Please tell me the Buddhist interpretation of “the sole god of Abraham's religion.”
Buddhism is a world-famous religion, but the religion with the most followers is Christianity, right? Islam also has considerable influence, and I hear that Judaism, the founder of these, still has a strong influence on the American political and business world.
It's hard for me personally to think that Buddhism has never made any approach to the “sole god of the Abrahamic religion,” which has such global influence, but is it possible to add some kind of Buddhist interpretation and decide what position it is within Buddhism?
Incorporating polytheistic gods such as Hinduism and Shinto into Buddhism is something that has already been done, just as there was a history of Hontokutei in Japan, and I don't think it's something that would cause that much turbulence for me personally.
However, as a matter of fact, when trying to position “the only god of Abraham's religion” within Buddhism, each monotheist said, “That's not right, it's the only god! There seems to be a big bashing saying, “Don't get inside the Buddha,” and I feel that it's quite difficult.
It's a story about balance with other religions, but if there is a history of boldly trying to incorporate only one god as Buddhism, or what I think this way as an active monk, I would be happy if elementary school students could teach it to me.
※Finally, I'm just an amateur when it comes to Buddhism, Shinto, and monotheism. There may be a fundamental mistake in the question. If that is the case, please point it out.
