Upon comparing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Dalai Lama it becomes apparent that the two share many similar doctrines and beliefs. Although they come from two totally different backgrounds it seems as though their overall goals and dreams coincide. The most striking similarity is that both men advocated/advocate for peace and nonviolent solutions to problems. While they may have approached matters differently the goal was the same. Analyzing both men one begins to see that they are admired by
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world pessimists and morally volatile individuals (Choeling). Tenzin Gyatso‚ the fourteenth Dalai Lama‚ has been able to captivate the hearts of millions worldwide through his uplifting messages‚ in attempt to aid the path to world peace‚ dealing with social‚ religious and political predicaments in Tibet and worldwide. The current Dalai Lama‚ was born on July 6‚ 1935; however‚ he was not the Dalai Lama. His birth name was Lhamo Thondup. Thondup lived with his seven brothers and sisters in the
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The Relationship Between Morality and Religion In the Dalai Lama and John Pope II Perspective The complexities on the issue of the relationship between religion and morality is intriguing in the sense that there is no right or wrong answer‚ but merely your own intrinsic belief. The 14th Dalai Lama‚ spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists‚ believes that you can’t have religion without morals‚ but you can have morals without religion. This seems to contrast with the view of John Paul II‚ in the sense
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Self-power (jiriki) -In Chan Buddhism emphasized as necessary and sufficient for enlightenment. In Pure Land‚ insufficient without Amida. -In Zen‚ spiritual achievement attained solely by one’s own efforts. Self-power forms basis of both Rinzai and Soto schools of Buddhism. -Experiencing truth for oneself and not accepting testimony of another. -In Pure Land‚ one cannot become enlightened themselves through their own efforts because people have become so defiled so it is impossible. They must
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Cultural interaction in religion: How does Buddhism impact other aspects of culture? Social and Dietary S - Many Buddhist concepts/ terms are present and used in western society -Karma (used frequently as sense of fate) -“Nirvana” (the name of a band in western society; in Buddhist religion‚ Nirvana is the supreme state free from suffering and individual existence. It is a state Buddhists refer to as "Enlightenment". The attainment of nirvana breaks the otherwise endless rebirth cycle of
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elevation of globalisation. Buddhism is a wide spread‚ immensely populated religion that circumscribes a variety of traditions‚ beliefs and practices‚ based on the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha). Over time‚ the Buddhist environment has been affected by the diversity of cultures within societies which has implemented change within a person’s environment. The documentary ‘Buddhism meets Technology- Digital democracy’‚ the article ‘Globalization and Buddhism-Alfred Bloom’ and the image
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The Impact of Buddhism on Indian society It has been said that Buddhism came as a reaction to the corruption of the Vedic ideals that were governing the Indian society. The Vedic ideals which were governing society till then had become conventional and lost their inner force. As we have seen in the earlier chapter‚ the caste system had a high and noble goal; but now it tended to become hereditary‚ rigid and inelastic. At the same time the teachings of the Vedic Rishis were being applied in a
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trina brown 199 Mon de Drive pheniox‚ Arizona 07509 September 3‚ 2013 Dr. I.C. Mann Smithsonian Institute Natural History Museum Room 212 P.O. Box 37012 Washington D.C. 20013-7012 Dear Dr.Mann‚ Hello‚ my name is Hannah Formanek. I have studied the National Geographic documentary on Otzi the Iceman in my honors 9 Literature class. I would appreciate your consideration of my opinion. I would believe that Iceman ritually killed. I have many reason I believe this. One reason
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Religious tradition: Buddhism Buddhism is a non-theistic religious tradition‚ more so a philosophy‚ which branched from Hinduism. The ‘Buddha’‚ from which Buddhism derived its name‚ was a man named Siddhartha Gautama‚ who abandoned anything associated with worldly desires in pursuit of freedom from suffering. He led a harsh life of meditation‚ study and simplicity‚ and his experiences are what shaped Buddhism. Buddhism is a religion centralising around peace‚ and strongly based on the preaching
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calling for moral and spiritual guidance. Buddhism as a non-theistic religion presents a passive philosophy that systematically alleviates the central belief of dukkha(suffering) and release from Samsara(cycle of rebirth). In relations to the quotations‚ Buddhaghosa of the Theravada variant and Dogen of the Zen buddhists address the attainment of enlightenment through living the Buddhist teachings and meditation. Similarly‚ the XIVth Dalai Lama of Tibetan Buddhism(Mahayana)‚ stressed ‘peace in the soul’
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