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    was subsequently requested to teach and as Venerable Geshe Kelsang says in Introduction to Buddhism: ‘As a result of this request‚ Buddha rose from meditation and taught the first Wheel of Dharma. These teachings which include the Sutra of the Four Noble Truths and other discourses‚ are the principal source of the Hinayana‚ or Lesser Vehicle‚ of Buddhism. Later‚ Buddha taught the second and third Wheels of Dharma‚ which include the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras and the Sutra Discriminating the Intention

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    and profound in the world. Hinduism can be define as a common religion that developed in India based upon the original Aryan settlers‚ evolving from what once was Vedas‚1developing around 200 BCE. Compared to Buddhism‚ which was founded in India by Buddha around 250 BCE.2 Due to their shared origin Buddhism and Hinduism share some similar teachings‚ however‚ the time gap between the foundation of both religions there is also seen to be significant differences in beliefs and teachings. Hinduism was

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    The Vinaya Pitaka

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    baskets’) and consists of three distinct collections of the teachings of the Buddha designated‚ respectively‚ Sutta Pitaka (SP)‚ Vinaya Pitaka (VP) and the Abhidhamma Pitaka (ABP). The SP contains the discourses of the Buddha while ABP deals with the metaphysical aspects of Buddha’s teaching. VP embodies a comprehensive account of the rules of monastic discipline framed for the conduct and guidance of Bhikkus and Bhikkunis. Buddha personally supervised the Bhikkus and Bhikkunis for 20 years without any

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    Graded Budhhism

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    Introduction to World Religions: Guided Reading Questions #7 1. Where is Wat Bovorn temple? Tht Wat Bovom temple is near Khao San Road and is next to a canal and is one of the greenest and most peaceful temples in Bangkok. 2. What does Buddha mean? Buddha means the "awakened one". 3. Summarize Siddhartha’s life before he left the palace building for the first time. 4. What are the Four Passing Signs? 5. What is the Great Going Forth? 6. What did Siddhartha do between the Great Going

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    century BC. The main question that Gautama Buddha (c.566 BC - c.480 BC)‚ sought to answer was: "Why do pain and suffering exist?" Unlike any of the world’s religions‚ Buddhism locates suffering at the heart of the world. According to Buddhism‚ existence is suffering. The search for a spiritual path is born out of suffering. It does not begin with decorations and happiness‚ but with the strong hits of pain‚ disenchantment‚ and confusion. The Buddha does not just obliquely trace the problem of

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    Paths of Budda and Gandhi

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    Budda and Gandhi Siddhartha Gautama was a devoted spiritual teacher and is considered as the founder of the Buddhism faith. Within the Buddhist faith‚ Siddhartha Gautama is the Supreme “Buddha” meaning “awakened one" or "the enlightened one" and is often considered within the religion of Hinduism as a deity. Historians are not sure of the exact years of his birth and death. For the most part‚ it is believed that he lived around 563 BCE to 483 BCE‚ while other historians think his passing

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    1. Buddha established a framework where the Sanga and shifted their focus overtime from wondering to settled cooperative communal existence. This development gave householder disciples a fixed focus for patronage and it strengthened the Sanga. Buddha empowered his enlightened disciples to act on his behalf and they spread the word of the Dharma to anyone that would hear it. The lesson that was taught was a new religion to follow and spread. High Gods intervened to request that Buddha live on and

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    The Meeting Lena Summary

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    During the meeting Lena told us her story‚ in the story she tells us how her friendship started with Karolina and how her life was affected by WWII. She told us that when germany invaded poland in 1939 that at first it wasn’t so bad‚ but as time went on jews could not go to school‚ had to wear armbands and strict rules were created‚ if anyone broke these rules it resulted in beatings and death. Lena’s dad wanted to bring their town (Chrzanow) back to how it was before the Germans invaded‚ but the

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    I see a lot of similarities between the Christian tradition of Eucharist and the body of the Buddha/bodhisattva‚ particularly in the relationship the bodies of Jesus and the Buddha have with their followers. Both become some sort of food sustenance for their disciples – Jesus as bread‚ initially at the last supper and then when this is later embodied in the tradition of the Eucharist‚ and Buddha as King Padmaka in the form of a rohita fish‚ and King Sudolagarne‚ also as a fish. Both also made their

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    Rebirth‚ Karma‚ and Mahayana Tradition When people speak of rebirth in Buddhism they may not think there is more to it then simply dying and being born again. There are‚ however‚ many realms to the rebirth process. These realms are often depicted in the “wheel of life”. The three lowest realms are similar to the concept in Christianity of purgatory. So at the bottom is hell‚ but the Buddhist hell‚ although similar‚ is unlike the Christian hell in two respects. The first is that it is not a place

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