Nabaraj Parajuli 5/8/14 -Be able to define upaya and explain its importance to Mahayana Buddhism. Explain how Mahayana Buddhism is itself an example of upaya. Explain how the Chinese belief in “graded revelation” is upaya. Mahayana Buddhism is a clear and vivid interpretation of Buddhism. Upaya‚ in Sanskrit‚ means skillful means or method. It can refer to any activity‚ skill‚ experience or practice that helps someone toward the realization of enlightenment. Upaya can mean anything. For example
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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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Trade routes have always been more than just the means of transporting goods and services to neighboring regions. These routes serve as a way to spread culture‚ art‚ religion‚ and many other things amongst countries. One of the most outstanding trade routes in the past was the Silk Road found in China. It was a route used by many people to travel and transport goods such as silk‚ paper‚ livestock‚ jewels‚ and much more‚ from East to West China. It consisted of land and sea routes‚ which made transportation
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ST. AUGUSTINE UNIVERSITY OF TANZANIA. FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND COMMUNICATIONS. DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND ETHICS. ACCADEMIC YEAR 2011/2012- 2 SEMESTER. ND COURSE TITLE: COMPARATIVE RELIGION (BAPRM2& BScT 1) COURSE CODE: PH 221 CREDIT HOURS: 3 HRS PER WEEK Course lecturer: Ms GRACE RICHARD KAMBONA 1 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO RELIGION 1.1. What is religion? The word Religion is derived from a Latin word “religio” which means “fear or awe” in the presence of a supernatural
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sculptures. The two sculptures from the Ringling that I chose were The Pathless Woods‚ an interactive exhibit created by Anne Patterson‚ and Bodhisattva of Compassion created by Quan Am out of wood. The Pathless Woods created an experience of an installation piece‚ included different principals of design which allowed the context of the piece to be developed‚ while Bodhisattva of Compassion was a high relief sculpture that also included principals of design that aided in showing the religious nature of the
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north‚ and east throughout East Asia (Skilton). The fundamental principles of Mahayana are liberation from suffering and the belief in the existence of Bodhisattva. Bodhisattva is someone who achieved Nirvana‚ the state of being free from both suffering and the cycle of rebirth (Keown). One can find a carved wood elongated figure of Bodhisattva Guanyin (1999.13.0003) from Spurlok Museum‚ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign‚ IL . In this wooden figure‚ Guanyin is barefoot with hair wrapped
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Explain the Trikaya doctrine in Buddhism In Mahayana Buddhism there are many Buddhas and they are seen as cosmic beings that may choose to appear in human form to teach others. Although they believe that shakyamuni Buddha did follow the Bodhisattva path to achieve Buddhahood he had in fact been enlightened for eons and his appearance is one of several. He did not in fact die but rather he chose to appear to so that he may help us learn his teachings as they will not become too reliant on him
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suijaku can be defined by splitting the two words apart‚ with honji meaning “original ground”‚ and suijaku meaning “traces” (Teeuwen‚ 15). This meant that the kami were traces of the original Buddha or bodhisattva‚ that the Buddhist deities were the first to exist. Buddha deities and bodhisattvas were to manifest themselves as kami‚ in order to communicate with their people (Satoshi‚ 69). With the creation of the Tendai school and Esoteric Buddhism in ninth century Japan‚ honji suijaku became started
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Museum: Handbook of the Collection. St. Louis 2004: 55 Yu‚ Chung-fang. "Kuan-yin‚ The Chinese Transformation of Avalokitesvara" New York: Columbia University Press‚ 2001‚ 31-40 Bailey‚ C. "Embracing the Icon: The Feminist Potential of the Trans Bodhisattva‚ Kuan Yin" [Part of a special issue: Transgender Studies and Feminism: Theory‚ Politics‚ and Gendered Realities]. Hypatia v. 24 no. 3 (Summer 2009) p. 178-96 McDermott‚ James P. "Buddha in the Crown: Avalokitesvara in the Buddhist Traditions
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Buddhism The ways of Buddhism is one of the oldest teachings from ancient history and now stands as the third largest religion. Founded by Guatama‚ Buddhism was created in India. With Buddhism being born in India‚ it shares similarities to Hinduism‚ which created many varieties of Buddhism. Buddhism today is not expressed as a single religion because there are many types of Buddhists. Two main types of Buddhism came about‚ which are the Theravadas and the Mahayana Buddhists. With the world evolving
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