SOR DRAFT [Nirvana] can only be reached‚ not produced‚ by the Path . . . it transcends the intrinsic nature of matter . . . being attainable through special insight affected by strong effort. BUDDHAGHOSA‚ 5th century India [Proper meditation is] single-minded intense sitting without burning incense‚ worshipping‚ reciting . . . ‚ practising repentance‚ nor reading sutras. DOGEN‚ 13th century Japan With reference to the quotations and a significant person studied‚ analyse the impact of Buddhist
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1. Hinduism- Caste System‚ Enlightenment‚ no holy book‚ no single founder‚ India‚ polytheistic‚ Buddhism- India‚ no caste system‚ egalitarian‚ Siddhartha Gautama‚ missionaries‚ Nirvana‚ Eight fold path‚ four noble truths‚ Enlightenment Christianity-Monotheistic‚ Jesus‚ Bible‚ Jerusalem‚ Missionaries‚ Heaven and Hell 2. Domestication of Animals‚ Complex societies‚ Specialization‚ Cities‚ Government‚ Religion‚ Record Keeping‚ Social Classes‚ Technology 3. Located near rivers‚ Agriculture‚ irrigation
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culture is the religious diversity and how it contributes to Vietnam’s closed-door economic and political philosophies. Buddhism is the primary religion in Vietnam. Buddhists believe that the way to become "enlightened" is to understand the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism and to follow the Eight-Fold Path. Basically‚ I understand Buddhism to be a very internal religion based on the spirituality of the self. Various forms of meditation and intense study coupled with the eradication of desire lead
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and spread amongst the chaos that was the fall of the Han dynasty (Docs 2‚ 3)‚ and the negative reactions after imperial rule was restored with the Tang dynasty (Docs 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ 6). Buddhism’s original allure is clearly evident in the Buddha’s “Four Noble Truths” in the fifth century B.C.E. and Zhi Dun’s writing in 350 C.E. The Buddha’s idea for “the Stopping of all Sorrow” provided Chinese of all background an ability to‚ according to Zhi Dun‚ “be enlightened in his spirit” and then “enter Nirvana”
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Explain the concept of Dukkha Dukkha is the first of the three marks of existence and the first of the four noble truths. Dukkha is an extremely hard word to translate‚ and its meaning can vary between suffering‚ dissatisfaction and imperfection‚ it is most often translated as suffering. In his first sermon in the Deer Park‚ Siddhartha Gautama tells us what dukkha means. “This is dukkha: birth is painful‚ aging is painful‚ sickness is painful‚ death is painful‚ encountering what is not dear is
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enlightenment before they die; they will be reborn. In order for them to break out of this cycle‚ they have to gain Enlightenment. Getting out of this cycle is also called Nirvana. This means they have found perfect peace without suffering. The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path is what leads Buddhist towards the path of Enlightenment. The most important law for the Buddhist is Karma. This pretty much means that whatever our actions are will have an effect on oneself. Zarathustra‚ or Zoratrianism”
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Religion began more than 50‚000 years ago. It is the reason the world is remarkably diverse in culture. Each religion has their own view and beliefs‚ but they also have different lifestyles and diets. There are many religions in the world and believe it or not‚ they are all connected in some way or another. Hinduism and Buddhism have close ties when it comes to the mind and the soul‚ but they also have major differences. It’s important to know the world and it’s culture. I’m going to inform you of
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it was negative thing‚ and that it should be stopped. Documents 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ and 5 can be grouped together because they all point out the positive things about Buddhism. The Buddha‚ who was the founder of Buddhism‚ said in his first sermon “The Four Noble Truths” in the fifth century B.C.E. that all things in life are driven by sorrow and passion. Being the founder of the religion‚ he of course would say good things about Buddhism. If he didn’t‚ there would probably be many people that would stop
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Dharma is the teaching and doctrine of the Buddha‚ which include the Four Noble Truths – the most fundamental Buddhist doctrine. The Third Truth explains nirvana as cessation; the cessation of craving. “When these effects of the chain of causation are ended one by one‚ he at last‚ being free from all strain and substratum‚ will pass into blissful Nirvana.”[1] In effect once you can end suffering caused by craving you can attain Nirvana‚ this is not parinirvana (final nirvana) like the Buddha achieved;
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social value. Because of their influence on Chinese society‚ Buddhism and Confucianism also taught their followers good conduct. The Buddha taught that nirvana‚ or union with the universal spirit‚ can be reached through an understanding of the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path‚ not through reincarnations from one cast to another. Confucianism taught that social order‚ harmony‚ and good government should be based on strong
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