Buddhism is a religion that developed in India‚ founded by Siddhartha Gautama. He was born in Kapilaustu‚ C. 563-483 B.C. There was a man who ruled a clan called the Shakyas. He was head of this clan‚ and the king of this country. His name is Shuddodana Gautama‚ the father of Siddhartha. Shuddodana’s wife was the beautiful‚ Mahamaya. Mahamaya was expecting her first born. She had had a strange dream in which she saw a baby elephant that was beautiful‚ bright‚ and silver. Brahman priest interpreted
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The beginning of this class consists of two sections‚ Hinduism and Buddhism‚ both of which we have learned a lot about. Within these religions we see some differences and some similarities that one could relate the two with‚ and one of those is the term Dharma. When examining Dharma in both Hinduism and Buddhism‚ people may notice that they are somewhat similar‚ but they will also see that there even more differences within this term. To better understand this term‚ we must first define it within
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The Path to Enlightenment Buddhism and Jainism are two religions that share similarities. They are both Atheistic religions‚ denying the existence of God. Both Jainism and Buddhism deny animal sacrifices and believe in karma‚ rebirth‚ and moksha. Despite these similarities‚ they differ in several respects. A main difference is the goal of each religion as well as the practices they use to obtain their objectives. Buddhism believes that in order to attain enlightenment one must be released from the
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Although Buddhism and Confucianism differ in their founders‚ country of origin‚ and their philosophy of life’s end‚ they are both Oriental religions that claim to have the correct way of life and believe that one can achieve goodness. Even though Buddhism and Confucianism were both originated in Asia in the 6th century‚ they were founded in different countries by two separate people. Contrary to common belief‚ Buddhism was begun in India by Siddhartha Gautama. Gautama was a wealthy young man who
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Buddhism Religion and Afterlife The idea of death and the afterlife is a topic that everyone can relate to. Whether one has a bigger belief towards western religion‚ eastern religion‚ or no religion at all (atheism)‚ the idea of life after death exists in the minds of many. All the major world religions teach that life continues after death. As for my religion‚ Christianity; the beliefs can be generally classified as a linear‚ whereas the faith traditions such as Buddhism and a few others can
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Chinese ghost festival – A ritual that embodies Buddhist and Chinese values The Ghost festival‚ the second most important festival of the year‚ is an event in which features of Buddhism are most relevant in Chinese culture. The ritual‚ by essence‚ belongs to the living and the dead – it creates a harmony between the two‚ as well as that between the individual‚ society and nature in its performance. Its Chinese term‚ Yu lan pen hui‚ is composed of the foreign word “yu lan” that refers
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The Significance Of Rituals In A Buddhists Funeral Buddhism is one of the most popular religions practised extensively across the globe. The basic principles of the religion are based on the teachings of Lord Buddha. Buddhism teaches compassion and universal love for mankind and awareness of the Ultimate Truth. Buddhist funeral rites are also based upon these fundamental principles of the religion. There are certain mandatory rites that need to be adhered to during the funeral of a dead person
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Buddhism was based on the teachings of Siddharta Gautama aka. Buddha. This is a religion which understands that there is suffering but needs to end. It is not a Monotheistic religion. Buddhists believe that there is a cycle of birth‚ life‚ death‚ and rebirth etc... If they cannot gain enlightenment before they die; they will be reborn. In order for them to break out of this cycle‚ they have to gain Enlightenment. Getting out of this cycle is also called Nirvana. This means they have found perfect
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that will happen to an individual will eventually happen. In other words‚ Destiny is the direct result of an individual karma from his or her previous life and may be accumulated. In Buddhism‚ apart from karma‚ the primary cause of rebirth is the three poisons- Ignorance‚ Greed‚ and Anger. Universal Creation Buddhism has no creator god to explain the origin of the universe. Instead‚ it teaches that everything depends on everything else: present events are caused by past events and become the cause
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12 ESSAYS ON BUDDHISM [Critical & analytical studies] by Ven. DHAMMAVIHARI ________________________________________________________________________ International Buddhist Research and Information Center (IBRIC) -Sri Lanka 380/9 Bauddhaloka Mw‚ Colombo -7‚ Sri Lanka
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