Religious and Ethnic Groups
Religious and Ethnic Groups
Part 1
Buddhism and Asian
Part 2
Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama. This is an archetypal figure, so he tried to bring him up to life. Buddha formulated the four Noble Truths: suffering exists, suffering is caused by attachments, ending suffering is possible, and there is a way to end suffering though the eightfold path (right view, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration). In this way, humans can break the cycle of reincarnation being reborn again under the law of karma (www. Neh.gov). People that believe there is no almighty God and that it is not a religion of being a faith. Rebirth is another key doctrine in Buddhism and it goes hand in hand with karma. The experience between Buddhism and other religions is that they do not believe in god. They also do not believe in going to heaven (hppt://buddhistfaith.tripod.com).
Buddhism has contributed to American culture by the ways of art and architecture. This is why the earliest artistic tributes to the Buddha Gautama are abstract symbols indicative of major events and achievements in the last life and in some cases his previous lives. The picture that we see of the Buddha’s foot prints are often created at a place where he was known to have walked. The Lotus Flower which symbolizes both purity and enlightenment and is popular motif in much Buddhist art and architecture (budsas.org). There are also prejudice and discriminations when concerning Buddhism, because they do not believe in god. Unfortunately most religions believe in god and that there is a heaven after death. The sources of these prejudices and discriminations are, because of their beliefs. In learning about this religion I fully do not understand the whole concept. Whereas if there was more information or if someone that believed in Buddhism that could give me a better understanding of their religious beliefs.
Asians are defined in the U. S. by Asian or Pacific Islander
Part 1
Buddhism and Asian
Part 2
Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama. This is an archetypal figure, so he tried to bring him up to life. Buddha formulated the four Noble Truths: suffering exists, suffering is caused by attachments, ending suffering is possible, and there is a way to end suffering though the eightfold path (right view, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration). In this way, humans can break the cycle of reincarnation being reborn again under the law of karma (www. Neh.gov). People that believe there is no almighty God and that it is not a religion of being a faith. Rebirth is another key doctrine in Buddhism and it goes hand in hand with karma. The experience between Buddhism and other religions is that they do not believe in god. They also do not believe in going to heaven (hppt://buddhistfaith.tripod.com).
Buddhism has contributed to American culture by the ways of art and architecture. This is why the earliest artistic tributes to the Buddha Gautama are abstract symbols indicative of major events and achievements in the last life and in some cases his previous lives. The picture that we see of the Buddha’s foot prints are often created at a place where he was known to have walked. The Lotus Flower which symbolizes both purity and enlightenment and is popular motif in much Buddhist art and architecture (budsas.org). There are also prejudice and discriminations when concerning Buddhism, because they do not believe in god. Unfortunately most religions believe in god and that there is a heaven after death. The sources of these prejudices and discriminations are, because of their beliefs. In learning about this religion I fully do not understand the whole concept. Whereas if there was more information or if someone that believed in Buddhism that could give me a better understanding of their religious beliefs.
Asians are defined in the U. S. by Asian or Pacific Islander