Report on Religious Field Research James E Kirk Professor Joe Flowers REL 212 - World Religions August 24‚ 2011 Report on Religious Field Research Buddhism is one of the most popular religions in the world. It can be traced back to 563 B.C.E. with the birth of Siddhartha Gautama. He is more commonly known as the Buddha‚ meaning the “Awakened One”. Buddhism spread quickly throughout Asia and other regions of the world but it remained virtually unknown in the West until the last fifty years
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transformation. Building upon this thesis‚ one of the most overt examples of Mahayanistic lability‚ or revisionism from a more critical perspective‚ has been its adoption of the Bodhisattva ideal in outlining the preferable path for an enlightened individual to take. The sacrificial model of the Bodhisattva coexists well with western perceptions of what qualities a superior being should possess—Christ-like compassion and selflessness. Even though little emphasis was placed on any dutiful forbearance
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Religion in Japan In Japan today‚ religion is freely practiced and‚ at least in small numbers‚ a multitude of religions are present. The religious beliefs of Japan’s populace breakdown to 91% Shinto‚ 72% Buddhist‚ and 13% other (less than 1% is Christian). Although in the West religious faiths are viewed as mutually exclusive‚ in Japan it is common for a person to adopt beliefs from more than one theology. The majority of the population therefore is both Buddhist and Shinto. Both of these faiths
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The fifth and fourth centuries B.C. were a time of worldwide intellectual ferment. It was an age of great thinkers‚ such as Socrates and Plato‚ Confucius and Laozi. In India‚ it was the age of the Buddha‚ after whose death a religion developed that eventually spread far beyond its homeland. The Gupta period‚ from the fourth to the sixth century A.D.‚ in northern India‚ sometimes referred to as a Golden Age‚ witnessed the creation of an "ideal image" of the Buddha. Related Timelines (12) Primary
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and was in favor of the incarnation Buddha Amitahba. In their quest for salvation and enlightenment the pious and devoted would commission statues of bodhisattvas to be made as a tribute to the western paradise that awaited them. This particular relief stele was found in a temple in the Chinese province of Henan. Featured are a pair of bodhisattvas‚ Guanyin and Dashizhi‚ who are the most associated with the Buddha Amitahba. They appear regal in their position and at the same time are welcoming.
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all youngsters in China who dream to found their own companies. Jack Ma reveals his transformational leadership from the set-up stage. By envisioning his vision and the desirable future‚ even though without any promises of return‚ he built up an 18-“Arhats” team to start this “new concept” business in China. After developing B2B business‚ Jack Ma has created and grasped big opportunities in these 12 years in C2C platform‚ online payment system‚ loan service‚ etc…huge investments didn’t give him and
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University of Phoenix Material Buddhism Worksheet Write a 1- to 2-paragraph response for each of the following. 1. Explain the basic Buddhist teachings including the three marks of reality‚ the Four Noble Truths‚ and the Noble Eightfold Path. The goal in the Buddhist teaching is not to aim for happiness but to aim for inner peace‚ end suffering and liberation from the limitations of the world. The three marks of reality are; 1) Change – The only thing constant in life is change
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Tenzin Gyatso is the XIVth Dalai Lama. His “attained special insight” of Buddhist teachings as a bodhisattva means that he is able to help teach and guide Buddhist individuals and the community towards Nirvana. The Dalai Lama has written 72 books that explain the Buddhist teachings‚ his most influential being Art of Happiness. His translations of the Tibetan Book of the Dead into other languages has allowed Buddhist from all over the world‚ especially the West‚ to access teachings and knowledge that
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Chapter 7 The Dalai Lama I. Myth Vs. History: Myth is a distortion that cannot be supported by evidence‚ whereas history is an account of the past that is based on a careful interpretation of evidence. In relation to questions of ultimate meaning – such as those concerning death and the reasons why people suffer – people often look to myths for answers. We might‚ then‚ see myth not as a distortion of evidence‚ but as an explanation for things that seem to be beyond rational thought or experience
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scriptures to take back to China‚ and he would explain them to the people and change their hearts” (78). The Bodhisattva Kuan-yin bravely volunteered to go on the journey and find the scripture seeker. When Kuan-yin finds the scripture keeper‚ he agrees to accompany him on the journey and receives the name “Tripitaka.” While traveling they discover the Stone Monkey. “…who after welcoming the Bodhisattva‚ led her to where Monkey was imprisoned” (83). Monkey was captured for over five hundred years‚ and pleas
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