‘God’ is nothing but the Supreme Truth Essay

Differing from worlds other great religions Buddhism, is non based on any conception of a Supreme Being or Godhead (Myss, 2006). Buddhism relies on homo effort to relieve suffering, These wise ones, meditative, persevering, al manners using fortified effort attain heaven the supreme peace and happiness (Buddha, 5th Century B. C). The Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, is a human being who achieved great enlightenment or Nirvana but, heretofore the Buddha is not God.The acceptance of a Supreme Truth is the closest to the concept of God in Buddhism. This Truth is to be realized by every individual, by following Dharma one who with clear understanding perceives the four noble truths namely suffering, the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the eightfold holy way that leads to the cessation of suffering (Buddha, 5th Century B. C). By being righteous and practicing ahimsa or non-violence, the misery-filled human life can be transcended to a state of Nirvana or Self-R ealization.In this enlightened state, there is neither happiness nor misery when questioned by a disciple about the state of Nirvana, Buddha is utter to have answered I am the State of Pure Consciousness, that is reflected in all beings (as cited by Swami Sukhabhodanda, 1997). Buddhism initially evolved as a repudiation of Hindu God and God-heads. Hence, even the so-called god-heads have to attain perfection.Supreme State of Enlightenment is achieved only by the individuals efforts and thus the soul undergoes the cycle birth-death-and re-birth according to its Karma- or its doings in adherence to the path of Dharma, until it reaches Nirvana. While accepting the Karmic cycle of Hinduism, the eight-fold path of Buddhism are very similar to the Biblical sayings for example Buddhas Dharma of Right Action is very similar to Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead (James 217).But differs from Christianity in that, 1) there is no God, 2) there is no Judgment Day, and 3) the acceptance of the concept of re-birth. That Thou Art The Vedas or the Holy Scriptures are the basic foundation on which Hinduism stands. And in the Upanishads, which are a part of the Vedas, one finds a numbers of instances in which the concept of the Supreme Being or God is analyzed. The Atharva Veda says Verily He is hotshot/ Single, Indivisible, Supreme Reality (Atharva Veda 13/4/20).In fact, the Rg Veda, the oldest of the existing Vedas, elaborates the concept of God thus He is One Brahma/ The Creator of the cosmos/ Who pervades and protects/ And enlightens after(prenominal) beings/ He is One Supreme Entity/ Whom sages call by various call/ Such as Indra, the glorious/ Mitra, the benign friend/ Varuna, the greatest, the noblest/ Agni, the resplendent, the bright/ Yama, the dispenser of justice/ Matarishwa, the ecclesiastic (Rig Veda 1/164/46).God is neither male, nor female, the Supreme Sovereign of all creation, animate and inanimate, Mother and Father. It is importa nt to note, that Godis all this but not limited to this. Therefore, it is not possible to merely say God is He or She, or It. Nameless and formless, infinite and incomprehensible, pervading all things yet not confined to anything. The various names by which It is addressed denote the names by which human beings identify It, the name Brhaman including.The Kenopanishad (2/1/3), puts the concept as difficult to comprehend for the limited human mind, He who thinks that he knows (Him) really, does not understand anything and proves himself ignorant. He who realizes that he cannot know (Him) has best understood. The same concept is further explained in the Bhagavad Gita (2/25) too, This Atman (the ParaBrhman) is beyond the wisdom of the five senses Unconceivable by the mind Unchanging. Hence, O Arjuna, perceive the Atman truly as such, since it does not become you to grieve.