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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: average joe who wrote (4715)	12/12/2000 9:09:15 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 28931

What is the Webster Dictionary definition of Nirvana? The true meaning of Nirvana is the extinguishing of self but that is not what Webster's says. Since Nirvana is centered on absorption into the supreme being (according to Webster) as the height of their system it is indeed a religion You are incorrect. The Webster definition is below. It clearly states: "...the extinction of desire and individual consciousness..." You are also incorrect that Nirvana is centered on absorption into the Supreme Being (according to Webster). The definition is below, and your words are simple inventions. How useful for you to then use this invention as the basis for a declaration that Buddhism is (edit) thus a religion! How transparent you are! edit- Why would anyone use Webster's dictionary to understand religions!?!? I suppose this goes hand in hand with your philosophy or perhaps your religion of ignoring content and madly attacking individual words. This is a schizophrenic clutter of words, especially since it is you that are in the dictionary. Whether Buddhism is, or is not defined as a religion, seems to be mighty important to you. God only knows why? Clearly it can be defined in many ways, and it is defined variously by different people. If you wish to call it a religion, please do so. Millions of people do! How this apoplectic fit has emanated from my simple posting of a short and uncontroversial web url--well, frankly--you begin to cease to amaze me. Indeed...I have come to expect...erratic and tortured behaviour from you. Main Entry: nir·va·na Pronunciation: nir-'vä-n&, (")n&r- Function: noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Sanskrit nirvAna, literally, act of extinguishing, from nis- out + vAti it blows -- more at WIND Date: 1801 1 : the final beatitude that transcends suffering, karma, and samsara and is sought especially in Buddhism through the extinction of desire and individual consciousness 2 a : a place or state of oblivion to care, pain, or external reality; also : BLISS, HEAVEN b : a goal hoped for but apparently unattainable : DREAM - nir·van·ic /-'vä-nik, -'va-/ adjective