I'm a Buddhist here. I think troll such as divingutd is here to
sow discord between Christians and Buddhists. So, can any
Christians here just ignore the troll crap he is talking
about? He obviously loves to flame bait topics. May we
practise tolerance and respect towards each other's religion.
I'm glad many Christians adhere to the teaching of Jesus and God
and refrain from attacking other religions.
Here are some explanations:
Guanyin is not a god. He is originally a "he" in India, but in
China, has been made into a "she" to complement the image of a
woman of compassion. This is so that she can be closer to the
public, just like the image of a mother. Guanyin is known in
Buddhism as a "bodhisattva", which literally means "enlightenment
existence". In another word, Bodhisattva are Buddha's disciples and
their role in the world is to save sentient beings. Guanyin for
instance represents compassion and loving-kindness.
Unlike Christianity's central bible teaching on almighty God,
Buddhism's central thoughts are focused on Buddha (which is known
as the Enlightened one). Below it, you have Bodhisattva and Arhats,
who are Buddha's disciples. They are somewhat like the Angels in
Christianity.
I hope my post can clarify the doubt and make sure that
Christians and Buddhists can respect each other's religion, and
avoid harsh or vulgar words.
In fact, I wonder if divingutd is a Christian himself. He is
spreading hatred around.. this is not good. May he repent for his
wrong-doings and vowed never to spread hatred around.
