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Did Lord Buddha speak of Jeus? How did this universe start according to buddhism?

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Hi Ranga,

<<Did Lord Buddha speak of Jeus?>>
I take it that your question means Jesus and not Jeus which is definitley a typing error.
This type of question is usually asked by Christians.  Honestly, I would like to ask the question back.  Why should the Buddha speak of Jesus?  It's like asking a Christian, whether Jesus spoke of the Buddha.  It is actually a non-issue.  I would not like to give you a direct answer because I have confidence that you can figure out yourself.  

<<How did this universe start according to buddhism?>>
There is no beginning or end.  If you think logically, even if there is an answer for the beginning, you should ask a further question on what caused the beginning to begin in the first place; and so on.
If there is an answer for the ending, then you should also ask what next after the ending.

Everthing exists in a cycle.  The beginning is the continuation from the ending, and the ending starts the beginning.  The universe is the same.  At this moment in time, there are countless stars and planets evolving in a cyclical process.  We can view this cyclical process in 4 stages; namely, formation, evolution, degeneration, and destruction.  Following the destruction, formation starts all over again.


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Justin Choo

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I was brought up in the 50's as a Buddhist. For the past 40 years I have read numerous books on Buddhism and listened to numerous talks on Buddhism by well-respected and learned monks and lay teachers. I conduct Buddhist classes for parents of Sunday School children in a Theravada Buddhist Temple. My teacher was the late Chief Reverend, The Ven. K Sri Dhammananda of The Brickfields Buddhist Mahavihara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. You can view the relevent website in memory of my revered late teacher @ http://www.ksridhammananda.com

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Bachelor of Commerce And Administration, Victoria University Of Wellington, NZ.(1974)

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