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To: PeteB570
There is Buddha.

Do Buddhists believe that Buddha is a god? I don't think so.

As I understand it, Allah is the God of Abraham just as Jehovah is. One God, many names.

17 posted on 10/23/2005 7:17:37 AM PDT by lucysmom
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To: lucysmom
Do Buddhists believe that Buddha is a god?

No they don't. Buddha was a highly respected teacher.
Buddhism couldn't even be considered a religion if not for their believe in the supernatural, ie: reincarnation.

23 posted on 10/23/2005 7:24:12 AM PDT by ASA Vet (Those who know don't talk, those who talk don't know.)
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To: lucysmom
As I understand it, Allah is the God of Abraham just as Jehovah is. One God, many names.

      Please see Hubal and Allah the Moon God?, Islam's God, and A Peek Behind The Crescent Moon Of Islam.  It it true that the Hebrew El and the Arabic al are cognate, and both mean god; what follows identifies which "god" is being referred to.  The "Al-lah" of the Koran is not the El Shaddai of the Bible.

105 posted on 10/24/2005 11:39:28 AM PDT by Celtman (It's never right to do wrong to do right.)
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