YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Understanding the Essence of Buddhism
Essays 181 - 210
Because of this syncretism, this merging of major religious philosophies and beliefs, understanding Japanese religion can sometime...
centuries later many of his works were collected together and many oral stories were also collected by Buddhist monks to become th...
(Rothberg, 1994). This makes it difficult to apply these terms to the Eastern concept of Buddhism. The fact that the usage of th...
were several important developments in the style and theme of Chinese painting during the Han dynasty. Tomb paintings were importa...
by way of recognition toward such shortcomings that humanity could overcome this "profound error" (Nehamas, 1994, p. 40), diligent...
To understand paticca-samutpada, annata, and anicca one must consider them within Buddhism as a whole. The first important point ...
as no one bothered to make sure that things would go well. In the end, the war was just stopped but there were no victories. Ther...
the balance and harmony which is achieved within it. The circle which surrounds the symbol represents the infinity of the cosmos, ...
ideas more thoroughly, it helps to look at the precepts of the various religions. First, buddhism is a rather well known ideology...
the silk trade in general, laid the groundwork for the spread of religion. One might compare the phenomenon to the Internet today....
that their God will ultimately rule the world, that the Jews have established the doctrines of faith and hope as the "two most pro...
there are certainly differences between the two disciplines and this creates a source of conflict. That said, while Confucianism ...
This then introduces the debate regarding predestination and free will: if...
sex with a male, after the manner of sex with a woman, they have both committed an abomination, they shall surely be killed" (Quot...
doctrines of faith and hope as the two primary elements of Judaism (Schechter, 2002). Buddhism decrees outright respect for...
Buddha identified Four Noble Truths. They may be briefly stated as follows: Human life is an existence of suffering. Human sufferi...
"white" churches despite the fact that acceptance is preached as part of the religion itself. A student wanting to embark on a ca...
four different occasions away from his palace he encountered the true pervasiveness of human suffering. When Prince Siddartha went...
similar view of women, when examining Islam the testimony of two women is equal to the testimony of a single man, according to th...
number one, yet Islam doesnt characterize Allah in any type of human form (Zahid). Additionally, Islam doesnt recognize castes - a...
it becomes essential to apply the definition to Buddhists by recognizing them as atheists (Buddhism and Hinduism Compared, 2004). ...
other part of the Roman empire. Merely associating with non-Jews was believed to make a Jewish person unclean" (Rosser, 1995). How...
laborer such as a farmer, a tradesman or one in the military3. Like in any other profession, in order to obtain his goal, a monk m...
karmic retribution. Zen Buddhists believe that karmic actions result in reincarnation, and that "ones circumstances are the suita...
(4.4.5-6) details how the law of karma determines the birth of the reincarnated soul (Pravrajika, 2001). Vedanta Hinduism views de...
a loved one, we turn inward and find we are more appreciative of the people in our lives. This is not something necessarily taught...
BC and embarked on numerous expansionist campaigns. He later turned to Buddhism and, repenting of his earlier policies of violent ...
and Soul-Making : Understanding Jungian Synchronicity Through Physics, Buddhism, and Philosophy, Victor Mansfield notes how depth ...
Taoism, or flowing with the Tao (Dao) is best translated into English as "The Way", "The Flow of Things", the "Course of Nature", ...
suffering, and that this suffering could only be escaped through giving up selfish desires. This spiritual "enlightenment" could b...