One of the disputed parts of inter/intra Dharma debates was the status of Buddha as an avatar of Vishnu.
I think what is most fascinating in the whole discourse is that Buddhism paved the way for the supremacy of Vaishnavism to supersede the dominant ritualistic Hinduism.
I think what is most fascinating in the whole discourse is that Buddhism paved the way for the supremacy of Vaishnavism to supersede the dominant ritualistic Hinduism.
It's clear as day from reading Buddhist texts that his devotees had a deep "Bhakti" towards the Tathāgata. From the way he talked, walked, looked, everything about him, his devotees were enamored with.
Buddhism was filled with Bhakti.
Buddhism was filled with Bhakti.
Vishnu, so often seen as the Sattvik Lord of the Trimurti, of course shares this serene personality with Buddha, above base emotions and in eternal bliss.
Emphasis on ahimsa, shaven head saffron monks, universal access to moksha, the individual's relationship with the divine...
Emphasis on ahimsa, shaven head saffron monks, universal access to moksha, the individual's relationship with the divine...
Perhaps in the grand "leela" of Narayan, this diversion was a way to restore worship to the primordial & Supreme Being. Because in the big picture, this is exactly what Buddhism accomplished in India in the long term - the rise of Vaishnavism.
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