Buddhism is derived from the root word buddhi, meaning intelligence. It does not involve believing in mysticism. The founding stone of how buddhists operate can be found in the following quote of Gautam Buddha:
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense "
That is why the following of buddhist principles can also be called as quest for truth.
Truth and justice in our society go side by side. The quest to do whats right, the quest to do that which leads to betterment of all people in the world is yhe central motivation in buddhism. It is this quest that made Siddharth Gautam to become Gautam Buddha and find a path by which mankind can liberate itself from various sufferings.
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense "
That is why the following of buddhist principles can also be called as quest for truth.
Truth and justice in our society go side by side. The quest to do whats right, the quest to do that which leads to betterment of all people in the world is yhe central motivation in buddhism. It is this quest that made Siddharth Gautam to become Gautam Buddha and find a path by which mankind can liberate itself from various sufferings.
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