Buddha. The sermon was about the Four Noble Truths and these truths are suffering‚ anxiety‚ stress‚ and unsatisfactoriness. Also explains the causes and how problems can be overcome. Buddhism follows two texts which are the Pali Tipitaka and the Mahayana Sutras. So basically in all teachings of religion the sacred scriptures‚ doctrine‚ stories‚ and myths are teachings from what is called the divine in that religion and how the divine wants everyone to live. Worship‚ prayer‚ pilgrimage‚ and rituals
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AP World History Ch. 11 Notes * Han empire falls and its territories divided 220 C.E * Warfare among territories causes development of small pox * Ge Hong‚ a Daoist interested in discovering elixir of life * Daoists made significant discoveries in metallurgy‚ pharmacology‚ and math * Tang empire ended in 907 C.E Sui and Tang Empires * Fall of Han allowed many different politic styles. * Sui reunified China and reestablished Confucianism as central philosophy *
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Nāga is a Cambodian legend where the Naga were a reptilian race of beings who possessed a large empire or kingdom in the Pacific Ocean region. The Naga King’s daughter married the king of Kambuja‚ and gave rise to the Cambodian people. Today‚ Cambodians say that they are "Born from the Naga". Funan Main article: Kingdom of Funan At about the time that Western Europe was absorbing the classical culture and institutions of the Mediterranean‚ the people of mainland and insular Southeast Asia were
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Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra‚ India are a Buddhist monastery complex of twenty-nine rock-cut cave monuments containing paintings and sculpture considered to be masterpieces of both "Buddhist religious art"[1] and "universal pictorial art"[2] The caves are located just outside the village of Ajinṭhā in Aurangabad District in the Indian state of Maharashtra (N. lat. 20 deg. 30 ’ by E. long. 75 deg. 40 ’). Since 1983‚ the Ajanta Caves have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Excavation of the caves began
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The Tang and Song Dynasties of China were marked by tumultuous conflict in which two philosophies competed for dominance. The native ideology‚ Confucianism‚ attempted to flush out the foreign‚ burgeoning belief system called Buddhism. Confucianism was founded by the Chinese teacher and philosopher Confucius around 500 BCE (Ebrey). After Confucius’s death‚ the ideology spread all across China and began to play an important role in forming Chinese character‚ behavior‚ and way of living. Its primary
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At the centre of Buddhist ethical practice are the Five Precepts which hold the fundamental Buddhist values‚ inclusive of ethical and moral teachings that serve as guides to perpetrate righteous behaviour. Each of the Five Precepts produces its own virtues and are very important in terms of maintaining a devoted lifestyle. The first brings about compassion‚ the second generosity‚ the third contentment and genuine companionship‚ the fourth honesty‚ and the fifth clarity and awareness. The principal
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Around the world there are so many different cultures. The way people eat‚ live‚ their religion‚ their practices are all completely different from each other. It’s amazing how far people are separated and all different types of people build up an economy just like everyone else and essentially make their own ethnicity. What is also amazing is that almost all countries have their own mythology. The Vietnamese are no different. When people think of Vietnamese‚ they usually think of the war. Believe
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is obviously Buddha. The chinese buddhists created certain sects that corilated with certain practices and teachings that Buddha taught. A certain one can be meditation. Most famous sect would be the Pure Land sect. The textbook says that “in the Mahayana tradition‚ this sect emphasixed faith”(pg 154). It was a way of achieving rebirth at the sect. It was said
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They’re everywhere you look: Twitter‚ Facebook‚ blogs‚ quotes sites — even in books by well-known Buddhists. Fake Buddha Quotes abound. To those who are familiar with the Buddhist scriptures‚ these Hallmark-style quotes attributed to the Buddha ring false‚ but it seems many people are preferentially attracted to the fake variety. It’s hard sometimes to pinpoint why they sound fake. Usually it’s the language‚ which may be too flowery and poetic. Sometimes it’s the subject matter‚ which sounds too
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worthy of special note on account of their beauty and relevance for molding the lives of future generations of Buddhists. It is also surprising that according to Britannica Encyclopedia‚ Dhammapada is accepted both in Theravada Buddhism and in Mahayana Buddhism although there is a difference in the number of verses in the two versions. However‚ according to Encarta Encyclopedia‚ the most translated version is that of Theravada. The history of Dhammapada is also not so different in both branches
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