Later, when we study how another religion called “Buddhism” came into existence, we find
that Buddha had not used any of those age old beliefs. He did not introduce the concept of god,
soul theory, eternal hell or eternal heaven to build up Buddhism. He did not make use of fear
and distorted views regarding the natural phenomena in support of his religion.
Neither did he ask for blind
faith or unnecessary rites and rituals. He did not believe in selftorture,
nor the imposition of penalties
or commandments in the building up of Buddhism. He
also did not seek for any message
from elsewhere to build up Buddhism.
He used different idea or
materials such as Right Understanding of the life, the world and
the natural phenomena or cosmic
order and the real characteristics of mind and matter, elements
and energies, moral and spiritual
development, discipline, mental training and purification,
knowledge, wisdom and
enlightenment to erect this religious building.
It is true that he used certain
religious materials used by other religionists at that time such
as kamma– action and reaction,
rebirth and certain moral principles but not in the same manner
or in the same sense. He refined
them and introduced them in a rational, scientific and
psychological way.
