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    Religious tradition: Buddhism Buddhism is a non-theistic religious tradition‚ more so a philosophy‚ which branched from Hinduism. The ‘Buddha’‚ from which Buddhism derived its name‚ was a man named Siddhartha Gautama‚ who abandoned anything associated with worldly desires in pursuit of freedom from suffering. He led a harsh life of meditation‚ study and simplicity‚ and his experiences are what shaped Buddhism. Buddhism is a religion centralising around peace‚ and strongly based on the preaching

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    Han Dynasty‚ Buddhism’s popularity gradually began to grow in China. Based on these documents‚ there were two distinct responses China had do to control the spread of Buddhism. Firstly‚ they needed support from Chinese scholars and citizens and secondly disdain towards it from those in direct power of China. Part of the reason Buddhism spread was because it was a missionary religion. Many educated Chinese supported the religion as they created written records highlighting the appealing aspects of the

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    Buddhism Maria Alanis‚ Margery Denton- Thompson‚ Crystal Lenden‚ Diane Freeman-Sims‚ Dorothy Stewart REL 133 September 26‚ 2012 Rachelle Brown Buddhism Buddhism is different from many religions‚ they do not believe in a god. Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama he was also known as the Buddha. Buddha was believed to found the path to enlightenment. Buddhist believed that Buddha saw the truth on how the world really was. Buddhist also believes that Buddha was not a god he was a regular

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    Buddhism is not a religion” The Buddhist path is fundamentally a process of learning to recognize this essential nonexistence of the self‚ while seeking to help other living beings to recognize it as well. Buddhism has no God and only believe in meditating because it leads to enlightment. A person who agrees with the statement would say how if they have no God‚ it means it’s not a religion‚ they only have teachings from the Buddha. You can see from all other religions that they worship God. Christians

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    Buddhism‚ a Religion or a Philosophy? Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy? To find the answer to this question‚ I believe we must first identify the difference between the two. The definition of “religion” is “the commitment and detection to a faith or observation.” The definition of “philosophy” is “the pursuit of wisdom.” So from this‚ we can say that the difference is that philosophy is to pursue wisdom through learning and experiencing‚ while religion is to commit yourself to a certain

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    visitor. They offer free meditation classes of all levels and age groups. They have different days throughout the week‚ when they teach classes in Chinese or English allowing the communities preference. The classes teach the following: history of Zen Buddhism‚ the four noble truths‚ the noble eightfold path‚ six perfections‚ emptiness and the middle way‚ and the principle of casualties. Once you have completed the advanced classes you can move on to the Sutra study classes which teach more in depth about

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    February 18‚ 2012 Buddhism and Hinduism Comparison There are many religions that dominate the world today‚ two specific ones‚ Hinduism and Buddhism‚ are similar in many ways‚ while still having their own defined uniqueness. Hinduism and Buddhism are both world religions‚ whose impact and influence can be seen in many places. Hinduism is a polytheistic religion consisting of several systems of philosophy‚ rituals‚ and beliefs. This complex religion is now the third largest world religion. Buddhism is a path

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    Buddhism is defined as “a way of finding peace within oneself.” It helps people find the happiness they look for. The founder of this practice is Siddhartha Gautama. He was born in 624 BC in a place called Lumbini‚ Nepal. When he attained nirvana‚ he was given the name Buddha‚ or enlightened one. Siddhartha Gautama was born a prince and raised in wealth. He renounced the world at twenty nine years old to look for a solution to suffering. After six years of spiritual discipline he achieved the supreme

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    Buddhism Since time began‚ history is full of people forming religions claiming to be true. With all these so called true religions several cults have formed. With all these religions worldwide people are not too sure or not educated about Buddhism‚ I for one am guilty to having lack of knowledge in this certain religion. As I wrote this paper and did more research on Buddhism I have learned many things and grew very fond of Buddhist beliefs. To name Buddhism a religion is actually a controversial

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    Self-power (jiriki) -In Chan Buddhism emphasized as necessary and sufficient for enlightenment. In Pure Land‚ insufficient without Amida. -In Zen‚ spiritual achievement attained solely by one’s own efforts. Self-power forms basis of both Rinzai and Soto schools of Buddhism. -Experiencing truth for oneself and not accepting testimony of another. -In Pure Land‚ one cannot become enlightened themselves through their own efforts because people have become so defiled so it is impossible. They must

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