The Four Views of the Buddha

The first sees the Buddha as being inside human, like me. The second is a kind of line drawn between the two. He was a wise and insightful human who became a godlike figure. This view bridges the two but it has limited scope. Here is a man who blossomed or transformed into something other than a man. We need to not grasp and hold to the Buddha in the same way that you can't grasp or hold a candle flame.

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