painted on the walls. 2.0 RELIGION Chinese religion is mainly by for four main traditions: Chinese folk religion‚ Confucianism‚ Taoism and Buddhism. Buddhism will be more on discussing in this assignment. 2.1 BUDDHISM 2.1.1 CORE ASSUMPTION Four Noble Truths Life means suffering. * To live means to suffer‚
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stated the term‚ desires‚ meaning the cause of suffering. There were many ways to differentiate the two sermons‚ but their similarities were much more. When dealing with the religions‚ both had separate commandments to abide by. Buddha’s‚ “The Noble Eightfold Path”‚ gave the religion eight rights to remember. Two of the rights in example were “Right Speech‚ avoidance of untruth‚ slander and swearing”‚ and “Right Contemplation‚ of the truth”. In Christianity‚ “The Ten Commandments”‚ was a list of the
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Theology of Suffering: A Contrast To suffer means to submit or be forced to endure (something unpleasant); to endure death‚ pain‚ or distress. It is known to happen to everyone‚ that it is a part of this world that we live in and essentially‚ there is no escaping it. Looking at it through a scientific lens‚ the second law of thermodynamics helps with the definition. That the whole world is in a slow downward spiral into death and that is inescapable. Just the thought of this for some people
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Buddhism and Islam‚ the Buddhist and the Muslims. These two religions are one of the most popular and most recognized religions in the world. When talking about these two religions‚ a lot of differences come to mind. Not to many people think that they have any similarities‚ but that’s where they’re wrong. Buddhism and Islam have many similarities‚ you just have to really dig deep into them‚ that is why I am going to expose some of their similarities. Their similarities include the concepts of the
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all of existence‚ is without a soul or self. The third mark of existence is of Dukkha or suffering‚ all of existence‚ not just human existence but even in states of meditation‚ is a form of meditation. Three Marks of Existence are based of the Four Noble Truths‚ which also based of Buddhist essential theories for example‚ that of Pratityasamutpada: Dependent Origination‚ or Interdependent Co-arising. All things are caused by other thing (the domino effect would be example for better understanding)
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and source and also the sustain of all the things‚ while atman is the inner self. 3. Explain the Buddha’s four noble truths. Is he correct in his view? - Buddhism’s four noble truths are; there is no suffering‚ suffering has a specific and identifiable cause‚ suffering can be ended and the way to end suffering is through enlighten living as expressed in the Eightfold Path. The most immediate causes of human suffering‚ according to Buddha‚ ignorance closes the door to enlighten and selfish
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The Brahmin’s Son 1. Briefly describe Siddhartha. Siddhartha is a good-looking‚ well-loved young man who has grown into the religious group of India‚. He is full of knowledge‚ able to master the art of meditation. 2. For what two things does Govinda‚ his best friend‚ admire him? Govinda admires his eyes and sweet voice as well as his grace movements and thoughts. Govinda truly admires his friend‚ hoping to follow in Siddhartha’s footsteps. 3. What does he fear if he stays at home and continues
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Are Confucianism and Buddhism religions? To answer this question one must first find the definition of the word religion. According to our text book the word religion come from the Latin word religio which means awe for the gods and concern for proper ritual (experiencing the worlds religion 3). The definition of the word religion according to several dictionaries is a belief in a divine or superhuman power or powers to be obeyed and worshiped as the creator and the ruler of the universe‚ or any
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Religion in Japan In Japan today‚ religion is freely practiced and‚ at least in small numbers‚ a multitude of religions are present. The religious beliefs of Japan’s populace breakdown to 91% Shinto‚ 72% Buddhist‚ and 13% other (less than 1% is Christian). Although in the West religious faiths are viewed as mutually exclusive‚ in Japan it is common for a person to adopt beliefs from more than one theology. The majority of the population therefore is both Buddhist and Shinto. Both of these faiths
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while people have the gift of salvation from Jesus if they accept him as their savior. Another important difference between the faiths is that the main teachings of Buddhism and Christianity were different‚ Buddhism told to follow Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path to reach nirvana and end suffering‚ while Christianity had 10 commandments and faith in God’s son Jesus to reach salvation. Also Buddhism teaches the idea of the cycle of birth and rebirth and reincarnation‚ while Christianity teaches
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