(Wu 86). Shortly after birth of Hsuan Tsang‚ his father is killed. Fearing for her child‚ his mother bites of part of his toe and puts him in the river(Wu 89). Buddhist priests find him and taken in by the Buddhist priests. He is chosen by the Bodhisattva‚ Kuan-yin as the pilgrim to make the journey to retrieve the holy scriptures‚ and also receives a Golden Fillet‚ with which he can cause a headache for Monkey when he is being disobedient along the
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(ca. 566 - ca. 486 BCE) came to be known as the Buddha Nirvana freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations‚ with their consequent suffering‚ as a result of the extinction of individual passion‚ hatred‚ and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but
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Beginning the semester we were asked a question‚ define religion. With my first thoughts‚ I scribbled down the conceptions of religion as I was taught through my Judaic background‚ "religion is a prescribed set of ideas and rules as given by a higher power to govern a body of people‚" it was almost a reflex. Caught up in the common pretenses of Western Judeo-Christian religions‚ I was quite ignorant to the models of the many eastern religions that exist‚ especially the popular religions of China
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The Buddhist Tradition ROY C. AMORE l JULIA CHING CHAPTER EIGHT When the continuing-education division of an American university organized a one-day Buddhist retreat‚ more than a hundred students signed up within a few hours. What is the appeal of Buddhism‚ especially Buddhist meditation‚ for Westerners? Why do people who still identify themselves as Christians or Jews flock to Buddhist meditation sessions? What is it that has attracted so many Hollywood celebrities to Buddhism? To attempt
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Buddhism is one of the major religions of the world. It was founded by Siddhartha Guatama (Buddha) in Northeastern India. It arose as a monastic movement during a time of Brahman tradition. Buddhism rejected important views of Hinduism. It did not recognize the validity of the Vedic Scriptures‚ nor the sacrificial cult which arose from it. It also questioned the authority of the priesthood. Also‚ the Buddhist movement was open to people of all castes‚ denying that a person’s worth could be
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Buddhism As a college student that has lived and grown up in western New York‚ I do not have too much experience with the other religions of the world. I have grown up a Christian Protestant my whole life‚ and I am a firm believer in my religion. Soon after reading the chapter on Buddhism in Huston Smith’s book The World’s Religions‚ I came to understand and respect the Buddhist religion. I came to learn who the Buddha as a man really was‚ and the steps he took in becoming a religious icon. I
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S 5.12.2.1 Saṁyutta 5‚ Mahā Vagga 12‚ Sacca Saṁyutta 2‚ Dhammacakkappavattana Vagga 1 1 Dhamma‚cakka Pavattana Sutta Traditional: Dhamma‚cakka-p‚pavattana Sutta The Discourse on the Turning of the Wheel of Truth S 56.11 = Mv 1.6.16-31 Short name: Dhamma‚cakka Sutta‚ The Dharma-wheel Discourse Theme: The Buddha’s first discourse Translated by Piya Tan ©2002‚ rev 2010 1 The 5 monks and the first discourse After the 49 day-retreat in the vicinity of the Bodhi tree‚1 the Buddha leaves
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Upanishads- the path of knowledge. Bhagavadgita- the path of devotion. Jainism- one’s soul is eternal with infinite power and knowledge. The followers of Jainism do not acknowledge a god‚ but instead they acknowledge the existence of higher beings called arhats in heaven who have a higher degree of knowledge. Hindu scripture good or divinity is represented by purity (sattva)‚ light‚ balance‚ immorality‚ order‚ virtue‚ and selfishness. Evil is represented by impurity (tamas)‚ darkness‚ imbalance or extremity
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REL/133 NOTES CHAPTER 1 agnosticism: “Not know” (Greek); a position asserting that the existence of God cannot be proven. animism: From the Latin anima‚ meaning “spirit‚” “soul‚” “life force”; a worldview common among oral religions (religions with no written scriptures) that sees all elements of nature as being filled with spirit or spirits. atheism: “Not God” (Greek); a position asserting that there is no God or gods. deconstruction: A technique‚ pioneered by Jacques Derrida
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Marika Sato Grade 8 – Loyaty A Bodhisattva is an ordinary person who takes up a course in his or her life that moves in the direction of buddha. Guan Yim statue Guan Yin Statue at Canton Shrine‚ China town‚ Bangkok Avalokiteśvara is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. Portrayed in different cultures as either male or female. The original name for this bodhisattva was Avalokitasvara. The Chinese name for Avalokiteśvara is Guānshìyīn Púsà ‚ which is a translation of
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