Is Buddhism superstitious? It's all lies, right?

Buddhism is not superstition. Buddhism and superstition are essentially different. Buddhism measures all sentient beings, asking for nothing but goodness. Superstition achieves its own interests through some superstitious activities.

Buddhism has a long history. Buddhists founded Buddhism and were worshipped by believers. Buddhism has its own written classics, systematic teachings and standardized Buddhist rituals, and has a fixed place for activities. Superstition is generally the lottery, divination, fortune telling, geomantic omen, exorcism, jumping and other activities that wizards, fortune tellers and fortune tellers engage in. It has no leader, no written classics, no systematic teachings and standardized ceremonies, and no fixed place. It is a primitive and low-level witchcraft activity engaged by immortals, witches and Mr. Feng Shui. Because of the weather, location and people.

Buddhism has Buddhist groups and organizations composed of believers, presided over by Buddhist faculty, who have strict precepts and teaching hierarchy, and also run various forms of Buddhist colleges and universities. There is no strict organizational system for superstitious activities, and there are no groups and organizations recognized by the government; There is no strict discipline and teaching order for people who are engaged in superstitious occupations; It is even more impossible to start an institution; Superstition practitioners have no fixed place to live, showing a state of single dispersion and guerrilla activities.

Buddhism is a world outlook with a set of systematic doctrines, doctrines and philosophical theories. Buddhism is a social historical and cultural phenomenon, which has a profound influence on social sciences such as philosophy, literature and art, natural sciences such as medicine, astronomy and architecture, and people's moral concepts. Superstition is not a systematic world outlook and philosophical theory, which goes against social science, natural science and people's moral concepts, and is an ideology that lags behind the culture of the times.

At present, there are many religions in China, such as Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Christianity. Religious activities, such as "worshipping Buddha, chanting, burning incense, worshiping, praying, preaching, mass, baptism, fasting, religious festivals, final mourning, memorial service, etc. , are taken care of by religious organizations and believers and protected by law, and no one is allowed. ? (Selected Documents on Religious Work in the New Period, Religious Culture Press 1995, 1 Edition, p. 63) and superstitious activities such as drawing lots, divination, fortune telling, seeing geomantic omen, exorcising ghosts, and dancing with the gods. It is an activity that confuses the masses and aims at defrauding money. It is opposed, prohibited and banned by national laws and policies.