Professor Joe Flowers 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
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double-spaced‚ and grammatically correct. Each of the five answers should be approximately 3/4 to 1-1/2 pages in length and will be worth up to 10 points each. a. Discuss the lives of Siddhartha Gautama and Laozi as they relate to their ultimate religious views. Answer: Siddhartha Gautama was the first Buddhist monk. Siddhartha was born into a very wealthy family in the Himalayan foothills in Nepal. A fortune teller predicted that he would either grow to be a great leader or a “great holy
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Siddharta Gautama was twenty-nine years of age when he abandoned his family to search for a means to bring to an end his and other ’s suffering. He studied meditation with many teachers. At the age of thirty-five‚ Siddharta Gautama sat down under the shade of a fig or bo tree to meditate; he determined to meditate until he received enlightenment. After seven weeks he received the Great Enlightenment: the Four Noble Truths and the Eight-fold Path. Henceforth he became known as the Buddha. This Middle
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to an animal who doesn’t know how to develop”. Education is the only path to enlightenment and power. It inspires a man’s life and enlightens himself. The attainment of spiritual knowledge or its insight is the way of education. Siddhartha or Gautama Buddha‚ the founder of Buddhism‚ has inspired many people through true spiritual knowledge which led to the foundation of a new religion based on different spiritual insight and ideologies called Buddhism. The Bhagwad Gita consists of each and every
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religions are similar to each other but differ in some of their views. First‚ Buddhism was founded in the fourth or fifth century B.C. in northern India by a man known traditionally as Siddhartha (meaning “he who has reached the goal”) Gautama‚ the son of a warrior prince. Some scholars believe that he lived from 563 to 483 B.C.‚ though his exact life span is uncertain. The origins of Hinduism were somewhere in the Indian subcontinent region‚ at some point in the Neolithic stone age. The
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Religion without God The most common understanding of the word Religion is: “the service and worship of God or the supernatural‚ commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance‚ a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes‚ beliefs‚ and practices‚ a cause‚ principle‚ or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith.” (Merriam Webster’s Dictionary) According to this source‚ “many people turn to religion for comfort in a time of crisis.” Many have argued that a tradition
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producing religions‚ philosophies‚ and ideas‚ the Indian civilization also influenced the world in many ways. Hinduism was established before Buddhism‚ however reform movements were starting to appear lead by people such as Siddhartha Gautama‚ who later became known as Buddha. He created the religion based on his teachings and it spread throughout the world; with this spread of Buddhism‚ Indian culture also began to spread. India was a very powerful civilization‚ Alexander the Great and his successors
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The History and Philosophy of Buddhism History The Buddha is most recently believed to have been born in the year 623 or 624 BCE. Though many religious historian s have preferred birth dates ranging from 567 to 487 BCE. Though in truth‚ no one knows for sure. The Buddha’s given name was Siddhartha Gautama‚ Siddhartha meaning “one who has achieved his aim." It was prophesized that Siddhartha would either become King of the world or‚ if exposed to human sufferings; would become a great religious
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Throughout the history of the universe‚ there have been revolutions that shaped the history of the world. However‚ none have had such a great impact as the four great revolutions in thought and religion. Included‚ are the philosophy of China‚ religion in India‚ religion of the Jews‚ and Greek Philosophy. They all have many things in common‚ but each are unique as well. The four great revolutions occurred in or near original river valley systems‚ and they were all born through a crisis. Each of the
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Where it becomes a popular yet less demanding form of Buddhism. This is when Buddha is not only a person‚ but he is now a God who stresses that charity and good works is a passport for salvation. Quoted by Bentley‚ “When he is becoming worshiped as a God‚ he acquires a devotional focus that helps converts channel their spiritual energies” (Bentley 129). When this occurs‚ this is when you see the futuristic Buddha. Early Buddhism helped people who were seeking to escape the idea of incarnation
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