03-09-2012, 12:00 AM
Urantia:
"Gradually the concept of God, as contrasted with the Absolute, began to
appear in Buddhism. Its sources are back in the early days of this
differentiation of the followers of the Lesser Road and the Greater
Road. It was among the latter division of Buddhism that the dual
conception of God and the Absolute finally matured. Step by step,
century by century, the God concept has evolved until, with the
teachings of Ryonin, Honen Shonin, and Shinran in Japan, this concept finally came to fruit in the belief in Amida Buddha."
"The great strength of Buddhism is that its adherents are free to choose truth from all religions; such freedom of choice has seldom characterized a Urantian faith. In this respect the Shin sect of Japan has become one of the most progressive religious groups in the world; it has revived the ancient missionary spirit of Gautama’s followers..."
"Gradually the concept of God, as contrasted with the Absolute, began to
appear in Buddhism. Its sources are back in the early days of this
differentiation of the followers of the Lesser Road and the Greater
Road. It was among the latter division of Buddhism that the dual
conception of God and the Absolute finally matured. Step by step,
century by century, the God concept has evolved until, with the
teachings of Ryonin, Honen Shonin, and Shinran in Japan, this concept finally came to fruit in the belief in Amida Buddha."
"The great strength of Buddhism is that its adherents are free to choose truth from all religions; such freedom of choice has seldom characterized a Urantian faith. In this respect the Shin sect of Japan has become one of the most progressive religious groups in the world; it has revived the ancient missionary spirit of Gautama’s followers..."