Gods in the Canon

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Re: Gods in the Canon

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Manapa wrote:
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I thought "in the canon" would of been clear enough in the General Theravada Discussion section?
I am asking a specific question in regard to the theravada canon, not another tradition, or being, and how others percieve a word doesn't mean much to in regard to what the question about what the canon is saying the Buddha considdered about that being!

about which being? God(s) or (God) in the Theravada canon?

By God(s) then the Theravada Canon is quite clear by it's definition in the devata anusati.

By "God" and how the Pali Canon defines it, please read the "Titles of Buddha" thread in this forum...this has all the titles of Buddha used in the Pali Canon. :anjali:
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Re: Gods in the Canon

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green wrote:
Manapa wrote:
green wrote:I

I thought "in the canon" would of been clear enough in the General Theravada Discussion section?
I am asking a specific question in regard to the theravada canon, not another tradition, or being, and how others percieve a word doesn't mean much to in regard to what the question about what the canon is saying the Buddha considdered about that being!

about which being? God(s) or (God) in the Theravada canon?

By God(s) then the Theravada Canon is quite clear by it's definition in the devata anusati.

By "God" and how the Pali Canon defines it, please read the "Titles of Buddha" thread in this forum...this has all the titles of Buddha used in the Pali Canon. :anjali:
Hi Green
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