Creator in Buddhism
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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 previously 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
- Apophatic theology in Buddhism
- Buddhism and Hinduism
- Faith in Buddhism
- Jainism and non-creationism
- Nontheistic religions
- Transtheism
References
- ↑ Taliaferro 2013, p. 35.
- 1 2 3 4 5 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
- Harvey, Peter (2013). An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices (2nd ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521676748.
- Taliaferro, edited by Charles (2013). The Routledge Companion to Theism. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-88164-7.
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