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Buddhism
Buddhism is a tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development. Buddhists strive for a deep insight into the true nature of life such as Ahinsa, Karma, and Dharma.
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What was the main reason Buddhism spread from China to Korea and Japan?
because the silk road would bring people from every were and everything
How is it possible that Shintoism and Buddhism coexist as Japan's two major religions?
Opinion: Buddhism is a Philosophy of Ending Suffering and does not require worshiping any Deities. Shintoism is a polytheistic and animistic religion. Combining the two makes follower of his/her religion a better adherent and tolerant of other faith.
NovaNet --> Shinto is a more flexible religion, so it doesn't conflict with Buddhism.
Yes, Gautama Buddha was a real person who is believed to have lived between 400-500 years BCE.
Why did Buddhism develop in India?
Why can't people get it? Buddhism is NOT important to India because it did NOT originate from India. IT ORIGINATED FROM NEPAL, SOUTHWESTERN NEPAL.
Who were some of the Buddhist leaders?
Siddhartha Gautama was the Buddha was the founding leader of Buddhism. He was the one that begun it since he was not interested in Hinduism. He was the most influential person in their religion, though he did not believe himself as a god. The two most influential Buddhist leaders today are His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh of Vietnam and Dharma Master Cheng Yen of Taiwan.
Feeling horrified that the war he started led to the death of 100,000 people, Ashoka adopted policies that centered on non-violence and peace. He declared that all humans are born free, all are equal, all deserve dignity and rights. He even took measures to protect animals, making him one of the first known animal rights activists.
What does the Buddha head symbol mean?
Like all tattoos, it means whatever it means to the individual.
The person could like the pattern, they could make it as a reminder to keep trying to better themselves, etc, etc.
BUDDHA!! that is what it means, go wiki "buddha"
AnswerA buddha tattoo is similar to the meaning of a tattoo of christ. Buddha was a man who attained enlightenment but never claimed to be a god. A tattoo of him pays respect to him. Just as a statue in your home would. I would however, opt for the statue if you want the tattoo based on its meaning. Often attitudes and feelings change. Any religious tattoo can sour when you no longer feel the way you did when you got it. AnswerTo me, a Buddha tattoo (or indeed any religious icon or diety) has a highly profound and symbolic meaning. Unlike a statue or painting it is truly a part of you. When material possessions are cast aside, your true belief and affinity stays as a part of you- the core of any belief is that you can rely on it to be with you (for spiritual comfort), so I think it's a really nice idea to have an image that you can take everywhere with you.Go to http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/tattoos_designs_symbols_buddha.htmthis site gives you a description of what buddha and other tattoo designs mean.
Answerum, Buddhism, that's kind of a simple one. AnswerI had mine done coz it's my nickname
What religions do people in libya practice?
97% of Libyans are Muslim (and the majority of these are Sunni). There are also communities of Coptic Orthodox Christians, Anglicans and Catholics. Libya used to have one of the most ancient communities of Jews in the world, but since the pogroms of 1945, the community has dissolved to the point where there are fewer than 100 Jews left in Libya.
What was common between jainism and buddhism?
All hindu and jain belongs in one phylishophy origionaly so many things are commmon. But in the last ohase they looking one answer of spritiual puzzle and JAINISM found the answer and JAIN started seprate sector.all sectors of all religon take it birth when they combined any two religion philloshophy (MERGE) then new sector will take BIRTH. This will continue all the time.
Siddhartha Died in 663 BC and he died in the Ganges Valley. The date of his death is not exactly known, but was believed to have happened somewhere around 483 BC. tacos
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What did Siddhartha gautama eat?
Mahtma Gandhi was pure vegeterian, as he was a gujtati who are all strict vegeteriens.
What is the Buddhist place of perfect bliss?
Are you asking about Nirvana? There are also relative bliss states that arise as part of the meditation process.
All of those religions are extremely different from each other. Finding similarities will be difficult. Here are some:
They are all religions
They have all been around for more than a thousand years
They all have ethical standards
They all have followers
They all have traditions
They all believe in spiritual powers beyond the mere physicality of the world.
Why in the statues of Buddha does the Buddhas hand touch the ground in the enlightenment pose?
While Siddhartha was meditating in his quest for enlightenment the demon Mara appeared and tried to distract and tempt him but he resisted the temptations. Ultimately he touched the earth under the bodhi-tree and called upon her, the earth, to testify that he deserved to be left alone, based on his previous good deeds. The earth granted that to him and he reached enlightenment becoming the Buddha.
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Nirvania is just a beatiful magical land in Dharmic religions, which is simply made up a massive ocean of golden souls(atmans/jivas) looking like candel flames. It is the true home,free of suffering and problems for the soul, where it lives peacfully in such great sleep it takes no notice of its surroundings!
Nirvania can also mean when the soul escapes the horrible and fake cycle of life and death in maya,after its human life and is freeded by the sant/Satguru and taken back to its home called Nirvania. Moskah is another word to describe this process.
Source;The journey of the soul by Radha Soami Beas
Nirvana means the release from suffering and rebirth that brings inner peace. The origin of the word Nirvana seems to come from a word that means "blown out" or "cool" suggesting the fires of desire have been extinguished.
What is the similarities between Buddhism and Christanity?
They are not similar at all, except in some very superficial ways. Catholicism is a religion that worships God, and expects happiness and joy in heaven, any happiness and joy here is a gift from God for accepting the suffering of this life gladly in union with Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ - who came to show us how to suffer. Buddhism expects peace and tranquility in this life through self emptying.
Historians have differing opinions on the precise date of the Buddha's birth but it was around the year 500BCE. He was born into a noble family in Lumbini, an area that today lies in the South of Nepal.
