unflawed are often underplayed‚ but this hypothesis poses a concept of karma that hasn’t been discussed yet: that karma still must balance itself out‚ even if one is a buddha. While Buddha had collected good karma from the “practice of past virtue” (p. 54) that is superior to that of even the gods‚ he was still subject to forces that were even larger than him. Is karma even more powerful than the Buddha‚ and can he be subjected to bad karma if he is supposed to be the most pure and awesome
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Hinduism had the greatest influence on society because it established the concept of Karma‚ the law of action and effect; promoted tolerance and peace; and created the caste system in India. As the most ancient organized religion‚ Hinduism’s principle of karma formed the foundation for culture and law. According to Georgetown University‚ “karma is the force of retributive justice that compels believers to behave righteously.” (Georgetown University‚ Berkeley Center for Religion‚ Peace‚ & World
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Cultures have many different views of death. However it mainly relies on the cultures religion. Some religions have extraordinary death rituals and some have ordinary. The main religion in the Indian culture‚ is Hinduism. For Hindus‚ life is a time to prepare for death. Death is nothing to be scared of‚ instead they refer to death as mahaaprasthaana‚ or “The great journey.” The Indian culture has adapted to the religion of Hinduism throughout it’s existence. It is now the world’s third largest religion
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This theory is also known as karma‚ which is believed by Hinduism and Buddhism. The Buddha once said‚ “All living beings have actions (Karma) as their own‚ their inheritance‚ their congenital cause‚ their kinsman‚ their refuge. It is Karma that differentiates beings into low and high states.” This means that if a person makes a good choice or does a good deed they will be rewarded with a bright future. This is unlike if a person does a bad deed because according to Karma‚ if a person does a bad deed
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there is no direct relationship to the existence of God and the laws of Karma. Karma does not require a God. The one consequence of the law of Karma is that the world was created as a “sporting event”. The creation of the world and the beings in it had no significance to God. Nothing is divine. The second consequence is that God does this without an end in mind or the acts of God are justifiable under the law of karma. Both of these show God is not gracious and
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remained in the tribe for their whole life. o Hinduism was around at the time and their religion was based solely on sacrifices made by Brahmins. Puja was performed at home or in the temple‚ and believed that good deeds leads to a greater rebirth (Karma) o Multiple schools of philosophy were people argued the nature of existence. The Buddha (Examine principal events and explain him as a role model) o Siddhartha Gautama was born around 560 BCE to Mahamaya and Suddhodana. o Scholars and priests
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one face death peacefully and mindfully‚ while the virtuous actions created throughout one’s life will be the causes for a positive rebirth.” Buddhist have a cause and effect attitude to life called karma‚ where if one performs virtuous actions good things will happen to them and vice versa. Karma is majorly important in the Buddhist mentality regarding
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Some believe Buddhism is the most peaceful religion around. This may be because Buddhists believe every human is full of great worth but also contains evil habits. This religion teaches that every man is responsible for his own actions‚ and each individual can guide their own destiny. Although bad decisions are usually followed by consequence in most religious situations‚ Buddhism is slightly different. As demonstrated in other religions‚ sin is very common. But as for Buddhism‚ there is no such
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together discussing the war. Krishna begins by telling Arjuna about the life and death cycle of a Hindus. The life and death cycle in Hinduism is based on the persons Karma. Their Karma is what decides the reincarnation process and/or being of their next body. In Hinduism the reason of the life and death cycle is to work on their Karma. Krishna then explains that truly divine humans find peace in serving the gods. Therefore‚ Arjuna needs to be at peace with what Krishna and the other gods are asking
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BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY! SELECT ANY 2 OR 3 IMPORTANT CONCEPTS OR ISSUES THAT ARE ADDRESSED IN THE BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY. EXPLAIN WHY THESE ARE IMPORTANT TO CONSTITUTE THE CHINESE TRADITIONAL VALUE. Buddhism was introduced into China during the first century CE. This was during the Han dynasty. The main ideology during the Han period was Confucianism. Therefore‚ Buddhism did not have much influence on the lives of the majority of the people in China. However‚ during the third and fourth centuries CE
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