Re: Was Lord Buddha a Radical philospher
Namaste,
Whether the concept of Brahman(as Absolute) existed or not,Lord Buddha considered 'Brahma' as 'supreme'.According to Brahmanavagga of Dhammapada,Lord Buddha states that the one who has reached the final goal(i.e attained Nirvana/Moksha) could be termed as Brahmana.
Lord Buddha also praised 'the ancient Brahmanas' who were 'protected by Dhamma' and were 'invincible' as opposed to the corrupted Brahmanas of his time(read Brahmana Dhammika sutta of Sutta Nipata)
"Only one is the fire,which is inflamed in numerous ways.Only one is the sun, which pervades the whole universe.Only one is the dawn,which illuminates all things. Similarly,all that exists is The One and it has manifested into everything here.”
~ Rg Veda 8.58.2
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