Bodhi

Buddhism began in Nepal, India in 5th century B.C.E by Siddhartha Goutama (the Buddha). The Buddha would teach people who followed him about the truth of life and the compassion for suffering or the way in which to led your life. His doctrines included the four noble truths and the eightfold path. His first noble truth is that life is suffering, the second is suffering is caused by craving for things to be what they are not, the third is that suffering has an end and the fourth offers the means…

Art piece 3: Bodhisattva Date: Basic outline: This piece was a mural painting from the Gupa period. The figure depicted is portrayed as a Bodhisattva because of her heavy jewelry and elaborate decor. The illusionism in this piece is seen on her face it is a type of color shading that is used to make the piece appear 3 dimensional. This piece was made by Vakataka King Harishena. The downcast eyes indicate that the figure is in a calm state is is not being disturbed by chaos or any temptations.…

Known as the Axial Age, the 6th century BC started the first day of 600BC and ended the last day of 501BC, representing a peak period in human history. If the media had existed, Sanskrit clay tablets would have read from UPI Babylon: Israelites Living in Captivity Return Home to Build Second Temple, Confucius and Laozi Teach New Ethical and Religious Ideas in China and on the home front: Mahavira Founds New Religion Jainism. The Buddha was born Prince Siddhartha Gautama in Nepal to the Sakyas…

He says that these three propositions may be true but he says something that contrasts the first two philosophers. “To a first approximation, if you thought you were in a simulation, you should get on with your life in much the same way as if you were convinced that you are living a non-simulated life at the bottom level of reality” (222). However, the Buddhist parable of the arrow would tell all these philosophers to shut up and their arguments don't matter. Buddha thinks anything that…

In 784, the Japanese Emperor Kammu moved his court from the monastery of Nara and established a new capital in which he was able to rule better and allow Buddhism to grow. His new capital was named Heian-Kyo which translates into “The Capital of Peace and Tranquility”. As mentioned these actions allowed Buddhism to grow, schools were established to teach Buddhism the two teachers were named Saicho and Kukai. The monatery on Mt Koya was the birthing place for the Shingon School of estoteric…

The” siddharta” also known as the guatama buddha or “enlightened one” was the founder of buddhism and lived the the eastern part of india during the sixth or fourth centuries B.C. And went around the world teaching The Four Noble Truths in places such as india ,bihar ,and nalanda as well. Often he would meditate to relax his mind and so he could know the ways of a better life. His father was king of the shakya kingdom named after a clan called the shakyas and as for his mother she died at birth…

Buddhist ethics is about helping oneself to act in ways that are beneficial to themselves and their karma. "Buddhist ethics cannot be considered a divine command theory because Buddhism does not believe in a God that issues commands. Yet Buddhism provides important insight into moral life, and for centuries it has influenced the moral behavior of millions." (Velasquez, 491). The Four Noble Truths are a collection of Buddha's teachings and they are basically a future plan with the suffering…

Buddha and Asoka are a lot alike in the way they came to believe in something. They both saw people suffering and felt the need to make a change. This has an impact on how they relate but also shows their most differences. Buddha would like the fact that Asoka was giving and shared some of his wealth with the less fortunate and he would also agree with Asoka understanding he was wrong about his mindset of other lands. In Buddha’s teachings and Asoka’s Pillar Edicts they believed compassion,…

The beginning of this religion does not seem like a religion to me. My perception is that it was more like a very special person found the fundamental truth parts of life, and teaching it to people who needed his teaching. Siddhartha (Gautama) probably had a hard time to be teaching what he had learned by himself for at least six years. Who would have believed in what he had to say after failing so many tries and disappointed his followers. Since many people are following his teaching in today's…

Development and construction of both sites The designer of the Shugakuin Imperial Villa is retired Emperor Gomizuno-o (1596- 1680), he did the landscape design of the Upper Villa and Lower Villa. The designer of the Katsura Imperial Villa - Prince Toshihito, was his uncle. In 1629, Tokugawa Shogunate – actual governor of Edo, intensified the opposition and interference of the imperial household, the emperor became a puppet. Feeling deep resentment and Emperor Gomizuno-o suddenly abdicated. In…