Buddhism

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It is the Vedas and the Upanishads which form the authority in Hinduism. There are myriad other supporting books, commentaries and literature which mainly interpret and elucidate these prime authorities. There are Puranas and epics like Ramayan and Mahabharat. The Bhagwadgita looked upon as the 'Book' of Hinduism is an extract from Mahabharat wherein the Lord Krishna bares open the philosophy of the Sanatan Dharma - The Eternal Religion - to his disciple Arjun. There are very many compilations in regional languages besides Sanskrit which is the classical language of the Vedas and and the Upanishds.

Buddhism taught that people could escape their suffering by following its principles. As a result, many Chinese seeking peace and comfort became Buddhists.

One reason would be that Jesus is specifically mentioned in the Qu'ran (in a very positive light) no fewer than twenty times. He is afirmed to have been an imaculate conception and also is considered by muslims to be a prophet of the highest degree, although not worshipped as God.

Verse v. Surah 46

coming after verses refering to Moses and the Isrealites:

And in thier footsteps

We Sent Jesus the son

Of Mary, confirming The Law

that had come before him:

We sent him The Gospel:

therin was a guidance

and light,

And confirmation of the Law

That had come before him:

A guidance and an admonition

To those who fear God.

The use of the bible itself to support christian arguments is considered faulty for reasons based in historical fact. The bible has been edited and changed several times. We can see this is the detailed accounts of the council of Nycea, as well as witness several edtions and revisions of the bible. If one were to actually compare a bible written ten years ago with a bible written ten generations ago one would be reading two totally different texts. Also the discovery of the apocrypha also proves the tampering of the Holy Word of God.

Verse 4 Surah 68-69

68- Say: "O People of the Book!

Ye have no ground

To stand upon unless

Ye stand fast by the Law,

The Gospel, and all the revelation

That has come to you from

Your Lord" It is the revelation

That cometh to thee from

Thy Lord, that increaseth in most

If them thier obstinate

Rebellion and blasphemy.

But sorrow thou not

Over (these) people with out Faith.

69- Those who beleive in the Qu'ran

And who follow the Jewish scriptures,

And the Sabeans, and the Christians-

Any who beleive in the One God

And the Last Day,

And work Righteousness,-

On them shall be no fear,

Nor shall they greive.

The Qu'ran has remained unchanged since it's origional text was put down on paper in the time of the Prophet Muhammad's (pbh) life time.

Actually from what i have heard is that it is actually disrespectful to rub his belly...he was a teacher of knowledge and enlightenment not of food.

(The Buddha who gets his belly rubbed is the Laughing Buddha, aka Hotei. No relation to the one who started Buddhism.)

He was looking for the real meaning of the life

Major Buddhist beliefs include the idea that all compounded things are impermanent, that all emotions are pain, that all things have no inherent existence, and that nirvana is beyond concepts.

bodh gaya is one of the four main pilgrimage sites for buddhists and is said to be the most important one as it is where the buddha achieved enlightenment. buddhists go there for may reasons but it unites buddhists and they can get closer to their religion and learn about differents buddhist sects around the world. hope this helps

I don't know who killed her but i know she turned to the dark side...

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Buddhism is such a rich and varied spiritual path that there isn't one answer that covers all schools. However the use of beads (known as a mala in Tibetan Buddhism) is a very common, they are used to count the repetitions of prayers or mantras, they also engaged the body in prayer and help maintain concentration. Prayer wheels, statues and paintings may also be directly used by Buddhists as part of their spiritual practise.

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Buddhism can impact peoples lives in many ways. For one, understanding where suffering comes from means you can free yourself from suffering. When you touch one thing or one person, you have touch the Universe as a whole. When you understand that God does not punish you, but that your actions cause reactions then you become accountable for those actions.

Answer:

If the only thing that you take out of Buddhism is to adopt the Eightfold Path, which pretty much maps out a way to interact with society that can best be described as "Win/Win", you will feel a lot of stress disappear from your life.

Many Buddhist concepts and terms are present and used in western society:

* "Karma" is used frequently in the sense of "fate" * The wise Buddhist mentor is a frequentl character in movies * "Nirvana" is the name of a band

* Vegetarians refer to Buddhist reasoning * Reincarnation is in the public awarensss * Koans are used to describe inscrutable concepts * The Dalai Lama is an internationally known figure

* "Smiling Buddha" and similar figures are frequently seen in garden shops * Buddha, Jesus and Mohammed references are equally well understood

they both agree that a person's life on earth is what the gods wish and that you might be on earth because of a very good reason.

It would depend on how you define 'religion'.

I see religion as a means of preserving teachings in the form of verse (oral or written). This might incorporate rites and rituals as the teachings are passed down.

So, in answer to your question, I'd say it was after the second or at the third council (~220 BC) when distinctions between reverential, doctrinal and disciplinary practices started to appear. But this is when religion becomes sectarian.

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Material goods are not themselves good or evil. The desire to possess material goods beyond one's need counts as lust. Lust is one of the examples of things (desires leading to pain) that should be avoided to attain the end of suffering.

The texts that I have followed and my own experience suggests that a Buddha doesn't have fabricated intellectual thought processes rather he exists in a state of all knowing and all understanding completely integrated with the relative and absolute conditions.

By power, if you mean mystic prayer answering power, the answer is no. If by power you mean the ability to lead by example if you want to follow, the answer is still no, You do have the power to do that.

The founder of the religion Buddhism was Siddhartha Gautama. The levels of Buddhist religious hierarchy are: Buddhist Monasteries, Buddhist Monks, Buddhist Nuns, Buddhist Lay People, Buddhist Pilgrims.

The inside of the temple was divided into two sections, the Holy of Holies, and The Holy Place. Every internal wall was covered in cedar panelling but the floor was made from cypress boards.