the age of 35‚ he had spent the remaining 45 years of his life teaching that all worldly things are transient phenomena‚ caught up in a cycle of arising and passing away. He set the wheel of dharma (teaching) in motion‚ established a community (sangha) of disciples‚ and charged his followers to carry the dharma to all regions of the world. The missionary effort succeeded. Today there are Buddhists in nearly every country‚ and Buddhism is the dominant religion in many parts of East‚ South‚ and Southeast
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| Patience‚ forgiveness‚ self-control‚ non-stealing‚ cleanliness and purity‚ restraint over the senses‚ Wisdom‚ knowledge‚ truth and calmness- the ten attributes of Dharma If you will adhere and respect these principles of Dharma‚ they will protect you If you choose to show disrespect to these and not follow them‚ you will become the cause of your own destruction (An extract from the Holy Scripture ‘MANUSMRITI’) Centuries before
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stressing the importance of dharma in society. The writers of the Mahabharata’s twelfth book‚ The Book of Peace‚ place extra emphasis on dharma to not only maintain order within the kingdom‚ but also to preserve the social status of Brahmins and dissuade other castes from converting to new and foreign influences in the Mahabharata. To better understand why such an act was needed‚ this paper will discuss the Brahminical social status relative to other castes‚ the importance of dharma in society to Brahmins
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Interreligious Dialogue with respect to theological pluralism Statistics show that most of the world’s population is affiliated with some type of religion‚ with Christianity and Islam encompassing slightly over 50% of the population. Though interreligious dialogue is beneficial in gaining a better understanding of another’s religion‚ is it possible to hold one’s religion as being the absolute truth while engaging in an open interreligious dialogue with another religion? Many spiritual people
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Emptiness paper Buddhism is an orthopraxy where identity comes from implementing “correct” behavior‚ rather than orthodoxy where identity is found through “correct” beliefs. Mahayana Buddhism‚ termed “the Great Way” is essentially a vision of what Buddhism is really about. Although the permeation of Mahayana was harmless‚ the status of the sutras was constantly disputed. From the very onset of Buddhism‚ the concepts of Self/not-Self and dependent arising were prominent and fundamental
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the Hindu religion and through influential sacred texts such as the Dharma‚ the Vedas‚ and the Ramayana‚ the meaning of innocence in Hinduism can be explored and can help in the comprehension of the relevance of purity in the religion. Purity must begin with the explanation of the two important
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“Santayana Dharma” or Universal Truth or Way. One of “Hinduism’s” greatest strengths is its ability to unite the diverse beliefs and practices of its people in ways that are absolutely necessary for India to continue as it historically has. This is one
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IHow Dalai Lama came into contact with Shugden The following is an excerpt from the first volume of Dalai Lama´s book on Shugden. " I‚ the 14th Dalai Lama‚ committed the first mistake of coming in contact with Shugden. I did not follow the path shown by the previous Dalai Lamas. It was my mistake. Well‚ the political situation in Tibet was at the most critical stage in 1951. We were staying at Dungkhar monastery in Dromo region. Within my entourage‚ some who advised me to leave for India‚ while
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government to achieve peace in Japan through following the “Right Dharma”. Nichiren advocates heavily for the destruction and elimination of all those who speak slander against the “Right Dharma”. In Dialogue VII‚ “The Warnings of The Buddha”‚ Nichiren writes‚ “As far as Buddhist sutras are concerned‚ it can be concluded that the peace of our country will be realized if slanderers of the Right Dharma are eliminated and keepers of the Right Dharma are protected. ‘The Buddha says to [Maitreya Bodhisattva]
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Palace of Illusions by Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni is a beautiful book which gives a woman’s perspective on a story that deals mainly with male characters i.e. the great epic‚ Mahabharata. The book has been written from Draupadi’s‚ who was the wife of the 5 Pandava heroes in this epic‚ point of view. It throws light on her innermost thoughts and feelings‚ traced right from her childhood to her demise in the lap of the Himalayan mountains. It talks about her feelings about the strange in which
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