Section BD Out of the myriad of religions that encompass the earth‚ one of the least understood is Buddhism. In the pursuit of a higher plane of existence‚ a Buddhist monk will renounce his worldly secular life‚ instead embracing a life of meditation and study. While attempting to achieve enlightenment‚ and therefore nirvana‚ a Buddhist must first come to eradicate his sense of self‚ effectively destroying his ego. By doing this‚ "durkha‚" (pain and suffering)‚ end and one can be at peace and harmony
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was told and again asked what else should be done next. So he was further instructed; first to take refuge in the Three Gems* and to observe the five precepts; secondly‚ to observe the ten precepts; and thirdly‚ to renounce the world and enter the Buddhist religious Order. The young man complied with all these instructions and became a bhikkhu. As a bhikkhu‚ he was taught the Abhidhamma** by one teacher and the Vinaya by another. Being taught in this way‚ he felt that there was too much to be learnt
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make a dinner for New Year’s Eve. They make my sister’s and my favorite foods. My father and grandfather set a lot of stuffs in front of a family Buddhist altar. My sister and I watch a TV show and just wait for the dinner. In the night‚ my grandfather and sister and I change our clothes to kimono and we have the dinner in front of a family Buddhist altar. While eating foods‚ we talk about each other’s the year. After the dinner‚ we watch a TV show “Kouhaku-utagassen(Song Battle Ladies VS Gentlemen)”
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Mental Peace Cultivating mindfulness is the key to overcoming suffering and recognizing natural wisdom: both our own and others’. How do we go about it? In the Buddhist tradition and in Contemplative Psychotherapy training‚ we nurture mindfulness through the practice of sitting meditation. There are many different kinds of meditation. For example‚ some are designed to help us relax; others are meant to produce altered states of consciousness. Mindfulness meditation is unique in that it is not
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Ajanta Caves (Ajiṇṭhā leni; Marathi) in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra‚ India are about 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 or 650 CE.[1] The caves include paintings and sculptures described by the government Archaeological Survey of India as "the finest surviving examples of Indian art‚ particularly painting"‚[2]which are masterpieces of Buddhist religious art‚ with figures of the Buddha and depictions of the Jataka tales.[3] The caves were built
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Of all the contemporary Indian English novelists Anita Desai is‚ perhaps‚ the most perceptive and consistent explorer of the inner life‚ especially that of Indian women‚ convulsed by an acute sense of helplessness in the face of onslaughts of an unfeeling world and the resultant mental agony. Anita Desai in most of her female protagonists‚ by a variety of factors – the most prominant being the marital dischord. This paper puts forward the portrayal of marital dischord in Anita Desai’s Cry
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Michael Brennand-Wood Michael Brennand- Wood was born in the UK in 1952. He is a contemporary artist‚ he specializes in creating eccentric works of art and sculptures by the means of wood-work‚ embroidery lace‚ patterns‚ textiles and in recent times floral imagery‚ he created exuberant pieces of art from exploring and evolving his own techniques merging textiles and other media in ingenious ways. Michael’s work is distinctive because he has persisted in the amalgamation of modern and historical
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Anatman‚ The Five Skandhas‚ and Emptiness Anatman and the Five Skandhas: Anatman (trans: “no self”): the doctrine that there is no _________ or __________ entity that can be identified as the “self.” The Five Skandhas In particular‚ the notion of anatman amounts to the claim that the “self” is nothing more than a set of five ______________ and everchanging _____________. The processes are collectively called the five skandhas (trans: “aggregates”). They are: _____________: the matter that makes up the world around us and our
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bronze image of Buddha belonging to the Mathura school. • The Buddha sitting in his Dharma Chakra mudra belongs to Sarnath. • Buddha images of Bamiyan belonged to Gupta period. • Ajanta Paintings is of this time. They belong to the Buddhist art. • Images of Vishnu‚ Shiva & some other Hindu Gods feature I time in this period. Gupta Literature in India • Kalidas‚ the great Sanskrit dramatist‚ belonged to this period. His books are: Abhigyanashakuntalam the other work being
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Mindfulness is the focusing of attention and awareness‚ based on the concept of mindfulness in Buddhist meditation‚ but is defined in many ways. It is moment to moment awareness. It is being fully awake. It involves being here for the moments of our lives‚ without striving or judging. Despite its roots in Buddhism‚ mindfulness is not inherently religious and is often used nowadays. Research suggests that mindfulness practices are useful in the treatment of pain‚ stress‚ anxiety‚ depressive relapse
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