Almost everybody I have ever met can recognize a Buddha statue‚ but few folks who I have ever associated with understand the meaning of the Buddha. Myself included was one of those folks blessed with such ignorance. When the term Buddha was brought up‚ all I thought about was the pudgy bellies of myself and fellow offensive lineman on my high school football team. Nirvana! Hey isn’t that one of the great rock bands of the early nineties? Right? In this paper‚ I will explain who the Buddha was
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Question: Critique one or two contemporary psychotherapeutic applications of Buddhist ideas and methods. Paying attention to their sources and origins‚ fidelity to those sources‚ variances from Buddhist perspectives‚ and their efficacy and outcomes.(2‚500 words) This assignment will look at the contemporary psychotherapeutic applications of the Buddhist ideas and methods of cultivating Equanimity through Mindfulness Practice. It will look at their sources and origin in the Buddhist teaching‚
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During the spread of Buddhism in china‚ three popular views were that the spreading of Buddhism should be stopped‚ society benefited from it‚ and it was the way of salvation (afterlife). One of the responses to the spread of Buddhism was that it should be stopped. Many officials believed that Buddhism was harmful to china because Buddhism was discordant with the already established Chinese traditions‚ culture‚ and aristocracy. The leading scholar and official at the Tang imperial court‚ Han Yu‚
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The Upanishads - refer to teachings passed on from a teacher to a follower(disciple) - Samsara or the endless cycle of birth and death is their way of understanding the problems that human beings face. - Karma‚ the law that every action has its effect is tied with the endless samsara cycle. In short‚ what one does causes consequences to happen. - According to the Upanishads‚ it is knowledge of the Brahman(the one‚ the real) that brings moksha(freedom) for the atman from the cycle of samsara
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IHow Dalai Lama came into contact with Shugden The following is an excerpt from the first volume of Dalai Lama´s book on Shugden. " I‚ the 14th Dalai Lama‚ committed the first mistake of coming in contact with Shugden. I did not follow the path shown by the previous Dalai Lamas. It was my mistake. Well‚ the political situation in Tibet was at the most critical stage in 1951. We were staying at Dungkhar monastery in Dromo region. Within my entourage‚ some who advised me to leave for India‚ while
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Shugden followers assert that he is a Dharma protector who appeared for the sole purpose of protecting Gelug doctrine. He has the blessing and the recommendation of Tsongkapa. If that is true‚ why was he not allowed to enter the gate of Tashi Lhunpo monastery? Secondly‚ he speaks through a human medium. He said to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at Dromo Dhungkar Monastery in 1951 he came directly from the pure land of Lama Tsonkapa. Kyabje Pabongka also wrote it in the Life entrustment ritual
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In order to spread chinese culture to the world‚ I choose this subject about the Giant Buddihsm in Leshan Sichuan Province. In this paper‚ I will introduce ancient stories about the Giant Buddihsm‚ and some figures related to it. First‚ I will try to analysis these pages by myself‚ and then use some tools‚ like transgod to help me‚ and after that‚ I will send it to my supervisor and accept his advice‚ to correct some mistakes or revise some of my contents. Of course‚ during my translation‚ I will
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One key belief that Catholics have about the question‚ ‘why is there pain and suffering in the world’ is that God created man with free will. God created man a rational being‚ ‘conferring on him the dignity of a person who can control his own actions’. Hence‚ God willed that man should be left in the hands of his own counsel‚ so that he has the opportunity to freely seek out his creator and acquire the full blessed perfection by cleaving to him. Freedom is defined as the power to act‚ or not to act
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Buddhism can be defined as a religion‚ originated in India by Buddha‚ focusing on compassion. The main teaching of Buddhism is that desire causes life’s suffering. To end this suffering one must go through enlightenment. Support for these teachings are the Four Noble Truths. The first truth is that suffering is inevitable. Secondly‚ suffering is caused by desire and ignorance. Thirdly‚ is the belief that we can end suffering by eliminating our cravings and desires achieving Nirvana. Finally‚ the
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Tibetan Culture The Tibetan culture did not just appear on its own‚ it was created because the geographic and climatic aspects of the area. It has been influenced by its neighboring countries like‚ Nepal‚ India‚ and China‚ but still remains a very distinct‚ influential culture. Buddhism has had a major impact on the Tibetan culture since it was introduced in the 7th century. Buddhist missionaries had come from the neighboring countries and they had exposed the Tibet’s to their ways of literature
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