Buddhism Vs. Christianity Essay

Why does Jun'ichirō Tanizaki label his compilation of essays as an appraisal of shadows? What influenced his writing choices and inspired his word choice? The title is originally 陰翳礼讃 which in Japanese translates to Shadow of Praise and in Chinese translates to Shine. However, when one explores into the anatomy of those original words in Chinese; 陰 translates to Yin which is a Chinese philosophy characterized as feminine, sustaining, earthly, dark, cold, and opposite to the Yang philosophy; 翳…

experience (Germer, 2005 p. 11).” Carl Jung, Erich Fromm, and Karen Horney each explored the concepts of Eastern philosophy and Buddhism. The influence of popular celebrities, such as the Beatles, exploring the practices of Eastern philosophy implanted the concept of mindfulness in the Zeitgeist of the 1960s and 1970s. Thus, many therapists were exposed to the concepts of Buddhism and meditation as possible links to the removal of…

“Zen Confidential” is the final reading for this course. It follows the author, Shozan Jack Haubner on his journey from being raised in a conservative Catholic family to becoming a Zen monk. Buddhism differs from Christianity and Islam in that instead of praying to a God, Buddhists reach enlightenment by participating in meditation. They center themselves and work from within. Buddhist monks have a common goal to reach enlightenment and to come to terms with the world. Haubner states that in…

The Aryan Migration to India Aryan people, who speak the Aryan language, are presently found in the India subcontinent that hosts India, Nepal and the Pakistan nations. The Aryan languages existence in this region has a long history of over 3000 years with records of these languages having been spoken in the subcontinent around 1000 BCE (Bryant and Laurie, 6). However, according to the Aryan migration theory, which was introduced in the 18th century, the people of Aryan languages had migrated…

Much of the world can be seen through the lenses of dualities. Phenomena such as dark and light, life and death, and day and night are important to understanding the world. Both parts exist in the same whole, and both are important for sustaining the world we live in. In the sacred Hindu text The Bhagavad-Gita, dualities are put on a unique pedestal, where they are both praised for being how the cosmos function and criticized for their tendency to lead to worldly obsession. A reflection of both…

Zen Buddhism began in 6th century China where it is known as Ch’an. Zen was brought by a South Indian monk who arrived in China around 520 CE. The philosophical development of Zen is found in the Lankavatara Sutra which was composed in India in the fourth century. It is a sutra of Mahayana Buddhism, the sutra is a narration of the Buddha and the bodhisattva known as Mahamati. Through Zen’s evolution in China it was impacted by Taoist beliefs which are shown in Ch’an’s significant importance…

Zen Buddhism was originally a practice in China before it was introduced to Japan in the 11th century. Buddhidharma was the first Zen master to teach in the monastery; he was applauded for teaching meditation and the monks saw it through Buddha’s precepts. The word Zen means “meditation,” and the goal of Zen meditation is to achieve enlightenment. It can be experienced through everyday life, at work, in art, and in sports. The monks practice meditation, which is the fundamental part of Zen. The…

Karma is a central concept of many eastern hemisphere religions, or beliefs depending on how one defines religion, that provides a portion of the foundation for each belief. Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism all have a basic concept of karma, however, how the perceive it within each belief varies slightly from one to another. In general karma is known as the destiny, or fate, as a direct causation from how a person lived their life. This general concept is just a ground foundation point to which…

Throughout Siddhartha’s journey, Siddhartha had to overcome many obstacles and go through many steps of a hero’s journey in order to achieve his ultimate goal of achieving enlightenment. While trying to achieve my goal of earning my driver’s license I will also have to overcome many obstacles. Many of the steps in Siddhartha’s journey that Siddhartha had to deal with and overcome, I too will have to face and overcome them if I want to be able to achieve my goal as Siddhartha did. One of the…

Buddhism and Sikhism are religions that are generally practiced the world over. In spite of the fact that these two religions have their starting points in the Indian subcontinent, they are diverse in many regards, for example, conviction, divinity, methods for salvation and sacred writings. When comparing the two, Sikhism is the most youthful religion on the planet. Buddhism goes back to 530 BC while Sikhism goes back to the fifteenth century. A Dharmic religion, Buddhism revolves around…