WESAK Day tomorrow commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Lord Buddha. The Buddha advised against being misled by traditions, scriptural proficiency, mere logic or inference, acceptance of a theory or the authority of a religious man. If one is strongly attached to a view, one is bound to defend it and consider other views as wrong. However, it is so common for religious groups to violate this Golden Rule ethic by claiming world supremacy for their respective founders. If every religion crowns its founder as world supremo, religious disputation becomes inevitable.

Source: Daily Nation May 03, 2023 09:58 UTC