How do you think the eightfold path is similar to the 10 Commandments of Judaism?
A better question would be how do the two sets differ. In Buddhism, there is no god to tell people what to do; therefore, there are no commandments. The eightfold path is merely a suggestion. The Buddha taught that if people followed that path, they would be able to become enlightened and no longer need to be reborn.
Just to start, a copy of each:
10 Commandments (Note: There are several versions a general purpose version is used)
- I am the Lord thy God, ... Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
- Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven images.
- Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
- Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
- Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long.
- Thou shalt not kill.
- Thou shalt not commit adultery.
- Thou shalt not steal.
- Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
- Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house.
Eightfold Path (With bit of expansion for each heading)
WISDOM (The Exercise of Judgement)
- Right Understanding - Aspire to better the state of yourself and others
PERSEVERANCE ( Sound Ethical Discipline)
- Right Thought - Think on that which is good
- Right Speech - Be positive, honest, comforting and caring
- Right Action - Exert energy to do what you think is good for all
- Right Livelihood - Use your talents well for the good of humanity
- Right Effort - Do not exert effort in the pursuit of evil
MEDITATION (Concentration and Focus)
- Right Mindfulness - Direct your attention to good & proper things
- Right Concentration - Be caught up in a life of good works and love
The Comparison:
- The 10 commandments are based on a deity giving instructions, the Eighfold Path is a list of human activities developed by a human for other humans
- The God specifies obedience and how you are supposed to act towards him, there is no Buddhist equivalent section as Buddhism needs no deity
- Human to God relations are most important in the 10 commandments, at least they come first. Human to human relations take a lower position.
- The 10 Commandments is based on negatives - don't do this or that. The Eightfold Path is positive (Do's) with the exception of a general don't exert yourself to be evil.
- The Eightfold path does not micromanage - specific examples of not being good are not spelled out
- The 10 commandments gives no examples on how to be good except how to be good toward God and your social superiors.. just how not to be bad. The list is limited to five wrong doings. The Eightfold Path offers a wider spectrum of activites through its generality.
It is not all that similar. The eightfold path consists of right understanding, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration. It does not demand obedience and other thoughts towards a deity, or define a very limited number of "right" activities that a person should follow. Neither is there a need or compulsion for a Buddhist to follow the Path's instructions, they are suggestions not orders.
What is siddhartha remembered for?
Siddharta Gautama was remembered for becoming the Buddha, or "Enlightened One." He believed that life was an eternal wheel of suffering and pain, or the Wheel of Dhamma. He also taught that suffering was caused by desire, and one who rid himself of desire would achieve Nirvana, or an end to pain and suffering.
What does rhetorical devices mean?
Rhetorical techniques are different techniques used in essays or to improve them.The rhetorical techniques are
- Diction-Word choice
- Syntax- Grammatical design of a sentence
- Organization- Order in which you write your essay. Ex. Chronological,flashback etc. (cant rememba the rest)
- Tone & Attitude- Attitude author takes toward the subject
- Point of View- 3rd person(using he ,she ,it),3rd person omiscient(using he, she it, and when the reader knows more about the story than the characters), Stream-Line Objective(where the character expresses random thoughts) & another 1 (cant rememba name) where you read the characters mind
Is Buddhism a major religion in India today?
Buddhism is the most advance philosophical system in the world, it can actually help evolve human beings into next evolutionary steps unimaginable by mere common human minds; as such it became the religious choice of the intelligencia of the world.
Once you understand it, and if you are willing to spend time to understand it and practice it, then the powers you can developed are unimaginable by even Gods themselves.
A mere common human mind obviously can not comprehend the greatness and unimaginable fortune that they can even hear the base theories of Buddhism, because they think the teaching is from a mere human being,Siddhartha Gautama.
Not knowing that the teachings are actually come from a group of super beings on the other side, who have tried to elevate our human into a higher levels of consciousness, and Siddhartha Gautama- also known as Shakyamuni Buddha was their messenger; as oppose to a God or Gods based religions- who kept humans as their pets and servants to worship them.
Once a person took the journey of studying Buddhism, and has a little intelligence, then he will gain a lot insights and powers to understand and manipulate his environments. With powers of understanding the truth; he will at once see through the power plays and motivation of the leaders of people, and be able to stay objective.
As leaders of Religious orders are jealous of the powers and understanding of Buddhism, with self-interest of survivals, they have stirred up the anti-Buddhism movement.
About the same time a more violent religion, from the Barbaric states of Middle East, begun their advance into India; unable to convert neither Buddhists and Brahmins, they resolved to kill and plunder the Buddhists, a smaller group of practitioners, who by Buddha peaceful teaching refused to fight back with deadly forces. Moslems had killed, along with followers of Brahmanism- who saw an opportunities to get ridded of their most fierce competitor, had exterminated all Buddhists from India.
Immediately following the destruction of Buddhism, the Brahmanism in term was destroyed as well. After the Brahmanism was destroyed, it remain as local believes and was no longer an organized religion; until after the British took colony of India, and with the rise of nationalism the Brahmanism was revived as Hinduism),
Fortunately many Buddhist teachers with missions foresaw the destruction ofBuddhism in India, and began their journeys to East, and South East and other parts of the world, so the Buddhism exists today.
Why isn't Buddhism the main religion of India today?
Actually, initially it did. It became very popular and influential and became the dominate religion for a time.
But little by Little Brahman priests become more integrated with the government and used thier influence to stiffle Buddhism and reinstate Hinduism. But there was an positive influence to Hinduism. Many of the beliefs of Buddhism were incorporated in Hinduism to the point that The Buddha is now thought of as an avatar of Vishnu.
