12 ESSAYS ON BUDDHISM [Critical & analytical studies] by Ven. DHAMMAVIHARI ________________________________________________________________________ International Buddhist Research and Information Center (IBRIC) -Sri Lanka 380/9 Bauddhaloka Mw‚ Colombo -7‚ Sri Lanka
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Buddhist Meditation • Buddhism is divided into a number of different traditions including Theravada and Mahayana. A key component of the Buddhist religion is meditation. Buddhists meditate because it helps them to understand Buddha’s teaching. The key beliefs in Buddhism are the four noble truths – 1. All of life is marked by suffering 2. Suffering is caused by desire and attachment 3. Suffering can be eliminated 4. Suffering is eliminated by following the Noble Eightfold path All
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Buddhism is one of the largest religions in the world‚ and it is continually expanding throughout the world. Buddhism comes from "budhi"‚ which means "to awaken"‚ the goal of Buddhism. Buddhism is a very open and adaptive religion. Because of this‚ there are over 80‚000 different types of Buddhism. The two most widest beleived being Mahayanna and Theraveda. There are about 3-4 million Buddhists in America now. Buddhism is rich in history and it appeals to millions‚ as it spreads messages of peace
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Bank Limited‚ NABIL Bank Limited‚ Nepal Investment Bank Limited and Everest Bank Limited. So for my comparative study I too have considered these five banks. Since there is intense competition in the Nepalese banking industry I have tried to do comparative study in terms of deposit‚ lending‚ capital fund‚ profit after tax and market share value between these five banks. 1 1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY To compare the capital structure of these five banks. To do the comparison regarding the lending
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As a kid and growing up‚ all of my friends never knew what Buddhism was. Even I barely knew what Buddhism was. All I knew and all they knew was Buddha seemed to look like based off my necklace. This always left the question in my head: What exactly is Buddhism? I began asking my family members what Buddhism was really about and they all responded that Buddhism was a religion. Later to find out is that they never really knew what Buddhism was‚ they were just told that is was a religion and just went
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Hinduism‚ originating in northern India‚ was the source of three other religions: Jainism‚ Buddhism and Sikhism (Hopfe and Woodward‚ 74). When Hinduism started to decline because of its strict practices‚ Buddhism became more popular among the common people since it was not as complex. Buddhism arose out of the Buddha’s interpretation of the Hindu religious system. Many think that Buddhism and Hinduism are two separate sects of the same religion—but they are not. Despite having many similarities‚
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people‚ but in the friends we have kept and lost. Friends play a big role in how our high school years turn out‚ as does our taste in music. The first 18 years in a person’s life decide the rest of the person’s life and who they are. Friends and music make a big part of someone’s life‚ and for the person to get where they are today‚ they have to undergo some major changes. When I was in third grade I jammed out to Temperature by Sean Paul and Hips don’t lie by Shakira until I was tired of listening
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of Buddhism Buddhist practices have flourished throughout Asia for thousands of years. These practices didn’t reach the Western culture until the late 19th century. However‚ over the past decade Buddhist teachings seemed to have an attraction within our rapidly changing culture. Unlike many religions‚ which focus only within their institutions‚ the Buddhist focus point is to achieve inner peace within one’s self‚ in which can have a profound rippling effect. The manifestation of Buddhism throughout
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Shelley’s Romantic novel Frankenstein (1818) compares and reflects values of humanity and the consequences of our Promethean ambition against the futuristic‚ industrialized world of Blade Runner (1992) by Ridley Scott. The notions of unbridled scientific advancement and technological progress resonate with our desire to elevate humanity’s state of being‚ mirrored amongst the destructive ambition to overtake and disrupt nature and its processes. The disastrous implications of overreaching the boundary
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it lost its real meaning and what remained was the code of ethics. James knew that he could be drowned in the river but he insisted to cross it. He lost hope in life and committed suicide to attract people’s attention that he exists which doesn’t make any sense after his death. He believed that he will have an identity after death and he will be reminded. Finally‚ what we can get from this short story is that any Union should have a meaning and a target to achieve. The title of the short story
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