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A 4 page paper which examines the meaning of killing the Buddha. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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path to enlightenment. This is based on the notion that the Buddha seen is nothing more than a temptation, an illusion. In the book, a compilation of essays on the
theme of killing the Buddha, Believer, Beware (edited by Jeff Sharlett) there are numerous essays that relate to this topic. The following paper discusses and defines killing the Buddha and
then looks at one of the essays in the book as it relates to the theme. The Meaning of Killing the Buddha The parable of killing the Buddha
is one wherein a monk feels he has attained a level of awareness and the master tells him that if he meets the Buddha he must kill him. This clearly
seems as though it is nothing short of blasphemous behavior for who would kill the Buddha if he were to meet him? The point the master is making is that
the Buddha seen by the student will only be an illusion, "an expression of your longing" and as such it stands in the way of true enlightenment (Killing the Buddha,
2010). "[K]illing the Buddha is a metaphor for moving past the complacency of belief, for struggling honestly with the idea of God" (Killing the Buddha, 2010).
Many people study religion, study such religious works as the Bible, and then assume they know God. They become complacent and feel they understand who God
is. But, that is honestly an impossibility for God is far beyond the realm of comprehension for human beings. People have many assumptions (illusions) concerning God and "Any God worth
the name is none of these things" which people can identify (Killing the Buddha, 2010). As such when someone is faced with what they feel is God, all finite and
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