Demonization
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I have put a few links to this topic:- Hopefully, practising Buddhist here do not fall into this rut. May the Dharma Protectors protect what is holy and enlightened. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonization http://www.reference.com/browse/Demonization
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"For example, some strains of Hinduism consider the Buddha an incarnation of Vishnu sent to deceive people"
only one word:
lol
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See also self righteousness:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-righteousness http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/self-righteous
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Also see:- Main Entry: zealot Part of Speech: noun Definition: enthusiast Synonyms: activist, diehard, extremist, fanatic, fiend, maniac, militant, nut, radical, ultra*, young Turk Antonyms: moderate * = informal/non-formal usage Main Entry: bigot Part of Speech: noun Definition: intolerant, prejudiced person Synonyms: chauvinist, diehard, doctrinaire, dogmatist, enthusiast, extremist, fanatic, fiend, maniac, monomaniac, opinionated person, partisan, persecutor, puritan, racist, sectarian, segregationist, sexist, stickler, superpatriot, zealot Antonyms: humanitarian, liberal, tolerator
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Originally posted by An Eternal Now:
"For example, some strains of Hinduism consider the Buddha an incarnation of Vishnu sent to deceive people"
only one word:
lol
The interpretation was because many yogis performed austerities which granted them boons that made them more powerful that the Devas, which alarmed them. So Vishnu reincarnated as Buddha to made the yogis stopped their austerities, thus no longer a threat to the Devas -
Apparently, from ä¸å³°å›½å¸ˆ on demonization.
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Demonization is the reinterpretation of polytheistic deities as evil, lying demons by other religions, generally monotheistic and henotheistic ones. The term has since been expanded to refer to any characterization of individuals, groups, or political bodies as evil.
In addition to the religious viewpoint, demonization has several potential purposes from a secular standpoint. Most simply, demonization can be used to denigrate an opposed individual or group, making adherents to your own religion or viewpoint less inclined to do business with them (and possibly convert) and more inclined to fight against them.