Buddhism and Islam‚ the Buddhist and the Muslims. These two religions are one of the most popular and most recognized religions in the world. When talking about these two religions‚ a lot of differences come to mind. Not to many people think that they have any similarities‚ but that’s where they’re wrong. Buddhism and Islam have many similarities‚ you just have to really dig deep into them‚ that is why I am going to expose some of their similarities. Their similarities include the concepts of the
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of Buddhism‚ created and used. Buddhism was a key part in Gautama’s life‚ his ultimate goal to seek spiritual enlightenment‚ which is hard today to trace any relations of Buddhism. Personally one of the most unique features of Buddhism is the Dharma. The Dharma is the considered to be important teachings of the Buddha‚ that his closest followers practiced. The ultimate goal of his followers was to reach a state of
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forms and guises‚ across Asia - from Turkey and China to Indonesia and of course‚ Malaysia. Wayang Kulit is a traditional theater art-form using puppets and shadow-play to tell the epic tales of the ancient classical Hindu legends‚ Mahabharata and Ramayana. The puppets are made of buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. There may be as many as 45 puppets - handled entirely by a single master puppeteer‚ known as the Tok Dalang. There are four main varieties of the form in this country: the Wayang
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Isipatana.[4] After attaining Enlightenment the Buddha‚ leaving Uruvela‚ travelled to the Isipatana to join and teach them. He went to them because‚ using his spiritual powers‚ he had seen that his five former companions would be able to understand Dharma quickly. While travelling to Sarnath‚ Gautama Buddha had to cross the Ganges. Having no money with which to pay the ferryman‚ he crossed the Ganges through the air. When King Bimbisāra heard of this‚ he abolished the toll for ascetics. When Gautama
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vibrantly through many ensuing centuries. It is said that Guru Rinpoche visited Bhutan three times. Although he was able to subdue negative forces in order for Vajrayana Buddhism to take hold‚ Guru Rinpoche also foresaw obstacles that would hinder the Dharma in coming generations. To overcome these difficulties‚ he blessed the region with hidden treasure texts (terma) to be revealed at the appropriate times to be of maximum benefit for sentient beings in the future. It was Pema Lingpa who was destined
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is white. The lower part is green. On the middle of white part there is a wheel or Chakra in the model of the Dharma Chakra of the noble emperor Ashoka the Great. The flag originally belonged to the Indian National Congress. In 1931 when this flag was adopted‚ it had a spinning wheel on the middle. But when it was chosen to be our national flag‚ the spinning wheel was replaced by the Dharma Chakra of Ashoka. It is a sin to consider the national flag as a piece of ordinary cloth. The flag has great
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their initial offering of their bodies to their devoted disciples. As Ohnuma states in “The Gift of the Body‚” the “good group of five... are celebrated… as the first to taste the food of the dharma” (p. 334). They also mirror each other in that the bodhisattva’s
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Thematic Essay By Astrella Dacosta The world is filled with many different belief systems. All belief systems are different and influence their followers and the society differently. Judaism and Hinduism are belief systems that are great examples of this. Judaism was developed in a land called Cannan‚ which is presently Israel. They worship in temples called synagogues. Most people credit Abraham to be the founder with creating Judaism‚ because he made a covenant with God. Some people credit
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This is because different castes are assigned specific jobs and social responsibilities‚ which is also called Dharma. An Indian’s Dharma is the basis as to who they are in life. From being a priest to cleaning other people and animals fecal matter in the streets‚ Dharma defines a person’s specific social responsibility. “The Doctor and the Saint” shows the readers that not everyone starts the same‚ but everyone can make a difference.
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