Nowadays‚ Buddhism is practiced by a large amount of people‚ especially in Asia but also in Europe and America. Thailand counts 95% of Buddhists in the country. This strong presence of Buddhism there does certainly influence the business communication. It is actually the 4th biggest religion in the world and the total amount of Buddhists in the world is around 500 millions. The focus of Buddhism is on practice rather than on belief. Buddhism is based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha also known
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Buddhism in China Buddhism was founded in India in the sixth century B.C.E.‚ and was diffused to China by the first century C.E. Buddhism gradually gained followers after the collapse of the Han dynasty in 220 C.E. Buddhism’s influence on people continued to expand for several centuries all throughout East Asia. Between 220 C.E. and 570 C.E.‚ China suffered a period of political instability and conflict. Buddhism had very diverse responses in China. The reaction of Buddhism gradually diffused in
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and a group interaction in a health and social care setting. There were some strengths in the interaction but also some weaknesses. I believe that there is room for improvement. The two types of interaction took place at the tea party our health and social care class organized for the elderly. The following communication skills and interpersonal skills were used during the interaction; the tone of my voice‚ language‚ listening and responding skills and more. The first interaction was with an
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existence of suffering (life‚ when lived conventionally‚ can never be fully satisfying because of its inescapable change) What are the Three Jewels of Buddhism? What are the Four Noble Truths? What are the steps of the Noble Eightfold Path? How do these teachings inform the practice of Buddhism? Three Jewels - (Sanskrit: Triratna; Pali: Tiratana)—that is‚ the Buddha‚ the Dharma‚ and the Sangha Four Noble Truths -(1) suffering exists; (2) it has a cause; (3) it has an and;
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Nietzsche repeatedly refers to Buddhism as a decadent and nihilistic religion. It seems to be a textbook case of just what Nietzsche is out to remedy in human thinking. It devalues the world as illusory and merely apparent‚ instead looking to an underlying reality for value and meaning. Its stated goals seem to be negative and escapist‚ Nietzsche sometimes seems to praise certain aspects of Buddhist teaching—and some of his own core ideas bear a resemblance to Buddhist doctrine. What exactly is Nietzsche’s
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Bodhgaya in India stands 80 feet tall and is the first of its kind ever built in India. Its construction was completed in 1989 and was consecrated by the 14th Dalai Lama. Pilgrims come from all over the world to see the monument. It was constructed under the slogan “spread Buddha’s rays to the whole world.” What many visitors‚ pilgrims‚ and tourists alike probably do not realize is that “the Buddha” at Bodhgaya owes many of its traits to Greek influence; in fact‚ that a statute was erected to portray
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Religion is the people’s beliefs and opinions concerning the existence‚ nature‚ and worship of a deity or deities‚ and divine involvement in the universe and human life. This is my definition of religion before I started this class. On the first day of the class‚ a young man walked inside the class room. He has dark hair‚ facial hair‚ not really tall but good looking. I thought he was one of our classmates until he introduce himself as our professor. My jaw dropped and was at awe. I was expecting
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Buddhism and Daoism are both religions of the Chinese people. These are two of many religions of the massive world we live in. each of them are distinctive‚ but greatly influenced the lives of their followers and the society in which the belief systems are practiced. Buddhists follow the Four Noble Truths and the Taoists follow the Four Major Taoist Principles. Buddhism and Taoism both have four “laws” they use as a guide for their time on earth; The Four Noble Truths for Buddhism and the
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There are multiple reasons why and how Buddhism spread in China. I feel that factors like‚ religion‚ politics‚ and social‚ played a major part in spreading Buddhism throughout China. The factors mentioned are usually a contributor in global changes and has definitely played its part in China’s adapting a new belief. Of course there were other reasons‚ like economic‚ that caused the people of China to gravitate to the Buddhist ways. People reconsidering their faith‚ due to many of life downfalls or
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Mindfulness Have you ever done something and never realized how you did it? Or have you ever embarked on a journey‚ arrived your destination and do not remember how you got there? This is something that is common in our world today; we are too busy we multitask‚ and we lose our awareness of the present moment. Our busyness keeps us from seeing the good things about life‚ we fail to notice our environment and even our own bodies. We are incapable of living in the moment‚ we exist but fail to live
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