Reflection Paper 1: Beliefs of Buddhism In this paper‚ I have decided to reflect on the beliefs of Buddhism‚ specifically on one of the oldest surviving branch of Buddhism‚ which is Theravada. In this reflection paper‚ I will be discussing how I became a Buddhist‚ my basic knowledge of Buddhism‚ the etiquette of being in a temple‚ what my parents have taught me from a young age. Additionally‚ I will express my own opinions‚ views and personal experience specifically on Karma and the 5 Precepts
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Tang Dynasty‚ Buddhism in China had experienced great changes. With the penetration of Buddhist thinking in the past few dynasties‚ together with the respect of the Tang emperors‚ Tang had been the most prosperous dynasty of Buddhism in China. Below will introduce Buddhist activities in Tang Dynasty‚ their influences towards populace and the society‚ and discuss the reasons for its extensive growth. Respect of Tang Emperor Emperors in Tang Dynasty were mostly believe in Buddhism. Examples have
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Religion: Hinduism and Islam Every society is based on different religion. Different people follow different types of religion according to their birth or by choice. The major religions of the world are Hinduism‚ Islam‚ Christianity‚ Sikhism‚ Buddhism‚ and Judaism. Each religion is similar and different from one another in terms of festivals‚ practices and beliefs. Apart from Christianity‚ Hinduism and Islam are the two most widely practiced religions in the world today. They have their own traditions
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that a group of people believe in and live by. In the Buddhist religion‚ the fundamental Buddhist teaching is the doctrine of conditionality. Everything is dependent on conditions nothing has a fixed and final essence and this includes ourselves. Buddhism seeks to minimize any thoughts or actions‚ that cause humans to suffer and that suffering results from the nature of the reaction to events‚ rather than necessarily the nature of those events. Buddhist scriptures provide guidelines to ethical
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Right Action (Samma kammanta in Pali)‚ is a key truth in The Eightfold Path of Buddhism and greatly impacts the actions of followers. The vital truth of Right Action in the religion of Buddhism is still relevant today due to the fear of gaining negative karma and receiving an undesirable reincarnation. Reincarnation is a common concept in Buddhist and Hindu tradition and it states that‚ after biological death‚ the consciousness of a person can begin a new life in a different body. Karma is an element
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life with that same person up until now and how much both of you have changed. Most of the time‚ reasons that people grow apart are due to lack of similarities. Most high schoolers stick next to their “group” or “posse” because they have things in common with each other. Most of the time‚ you have your drama lovers‚ art experts‚ jocks‚ nerds‚
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Hinduism had its origin in the religious beliefs of the aryan peoples who settled in india after 1500 B.C. Indian religious system‚which had its origin in the religious beliefs of the aryans who settled In India.Hinduism had its origin In beliefs of aryans they settled In India after 1500 B.C. The aryans believed that society was divided Into four varnas It ranked people from high to low they also believed in more than one god and they believed in good and bad luck which was something they liked
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Contemporary Issues in Hinduism Anthony Fierro‚ Elvira White‚ Matthew Anthony‚ Rosalie Loveland Rel/133 January 21‚ 2013 Michael Raburn Contemporary Issues in Hinduism Many people say that Hinduism is the product of melding different religions and cultural influences. Around the 5th or 6th centuries‚ two religions emerged in India that had heavy influence on the formation of Hinduism (Kinnard‚ 2013). Those two religions were Jainism and Buddhism‚ and are of course not new‚ but formulated
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In Jainism there are many vows that a respectable Jain takes‚ but there are five great vows above the rest. The five great vows are Ahimsa/non-violence‚ truth‚ not stealing‚ chastity‚ and nonattachment/aparigraha. These are the vows taken by the lay people in Jainism because “most householders cannot carry renunciation as far as the monks and nuns” (Fischer‚ 129). When the Jains take these vows they are limiting themselves from doing harm to themselves and their environment. The five great vows are
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honorable power that controls the nature and the universe. These led people to believe in religions. There were many religions people believed in the history. Two of these are christianity and buddhism. They have different and similar features in them. We can compare and contrast them in different categories. Buddhism and Christianity are two of the world’s greatest and most influential religions. The Christian religion‚ like all other religions has its strengths and weaknesses in our modern society. Perhaps
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