Topic:Buddhism General Purpose: To provide new information or new perspective Specific Purpose:To inform my audience some of the philosophy of Buddhism. Thesis Statement:Buddhism is based on the Four Noble Truths that were taught by the Buddha and are ideas that can be applied to a person’s life‚ no matter what their religion may be. I. Introduction: A. Attention Getter: I will tell you a brief story about “The Thief and the Master”. One evening‚ Zen master Shichiri Kojun was reciting
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individual similarities. Carr believed that Shotoku and Sakyamuni can be linked through relics. The relics play important role in Buddhism across Asia. However‚ there was a gap between historical Buddha‚ places of his deeds‚ and the physical location of Japan. Thus‚ the country became remote from the Buddha not only historically‚ but geographically.
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References: Appleton‚ N. (2011‚ Spring). In the footsteps of the Buddha? Women and the bodhisatta path in Theravada Buddhism. Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion‚ 27(1)‚ 33-51‚ 147. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/jfemistudreli.27.1.33 BuddhaNet. (2008). Buddhism and women: Position of women at the time of the Buddha. Retrieved from http://buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/position.html Dewaraja‚ L. S. (1994). The position of women
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country to country. Buddhism is a philosophy of life expounded by Gautama Buddha ("Buddha" means "enlightened one")‚ who lived and taught in northern India in the 6th Century B.C. The Buddha was not a god and the philosophy of Buddhism does not entail any theistic world-view. The teachings of the Buddha are aimed solely to liberate sentient beings from suffering. Women have been a part of Buddhism since the Buddha first made his enlightenment known in Northeast India in the 6th century BC.
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The Formation of the Sangha The formation of the Sangha began after Buddha had attained enlightenment and was resting under the Bodhi Tree. He was visited by two merchants called Tapussa and Bhalluka who promptly took the two fold refuge in the Buddha and the Dharma. It was these two men as well as the original five ascetics who Buddha had originally practiced with‚ who formed the Sangha. Buddha authorized admission into the Sangha and rules began to develop as the Sangha’s code of conduct
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Siddhartha Gautama’s Life Spiritual religion is one of main aspects of human civilization. Buddhism is one of four religions that have most followers besides Christianity‚ Judaism‚ and Hinduism. Siddhartha Gautama‚ called Buddha‚ was the founder and awakened leader of Buddhism. His life has a great influence on this religion belief. Siddhartha’s Birth Siddhartha Gautama was born as the royal prince at Lumini (a place in Nepal now). His father was the king of a clan named Shakyas named Shuddhodana
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A Study of Buddhism Introduction Buddhism is a religion that originated in North East India‚ around the time of 520 BC. As the legend goes‚ Siddhartha Guatama was a holy man from Lumbini‚ who later on in his life discovered the four noble truths. At the beginning‚ the Buddha’s teachings were passed down with words‚ but were later developed into two formations of scripture which are: Tripitaka‚ meaning the passing down of knowledge down by the council of monks) and The Sutras‚ meaning the passing
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“A Manly Monk” is an intriguing look at the historical Buddha‚ with appropriate context for the time in which he lived‚ and with all the nuances of social norms exhibited and expected of men at the time he was alive. I really liked that it also gave note that some of the characteristics imposed upon the historical Buddha might not necessarily be accurate‚ or characteristics that he might not have exhibited when he was alive. As Powers notes‚ some of “this narrative is the creation of authors who
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REL 212 - World Religions August 24‚ 2011 Report on Religious Field Research Buddhism is one of the most popular religions in the world. It can be traced back to 563 B.C.E. with the birth of Siddhartha Gautama. He is more commonly known as the Buddha‚ meaning the “Awakened One”. Buddhism spread quickly throughout Asia and other regions of the world but it remained virtually unknown in the West until the last fifty years. The teachings and practices of Buddhism were spread through three main
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that any reader can connect with his personal struggles. Throughout the piece‚ it is possible to see the ways in which he seemingly rejects the traditions of the Buddha in an effort to live his own life in a way that he desires. However‚ upon further analysis it is clear that while he might have rejected many of the philosophies of the Buddha‚ it is through this rejection that he is able to truly live a life that is unique and
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