Do Buddhists believe in sin?
Sin is kind of a Judeo-Christian term. Buddhists believe more in good or bad karma — what goes around comes around. So, there are positive actions and words and thoughts and negative ones, which is what you might call sins. We would call them unskillful or unwholesome actions, words or thoughts. But it’s not exactly sin. We don’t believe in hell. We believe that you get the results of your own actions. Q: Is all life sacred to Buddhists? A: Yes. All forms of life are sacred. That’s why non-violence, love and compassion are among its most fundamental original tenets. Q: What is the worst thing a good Buddhist can do? A: Um … kill, I suppose. But more generally, it is to not harm others. The precept of Buddhism is to help, not harm. Q: Are there practical uses of Buddhism? A: Yes, Buddhism has a lot of practical uses. That’s why it’s so influential today. It’s had a lot of influence in the fields, like, of healing, of therapy and psychology, of medicine and the mind-body healing scien
