Bodhi

In question 1, looking only in the South and Southeast Asian galleries, looking for a Buddha image whose subject is the Miracle of Enlightenment. I found the Buddha called “Seated Crowned Buddha with Four Scenes of His Life” shows an image of Miracle of Enlightenment. The Buddha is from India and the date of the Buddha is from 1100-1200. The Buddha’s accession number is B60S569. The head is covered by crown, probably it presents that this Buddha was a prince. I also believe that this Buddha is a…

Studying ancient history, it is exciting to learn of events in the past and how these events still effect our world today. Ancient religions are numerous; however, few have carried into our current world. There are not many belief systems which continue to hold influence over people today, but there are two ancient beliefs which have continued to do so. These two are certainly worth mentioning and comparing: Buddhism and Confucianism. There is little room to discuss the similarities as Buddhism…

Nirvana is a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. It represents the final goal of Buddhism. In order to reach Nirvana a person must follow the eightfold path, which helps a person avoid the extreme of self-torture that weakens one’s intellect and the extreme of self-indulgence that retards one’s spiritual progress. In the short story “Teddy” by J.D. Salinger…

In Herman Hesse’s “Siddhartha” we see a man on his journey to enlightenment through his experiences, wisdom, and knowledge gained from the teachings of others around him. In the novel, the author goes into great detail and explores Siddhartha’s evolution towards enlightenment throughout the book. Siddhartha is introduced as a man trying to find his purpose in the beginning and by the end he has finally found himself and is at peace. The path to Siddhartha’s eventual enlightenment was paved with…

The word Buddha means The Awakened One, coming from the Sanskrit root budh – 'to wake'. He is a man who has woken fully, as if from a deep sleep, to discover that suffering, like a dream, is over. The historical Buddha was however a man like any other, but an exceptional one; what he discovered was a way that anyone can walk, providing that they are so inclined. He was not the first Buddha. Others had walked the way before him. He wasn’t a god, a prophet or any kind of supernatural being. He was…

The four noble truths is the key aspect of engaged Buddhism because it is the fundamental teaching of Buddha’s Spiritual teachings. Through this teaching we can know the way to liberation by the way of radical transformation of the manner of human being and the way in which humans “are.” the four noble truths is the practical teaching like the teachings of dependent origination for the achieving of spiritualism of humankind. The first noble truth is life is full of suffering that means we are…

Usui's Inspiration But exactly what prompted Usui to pursue each one of these studies? Nicely, according to Hiroshi Doi, an associate of the actual Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai within Japan (see later), Mikao Usui had been wondering what the best purpose associated with life had been, and attempted to try to comprehend this. As time passes, he lastly experienced a good enlightenment: the best life objective was 'Anshin Rytsu Mei' - his state of the mind being completely in serenity, knowing how to…

In reviewing this week’s assignment, Nirvana is described as “Blowing out, extinction of desire, attachment, and suffering (Voorst, 2013). This belief is a part of the religion of Buddhism, which is the religion of enlightment (Voorst, 2013). Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Garrtama, which was the son of Hindus, but while Siddhartha experienced the Four Passing sights, he was somewhat disturbed by what he saw in the first three sights but was rather interested in what he saw in the four sight…

Buddhism originated in India ago between the 6th and 4th BC. Buddhism is an Indian religion attributed to the teachings of the Buddha, also known as the Siddhartha Gautama. Buddha was a teacher, he taught and shared his insight to help people realize that suffering is part of life. Buddha was born 563 B.C and died 483 B.C ages 80 years old. In the time that he was alive he lived a simple and severe lifestyle. Confucianism isn’t considered a religion, instead it is defined as a system of social…

The Buddhist Lifestyle What is the lifestyle of someone who follows the Buddhist religion? Many Buddhist people have certain teachings and beliefs that tie into their daily lives and meditation style. The teachings that they have in their daily lives is what makes them have such a calm and accepting view on the world. One of the most common and important teachings of Buddhist people are the 3 Signs of Being. The first sign is change, what you are now is who you are and there is no going back to…