before the life of Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha)‚ the caste system was a way of life. Its strict and rigid implementation into the daily lives of all changed the society through such varying social classes. The caste system divided people into very strict social classes‚ and relationships/intermarriage between castes was not allowed. This meant that the classes in India stayed the same‚ and moving up or down in caste was impossible. When Buddhism was introduced‚ the Buddha believed the caste system
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Historical basis who was the Buddha? What does that mean? Buddhism started with the Buddha. The word ‘Buddha’ is a title‚ which means ‘one who is awake’ — in the sense of having ‘woken up to reality’. The Buddha was born as Siddhartha Gautama in Nepal around 2‚500 years ago. He did not claim to be a god or a prophet. He was a human being who became Enlightened‚ understanding life in the deepest way possible. Describes the Buddhas early life? The future Buddha‚ Siddhartha Gautama‚ was born in the 5th or
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What are the beliefs and values of Buddhism? Buddhists follow the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama who is known as the Buddha‚ meaning the enlightened one. Buddhism originated in northern India and is the fourth largest religion of the world. However‚ Buddhism is more a philosophy or way of life other than a religion because unlike so many other religious traditions‚ Buddhism is founded on the teaching of a human being and not a god. Philosophy means love of wisdom and the Buddhist’s believe
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have different beliefs. Buddhism was started in 560 B.C.E‚ in Nepal by Siddhartha Gautama who later came to be known as the “Buddha”‚ or the “Awakened one.” Buddhism doesn’t believe in a God and are just followers of Siddhartha Gautama. Siddhartha got his followers from his father’s kingdom and later called the religion Buddhism. A growing number of schools of philosophy taught this new way of thinking. Buddha went around India spreading Buddhism and his followers followed his lead and spread
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noble truths created by Siddhartha Gautama‚ the founder of buddhism; become enlightened‚ having happiness and understanding; and then reach Nirvana‚ a place of peace. One step a Buddhist takes in reaching Nirvana is by taking refuge in the three jewels. The three jewels are necessary elements of the Buddhist path. They include: Buddha‚ Dharma‚ and Sangha.
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particular faith. I realized that Buddha is a very significant figure to many people around the world. I was shown a video in religion class about heaven (Heaven Where is it? How do I get there?) and the different viewpoints about it. The Dalai Lama was featured in the video and it is believed that he is the fourteenth reincarnation of Buddha. Since I was shown this video‚ I was curious to learn about the teachings of Buddhism and how it is connected to Buddha. I have wondered a lot about other
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Renouncer Tradition.” In Flood‚ G. ed. The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism. London: Wiley-Blackwell‚ 2008. Miller‚ B. S.‚ and B. Moser. The Bhagavad-Gita: Krishna’s Counsel in Time of War. New York: Columbia University Press‚ 1986. Kelen‚ Betty. Gautama Buddha - In Life and Legend. Federal Publications ‚ Print. Sprunger‚ Meredith . "An Introduction to Jainism." . The Urantia Book Fellowship. Web. 12 Nov 2012. .
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Buddhism‚ Siddhartha Gautama made his religion‚ Buddhism‚ a part of his everyday life. It is a life philosophy‚ a way of life. Buddhism was one of the major relgion’s. It first started in India around 500 B.C Siddhartha Gautama‚ didn’t always practice Buddhism. Gautama started out in the Hinduism practice. After he switched over to Buddhism‚ he became known as Buddha‚ who was the teacher of the religion. The religion began in Nepal. After the death of Buddha‚ his followers
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Eastern religions arose that attempted to discern the causes of human suffering and the steps needed to end it. These two‚ Buddhism and Taoism‚ originated from two very different places yet are incredibly similar. Siddhartha Gautama‚ an Indian prince who became the enlightened Buddha‚ is recognized as the founder of Buddhism; Taoism has no recognized founder but was instead developed by many great teachers‚ the most important being Lao-tse‚ a Chinese philosopher who is credited with the development of
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present the history of Buddhism and the life of the man known as Buddha. Then‚ the fundamental teachings of Buddhism will be discussed. Finally‚ the unique aspects of Zen Buddhism will be examined. History of Buddhism and Life of Buddha Although the truths are ultimately unknown‚ Michael Molloy‚ in Experiencing the World’s Religions (2013)‚ presented the details of the life of Siddhartha Gautama‚ the man who would come to be known as Buddha. Around 500 B.C.E.‚ Siddhartha was born to a prince of the Shakya
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