Almost everybody I have ever met can recognize a Buddha statue‚ but few folks who I have ever associated with understand the meaning of the Buddha. Myself included was one of those folks blessed with such ignorance. When the term Buddha was brought up‚ all I thought about was the pudgy bellies of myself and fellow offensive lineman on my high school football team. Nirvana! Hey isn’t that one of the great rock bands of the early nineties? Right? In this paper‚ I will explain who the Buddha was
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Jesus Lopez Apol 104 Week 6 June 25th‚ 2012 Critical Thinking Assignment A prince named Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) founded “Buddhism” in the sixth century before the birth of Christ. Buddhism is better understood as philosophy rather than a religion and follows the concept of the Four Noble Truths and the Eight Fold Noble path. Part I - Analysis of Buddhism 1. Origin – In the Buddhist Worldview‚ life and the world have no beginning or end. “There is no reason to suppose that
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What are the basic differences between Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism? The Theravada Buddhist believed that they practiced the original teachings of Buddhism as it was handed down to them by Buddha. Theravada Buddhism corresponds fairly exactly with the teachings of Buddha. Theravada Buddhism is based on the Four Noble Truths and the idea that all physical reality is a chain of causation. This includes the cycle of birth and rebirth. Through the practice of Eightfold Noble Path and the
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1. What are the Four Noble Truths? -Four things that are facts for are Nobel or awaken person. 1. Nobel truth of suffering 2. Nobel truth of the origin of suffering 3. Nobel truth of the substation of suffering 4. Nobel truth of the path that leads to the substation of suffering 2. Why did the Buddha share this teaching? -The Buddha shared his teaching July of 1996‚ 2 day teaching in London. Buddha got an invite by 26 different groups who are a part of the organization
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During the spread of Buddhism in china‚ three popular views were that the spreading of Buddhism should be stopped‚ society benefited from it‚ and it was the way of salvation (afterlife). One of the responses to the spread of Buddhism was that it should be stopped. Many officials believed that Buddhism was harmful to china because Buddhism was discordant with the already established Chinese traditions‚ culture‚ and aristocracy. The leading scholar and official at the Tang imperial court‚ Han Yu‚
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Buddhism‚ a Religion or a Philosophy? Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy? To find the answer to this question‚ I believe we must first identify the difference between the two. The definition of “religion” is “the commitment and detection to a faith or observation.” The definition of “philosophy” is “the pursuit of wisdom.” So from this‚ we can say that the difference is that philosophy is to pursue wisdom through learning and experiencing‚ while religion is to commit yourself to a certain
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Christy Apologetics 104 Critical Thinking Assignment Buddhist worldview is unique in retrospect that they do not worship any gods nor God. They are looking for enlightenment to reach the state of Nirvana. In regard to the origin of Buddhism they believe there is no beginning nor end. It was founded by Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) during the sixth century in Northern India. After he encountered all four kinds of suffering: old age‚ sickness‚ death‚ and poverty Siddhartha became disillusioned
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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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Shugden followers assert that he is a Dharma protector who appeared for the sole purpose of protecting Gelug doctrine. He has the blessing and the recommendation of Tsongkapa. If that is true‚ why was he not allowed to enter the gate of Tashi Lhunpo monastery? Secondly‚ he speaks through a human medium. He said to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at Dromo Dhungkar Monastery in 1951 he came directly from the pure land of Lama Tsonkapa. Kyabje Pabongka also wrote it in the Life entrustment ritual
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Buddhism vs. Christianity In the recent past‚ many people have become more interested in understanding the relationships between religions than ever before. The relationship between Buddhism and Christianity have been the center of interest among many scholars who strive to explore the differences and the similarities between the two faiths (Laughlin 78). The followers of Buddhism are Buddhists while the followers of Christianity are Christians. This paper will investigate how the two faiths are
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