gods and goddesses. One tries to free themselves from an on-going cycle known as samsara (a cycle of reincarnation) so that they can reunite with Brahman (a theological idea where which one can reach a superior or divine state). Hindus believe that each and every action will result in some form of karma‚ and bad karma will often prevent liberation from samsara. Because one is believed to reincarnate after death‚ bad karma can also affect one’s status‚ or perhaps luck‚ in the lifetime which follows.
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would know. They aren’t like the Veda’s or the Shruti‚ that require priests or are mainly concerned with the higher class‚ the Smirti are for everyone. The Dharmashastra is a piece from the Smirti that shows an example of the concern Hindus had with samsara‚ or the continuous cycle of birth and rebirth. This means that they were no longer concerned with their lives so much on the physical earth‚ than they were on the escape of their lives on the physical earth. Artifacts and writings have been found
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Asian Behavior and Thought 10/16/12 Study Guide 7 – Mahayana Buddhism 1. What are the four sublime states? 1. Boundless love is related to friendliness. Buddhists cultivate love that is unconditioned and unlimited‚ based on the knowledge that all are one in the ocean of love. 2. Boundless compassion is the intense fellow feeling one should have for all living beings who suffer through pain‚ anxiety‚ ignorance and illusion. 3. Sympathetic joy- moves one to seek out happiness
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RELIGIOUS WORLD: MYTH AND RITUALS IN HINDUISM Any religion is a myth in its entirety which often explain the natural phenomenon as an account of its history. Myth is a story from early periods of history involving a culture’s legendary heroes and/or their deities. Likewise‚ to call Hinduism a religion raises the question of ’What is a religion?’ The term ’religion’ is Western in origin. It comes from Latin and originally meant the bond between people and their gods. In the study of religions‚ the
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realities are suffering. Human is helpless to take to the real world‚ so humans have to endure everything‚which means people must give up all kinds of craving desires. They repose hope in hereafter and pursue to get out of the samsara of birth and death‚thereby to get into nirvana(the no pain and celestial bliss world). It is thus clear that‚ the main pursuit of Taoism is--the aspiration of real world.Moreover‚ Buddhism maintain to give up the pursuit of material reality‚ and pay attention on
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beliefs of Hinduism is karma‚ the belief that all actions produce effects. Another belief is that of samsara‚ or reincarnation. It is believed that karma keeps you bound in the cycle of reincarnation. Moksha is the liberation from the bonds of samsara. Another aspect of these beliefs is that of Brahmin or the one. Brahmin is characterized as existence‚ consciousness‚ and bliss. Brahmin is connected to atman. Atman is your true self. It is eternal and keeps track of your karma. Atman’s one goal is
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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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July 4th Churchill Elangwe Sudden awakening All of us on this earth desire happiness and many of us go through great efforts to achieve that goal. Some look for happiness in material things‚ but are often disappointed because of the transitory nature of the material world. Others look to religion and spirituality for happiness‚ but too often their attempts fail because of the difficulties of most such paths and the lack of perseverance and discipline on part of the seekers. It has
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Hinduism has a many beliefs‚ and five of the main beliefs are Brahman‚ Deities‚ Dharma‚ Karma‚ and Samsara. On my mandala‚ I drew a muscle for Brahman because Brahman is the supreme power in the universe‚ and Brahman is the creator and destroyer of everything. Those facts relate to a muscle because a muscle is very strong‚ so it can create and destroy things‚ like Brahman. Not only can a strong muscle create and destroy things‚ it also has a lot of power‚ like the supreme power Brahman has. The second
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step they would never reach nirvana. Nirvana is the act of extinguishing the three fires of greed‚ delusion and hatred. To do this you need to remove desire of material things. The fourth noble truth is the most important in a Buddhists life. This is the given path to Nirvana. The eightfold path is taught by Buddha for his followers to use to reach Nirvana. Nirvana is a Buddhist’s life goal – therefore the path to the goal is of utmost
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