Dhamma And Supernaturalism

regarding the origin of the self and the universe are a part of religion. It beliefs in that the reading of books is Dhamma and belief in the infallibility of sacred books like the Vedas.
Whenever any phenomenon occurs, humanity always wants to know how it has happened, what is the cause of it. The commonest answer is that the occurrence of the event is due to some supernatural cause which is often called a miracle. The Buddha repelled these doctrines. He maintained that not only every event has a cause but the cause is the result of some human action or natural law. His contention against the doctrine of Time, Nature, Necessity, etc., being the cause of the occurrence of an event, was this. In repudiating supernaturalism the Buddha had three objects. His first object was to lead man to the path of rationalism. His second object was to free man to go in search of truth. His third object was to remove the most potent source of superstition, the result of which is to kill the spirit of inquiry. This is called the law of Kamma or Causation. This doctrine of Kamma and Causation is the most central doctrine in Buddhism. It preaches Rationalism and Buddhism has become rational, practical and unique for this doctrine. That is why worship of the supernatural is not Dhamma in Buddhism.
Who created the world is a common question. That the world was …show more content…
In order to be Saddhamma, however, Dhamma must promote Prajna or insight, and this it does by making learning open to all, by teaching that mere learning is not enough, as it may lead to pedantry, and by teaching that what is needed is Prajna or right thinking. Moreover, Dhamma is Saddhamma only when it teaches that Prajna must be accompanied by Sila or right action, as well as by Karuna or compassion for the poor and helpless and by Maitri or love for all living