| The "Supreme Being" was a particularly interesting question for me, inasmuch as I am a Buddhist, and the Buddha was notably equivocal on the whole concept. When asked about the existence of a GAOTU, the Buddha inevitably replied something along the lines of "by the time you can understand the answer, you won't need to ask the question."
Nobody on the examining committee inquired as to my specific religion, and I took my oath on a Christian bible. I didn't mind too much because there really is no specific approved Buddhist Bible, and Zen Buddhists such as myself eschew all scripture anyway. I took it for what it is, a representation of the depth of my vow. |