Buddhism: Where Does Evil Come From?

Where does evil come from? A question that has a broad variety of answers from all different religions, cultures, stories, traditions and geography. Each answer tells its own story. Some stories have exotic answers, that do not seem realistic today; some have more science behind it. These answers vary due to the time period it was released. This question is also answered in multiple ways because different people have different perspectives on evil. Evil is a word many people use without thinking about what it deeply means. Evil can be all things bad in the world, the opposite as god, all actions that are immoral, and some people believe it is all places of darkness in the world. The most cliché answer is the devil. No matter how crazy, realistic,

People get angry about this because they think if “God is perfectly good and holy, and that why does he permit evil?” However, people don’t take in to account the free will aspect of this theory. God created humanity with the freedom of choice. God may be responsible for the possibility of evil existing in the world. First and foremost, Buddhism has one answer to this question. Buddhism is an old religion, created in the 5th century BCE, that has very unusual answers for questions. Buddhism was formed in Asia. The western side of the world does not really touch upon the concept of evil. They have other explanations for events in history. Depending on the story you were taught, the answer can be very different. A very common theory, in the world, is that evil is an external force. He influences people to doing bad things. People believe people who perform these bad actions don’t realize it because evil is seducing them. Here, the idea of Satan appears. A figure that holds all evil. I think people come up with theories for Satan to take away the blame. It is easy to say Satan took over your body and made you do bad things. The Buddha disagrees with this theory too. By oneself, indeed, is evil

The book, Vision of Islam, by Chittick, made Islam more logical to many people. It acknowledged God and evil. The Koran points out that people may be mistaken in their judgements of good and evil because they judge by their own standards. “As for those who are stingy with the bounty God has given them, let them not suppose it is good for them; no, it is evil for them” (3:180). The Koran insists that all the benefits of the world are not necessarily good for people, especially if they cause people to forget their human responsibilities. The Koran points out the “real” corresponds with the Arabic term “khayr” meaning good. Adversely, the unreal corresponds with the term “sharr”, for evil. Good and Evil come hand-and-hand in Islam. They both are imperative topics in the Koran and are mentioned many times throughout it. People blame actions and events on evil. Allah seems to have a more abstract reasoning for evil. Muslims think Allah is a great and powerful god, and they have free will, and they must choose between right, which is the guidance of Allah and wrong, following the temptations the devil. Muslims daily lives revolve around good and