religious leaders of other faiths in high regards for the things that these people have done. Buddhist believe that it is not god you follow or what faith you hold dear, but what thoughts you think and what actions you perform. \n\nBlessedman believes that Buddhist worship statues.  This is not the case. Although again, some sects do pay homage to figurines, generally speaking, statues are more for decoration, inspiration and motivation. An old Buddhist tail tells the story of a Buddhist teacher and his disciple who, while walking along in the snow and freezing rain, came to a temple and entered. They built a fire with the logs that had been stacked for making fires, but then the wood ran out and the snow was still falling,
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If you are referring to the Eightfold Path in Buddhism, you simply respect the eight rules. This includes:\n\nRight Livelihood (you should not earn your money as a soldier, weapons-dealer, sex trade worker, drug dealer or butcher)\n\nRight Meditation\n\nRight Thought (keeping the mind clear of negative/hateful/intolerant thoughts)\n\nRight Speech (words that are honest, kind, worthy and nurturing)\n\nRight Conduct (do no harm to others)\n\nRight Mindfulness (i.e. awareness)\n\nRight Effort (effort to putting the other parts of the path into action)\n\nRight Concentration
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That rule is for communist China or for a job interview, or a formal dinner party with clients, the boss and his relatives.\n\nHere is the free world.  Tolerate freedom.  Enjoy it.  Live a little!  Lets discuss it :)  \n\nLet not truth and freedom of speech and freedom of conscience be suppressed.