Relation Between Religion And Philosophy

Author(s): Jitendra S Jetly
Publisher: Jitendra S Jetly

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He preached that this world was full of miseries and one should try to be free from these miseries instead of wasting his precious time in trifle logical discussions. But surprisingly enough we see that some of his followers were master logicians in the realm of Indian phi.osophy. They used their subtle logic to prove the principle of Buddhism and disprove the principles of other philosophical
systems.
Buddhism is mainly divided into two yānas viz. gagn and A101. Besides, philosophical schools of Buddhism are also divided into four divisions viz. à 199, altifras, it and Alef. Lord Buddha did not desire such differences to take shape but his own followers established these different schools with their own logic. These schools spread Buddhism in whole of the world. This . resulted in establishment of big communities of Buddha Bhikshus in the world. It also fostered some good scholars of Buddhism and some genuine Buddha Bhikshus, But all Bhikshus of these communities had no realisation of the momentariness of the world. Due to this reason the behaviour of these Bhikshus became irre igious in their daily life. Moreover, on the basis of difference of opinions and difference of principles quarrels took place among different schools of Buddhism. To purify this type of behaviour tremendous efforts were made but unfortunately the standard of behaviour among the followers had deteriorated to such an extent that the downfall of Buddhism could not be checked.
Thus without fully understanding the religious implication of their own philosophy and signification of