tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104136715924136884.post8447054116456019775..comments2024-03-25T04:55:10.099-07:00Comments on Wisdom Quarterly: American Buddhist Journal: Sakka, "St. Michael," Lord of the 33 (video)Wisdom Quarterlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16270831701299130326noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104136715924136884.post-67656521360865300602016-03-18T18:24:04.076-07:002016-03-18T18:24:04.076-07:00This is a good definition of angles or devas realm...This is a good definition of angles or devas realm and the beings there. As i compare between Buddhism text and Christian, seems like similar, and some sources of bible research wrote like you write in here, "some bible stories was taken or adapted from Buddhism text and rewrite it, put the early Christianity doctrine there, especially the sudden creation of "almighty and jealousy god and the creator" entity which is not exist in other Scriptures or text.lukasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104136715924136884.post-19986418460537721652013-05-19T22:31:05.491-07:002013-05-19T22:31:05.491-07:00Growing up Roman Catholic in Buddhist-dominant Bur...Growing up Roman Catholic in Buddhist-dominant Burma/Myanmar and still religiously identifying as a Christian, it is interesting to read the common themes in Abrahamic and Dharmic angelologies. Equally, on the same day I learned from else where on the Web that even Protestant reformers "could not imagine dying without angelic presence" (something that is reference in Catholic funeral rites and also in other parts of the liturgy). <br /><br />Catholic Church's approved Burmese liturgical texts called St Michael, "Thagyamin", Burmanised form of Sakka. (Also of note, Burmese Catholic texts also borrow the word "sangha" to refer to the Catholic clergy.) <br /><br />On a more personal level, "Thagyamin Micheal" is indeed an efficacious intercessor between myself and the Christian/Abrahamic Goda_cute_bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11445255308151159318noreply@blogger.com