in Mahayana we view Buddha like you view Christ

in Theravada they say ahh Buddha was jus some dude

We view him as a manifestation of God basically

the sticking point might be that we have a slightly different interpretation of the absolute reality

If Buddha did not talk about God, from where does this monk draw his conclusions?

And if this monk is not God, how can he be an ultimate authority?

He draws his conclusions from the Sophia

I mentioned the Prajnaparmita Sutra

it basically says look all this philosophical tripe about emptiness

don't get it twisted

it's not about nihilism

it's so you can open yourself to receive the Holy Spirit

Sophia means divine wisdom in Greek, by the way

I know very well who Sophia is she's my main meditational deity

I have her beautiful Thangka on my wall and in my altar

Greek goddess of cleverness and philosophy

In Biblical terminology, "Divine Wisdom"

she's the Shakti

The emanation of the Word which alights the tongues of Saints and gives them wisdom from God

Who wrote the Sophia?

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you said the sophia

In the Bible the term Sophia is equated with "Wisdom" in a certain sense

I can get the quotes

I know

but you said "the"

which seems to imply a text

The first bible was in Greek

they use the term Sophia interchangabley with the Holy Spirit

Original Word Word Origin
sofia from (4680)
Transliterated Word TDNT Entry
Sophia 7:465,1056
Phonetic Spelling Parts of Speech
sof-ee'-ah Noun Feminine
Definition
wisdom, broad and full of intelligence; used of the knowledge of very diverse matters
the wisdom which belongs to men
spec. the varied knowledge of things human and divine, acquired by acuteness and experience, and summed up in maxims and proverbs
the science and learning
the act of interpreting dreams and always giving the sagest advice
the intelligence evinced in discovering the meaning of some mysterious number or vision
skill in the management of affairs
devout and proper prudence in intercourse with men not disciples of Christ, skill and discretion in imparting Christian truth
the knowledge and practice of the requisites for godly and upright living
supreme intelligence, such as belongs to God
to Christ
the wisdom of God as evinced in forming and executing counsels in the formation and government of the world and the scriptures

call it the holy spirit call it whatever lol

she's my main meditation deity

here's how we depict her

I see it like the Word is masculine

The Word exists in and of itself

When the Word reaches out and wants to use its energy to set the tongue of a saint alight ... that is the Sophia

the energy of the Truth

>the first Bible was in Greek

this is not true unless you consider the Septuagint to be a Bible

whatever the main bible used sophia interchangabley in the sense that i'm using it