Where Science and Buddhism Meet. Family tree of the Greek gods. Confession of a Buddhist Atheist & Bodhi Thunder. Confession of a Buddhist Atheist Image via Wikipedia By Grant Lawrence Bodhi Thunder. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Funny Philosophy Quotes. Buddhism and the God-idea. Do Buddhists believe in a god?
No, we do not. There are several reasons for this. The Buddha, like modern sociologists and psychologists, believed that religious ideas and especially the god idea have their origins in fear. The Buddha says: Gripped by fear people go to sacred mountains, sacred groves, sacred trees and shrines. Philosophy since the Enlightenment, by Roger Jones.