Buddhism was originally atheistic, because the predominant idea was the extinction of pain. Intense contemplation vivified the conviction of the existence of the soul or the immortal and divine principle in the human being and through the soul, the Soul of Souls was made vivid. Buddhism although originally atheistic, was eventually Vedantic in the conception of God, of the soul and the means of attaining ''Nirvana ''or soul life. | Buddhism was originally atheistic, because the predominant idea was the extinction of pain. Intense contemplation vivified the conviction of the existence of the soul or the immortal and divine principle in the human being and through the soul, the Soul of Souls was made vivid. Buddhism although originally atheistic, was eventually Vedantic in the conception of God, of the soul and the means of attaining ''Nirvana ''or soul life. |