Tipitaka, or as Buddhists refer to it, The Three Baskets, are a number of scriptures from which Theravada Buddhism develops. These ThreeBaskets refer to the three receptacles that contained the scrolls form which the Buddha’s sermons and teachings were originally written andconserved. The Three Baskets consist of Sutra (Discourse Basket) ,Abhidarma (Higher Knowledge and Special Teachings Basket), andVinaya (Rules and Regulations).
Within the Three Baskets, there is the Sutra whichcontains the teachings of the Buddha. It teaches the doctrine of behavior as well asfocusing on meditating approaches. The meaning of this word is a thread or line that holds things together. Similar to the Sutra, there isAbhidarma, which Buddhists see as the higher teachings. It involves a more in depth and scholarly perspective of the Sutra. The Abhidarmacontains the profound moral psychology and philosophy of the egoistic beliefs and notions such as 'I', "you", 'man' and 'the world’. Lastly, there is the Vinayascript that teaches Buddhists the regulations and exemplifies the lifestyle to be lead by Buddhism followers. It isessentially important to Buddhists that they incorporate all these teachings because it forms their lives and characters within their religion.
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ZenBuddhism is emphasizes on the enlightenment that can be obtained by each individual just as The Buddha did himself. It is one of the mostwell known schools of Buddhism in America and is rapidly growing in the West. Some of the primary characteristics of Zen Buddhism is theirrare use of scriptures, something completely different from other sects in this religion. This is done in order to focus more on the meditationthan anything else in order to achieve the highest enlightenment. In Japan, there are subgroups of Zen and with each a school is
Within the Three Baskets, there is the Sutra whichcontains the teachings of the Buddha. It teaches the doctrine of behavior as well asfocusing on meditating approaches. The meaning of this word is a thread or line that holds things together. Similar to the Sutra, there isAbhidarma, which Buddhists see as the higher teachings. It involves a more in depth and scholarly perspective of the Sutra. The Abhidarmacontains the profound moral psychology and philosophy of the egoistic beliefs and notions such as 'I', "you", 'man' and 'the world’. Lastly, there is the Vinayascript that teaches Buddhists the regulations and exemplifies the lifestyle to be lead by Buddhism followers. It isessentially important to Buddhists that they incorporate all these teachings because it forms their lives and characters within their religion.
2. What are the primary characteristics …show more content…
ZenBuddhism is emphasizes on the enlightenment that can be obtained by each individual just as The Buddha did himself. It is one of the mostwell known schools of Buddhism in America and is rapidly growing in the West. Some of the primary characteristics of Zen Buddhism is theirrare use of scriptures, something completely different from other sects in this religion. This is done in order to focus more on the meditationthan anything else in order to achieve the highest enlightenment. In Japan, there are subgroups of Zen and with each a school is