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  Buddha
The Buddha Gautama, then, is simply one member of the spiritual lineage of Buddhas, which stretches back into the dim recesses of the past and forward into the distant horizons of the future.
Technically, a Buddha, one who rediscovers the Dharma (i.e., truth; the nature of reality, of the mind, of the affliction of the human condition and the correct "path" to liberation) by Enlightenment, comes to be after skillful or good karma (action) is perfectly maintained and all negative unskillful actions are abandoned.
It is said in Srimad-Bhagavatam, an important Purana, that the Buddha is the ninth Lila avatar of Lord Vishnu, and that he took form as Siddhartha Gautama to guide the people of India away from ritual animal sacrifice, which was prevalent at the time.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/b/bu/buddha_1.html   (761 words)

  
 Bodhisattva - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gautama Buddha's previous life experience as a bodhisattva before Buddhahood are recorded in the texts of the Jataka.
When Gautama Buddha referred to himself in his pre-Buddha existence, he spoke in terms of "when I was still a Bodhisattva".
The option is left open for people to aspire to achieve Paccekabuddhahood or Sammasambuddhahood in a future life, which (according to Theravada doctrine) would mean that suffering would not be extinguished for another 'unmeasurable' period of time (many aeons).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bodhisattva   (1427 words)

  
 Buddha   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
maitreya: the coming buddha maitreya, in buddhism, the future buddha, a buddha...
of decline to renew the doctrine of the founder of buddhism, the buddha.
The Buddha isn't God, or a god; he was just another human being who pointed the way for his fellow seekers to find answers, truth, peace and liberation from...
www.celebrityaz.com /350_Buddha.html   (442 words)

  
 Christ of the new age
Lord Maitreya, the fraudulent Christ whom Benjamin Creme and the Tara Center declared as "Christ," has expressed: "He was, and still is, a Disciple of the Christ and made the great sacrifice of giving up His body for the use of the Christ.
The Christ, Maitreya, remained in the Himalayas, but His consciousness, or some aspect of His consciousness, whatever was needed at the time, took over the body of the Disciple Jesus and worked through Him for the last three years of His life.
Maitreya teaches that the moment a person gives up his brand of ism he will be free….
www.letusreason.org /NAM17.htm   (2797 words)

  
 Korea to 1875 by Sanderson Beck
Kungye claimed to be the Maitreya Buddha, and he ruled despotically, trying to re-impose the old "bone-rank" system.
Hyujong emphasized meditation that is the Buddha's mind, which is superior to the doctrine that is the Buddha's words.
Those with high spiritual ability can become enlightened quickly by their own efforts, but those with a lesser faculty can be enlightened slowly with help from others.
www.san.beck.org /3-10-Koreato1875.html   (16754 words)

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