Doesn't the term the Cause of Causes come from Buddhism?The term is good I think

Sweden
March 23, 2007 8:20am CST
I believe I have been correctly informed.And so, couldn't it be that Buddha formulated a concept of an Originator or Cause of everything with this cool term, because His task was to make people think and reason to strengthen their intellect mainly. I believe different Messengers have special lessons, suited for the age and region in which they appear. The terms used in Christendom for an Originator or Creator is much more personal, Father and God is your personal Guide.Maybe mainly the Middle East was suited for this concept and needed it.Maybe their hearts were like stones and that the Eastern people were not, or acceptable. There might not have been a natural receptivity in India and the far east of this personal presentation, BUT that this Cause of Causes can be meant to be a Creator, or if I shall be more careful, can be seen as a Creator. I do that, because I believe that the intellect is one of the greatest gifts man has received from a so to say One and Only one or from a Cause of Causes. We can not describe this Creator, just as the painting I make cannot have the instruments to understand me, its creator and what I am. Well I hope I have not been confusing in my presentation. Lailamaria
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• Thailand
24 Mar 07
The whole concept of a "cause of causes" is totally alien to Buddhism. If anything the Buddha taught exactly the opposite. One of the better examples is this verse from the Visuddhimagga. "No God, No Brahma, can be called The Maker of the wheel of life: Empty phenomena roll on, Dependent on conditions all."