mean righteousness‚ justice‚ faith‚ duty‚ and a religious and social obligation (Oxtoby‚ Segal p. 274)‚ while in Buddhism‚ dharma is said to be morality and truth (Oxtoby‚ Segal p. 377). Both religions say that when dharma declines‚ this is when the Buddha is born for Buddhists and when lord Krishna comes to save the Earth for Hindus. Both religions interpret dharma differently but it can be broken down to the same basic concepts – that dharma is how you should live your life and that dharma is the
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Hinduism and Buddhism have a very long and complicated relationship. The Buddha was born into a Hindu family‚ and some Hindu’s believe that it’s just an off shoot of Hinduism and the Buddha was a part of the Hindu pantheon‚ a view that is not accepted by many Buddhists. It is widely accepted that Buddhism became so popular because it released people from the oppression of tradition and orthodoxy of Hinduism. The teachings of the Buddha created hope and aspiration for those who had otherwise no hope of
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based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama‚ he received the name Buddha when he became enlightened and discovered the truth about life and suffering. It is a religion about why we suffer and how we can get rid of it. A spiritual goal for Buddhists is to reach nirvana‚ the most enlightened and blissful state that one can achieve because there is no suffering in nirvana. One interesting feature of Buddhism is that there is no god. Buddha himself said he is not a god‚ nor was he sent by god. Unlike most
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suggest that the earliest scriptures we have might be as ancient as the earliest Theravada scriptures. The Mahayana Scriptures • The origin of Mahayana scriptures is much debated • Some claim that as they have emerged so many centuries after the Buddha himself‚ they can only be interpretations of the Buddha’s teachings (Theravada view!). • Some claim there must have been a parallel Buddhist council held at the same time as the 1 st council at which the Mahayana teachings were recited. • Others claim
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these two religions are quite similar‚ which will be explained in this paragraph. Confucianism was founded by a man named Confucius; which is how the religion got its name. Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama but was called Buddhism because Buddha means the one who has awakened. Confucianism was founded in the Chinese state of Lu‚ where Confucius was born in 551 BCE. Buddhism was founded in Northern India where Siddhartha was born in 563 BCE. Both of the religions were formed in the mid-500s
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tributaries. Carved into the Bamiyan Cliffs are the two niches of the giant Buddha statues (55m and 38m high) destroyed by the Taliban in 2001‚ and numerous caves forming a large ensemble of Buddhist monasteries‚ chapels and sanctuaries along the foothills of the valley dating from the 3rd to the 5th century C.E. In several of the caves and niches‚ often linked by galleries‚ there are remains of wall paintings and seated Buddha figures. In the valleys of the Bamiyan’s tributaries are further groups of
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what you your self test and judge to be true." -Buddha The four noble truths exemplify the essence of the teachings of Buddha. They represent the beginning of a long journey to inner peace‚ happiness‚ and most importantly an end to suffering. Seven weeks after the Buddha reached enlightenment at a place called Sarnath‚ in India‚ he gave his first teaching. This is referred to as setting the wheel of Dharma in motion. (Rahula 27). It was here where Buddha first spoke of the 4 noble truths and solidified
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Hinduism and Buddhism The two religions‚ Hinduism and Buddhism‚ are similar because they both had a belief in karma and reincarnation but different because Buddhism was founded by Buddha but Hinduism didn’t have a single founder‚ and because of Hinduism’s belief in many Gods but Buddhism’s belief in no particular God. Hinduism and Buddhism are different in that Hinduism believed in many Gods but Buddhism didn’t address any God. Hinduism believed in several Gods such as
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religion‚ Buddhism has a great impact on women‚ especially Asian women. Theravadan Buddhism‚ which is the early stage of Buddhism‚ depreciates women by a theory called “Five Blocks”. However‚ Buddhism started to affect women in a positive way when Buddha raised several doctrines and explained the theory in a more proper way. The “Five Blocks” theory can be summarized as women can’t achieve enlightenment because women are weak‚ jealous‚ annoying‚ desiring and having more affairs in the world. This
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What are the beliefs and values of Buddhism? Buddhists follow the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama who is known as the Buddha‚ meaning the enlightened one. Buddhism originated in northern India and is the fourth largest religion of the world. However‚ Buddhism is more a philosophy or way of life other than a religion because unlike so many other religious traditions‚ Buddhism is founded on the teaching of a human being and not a god. Philosophy means love of wisdom and the Buddhist’s believe
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