Buddhism

Finding Enlightenment Through Buddhism Buddhism is regarded as one of the most popular religions in the world, with the most common place of practice being its birthplace of India. It was established by Siddhartha Gautama, more commonly known as Buddha or “the enlightened one,” around 460 B.C. to guide his followers to finding their spiritual awakening. This state of perfect harmony is referred to as nirvana and exists as the ultimate goal of all buddhists. In order to achieve nirvana, one must…

reincarnation, that one experiences the life an animal, a god, or a common man, but also that one but must stay true to the path of enlightenment while living these lives. The doctrine of the Four Noble Truths is a crucial component of the central tenets of Buddhism. The Four Noble Truths mainly concern personal misery and liberation. They are based on the pattern of a medical diagnosis in that, “this is the disease, these are the causes of the disease, this is the judgement of whether it is…

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…

era of 600 BCE and 600 CE, as religious diffusion took place across the globe, India experienced many changes such as the rise of buddhism, and the threat of it’s people adopting a new religion, while hinduism continuously remained as the predominant religion of the area. The rise of Buddhism in India served as a change in the religious demographic of India. Buddhism was developed unintentionally in India by the prince Siddhartha Gautama. The story is told that the Buddha (Prince Gautama,) was…

Buddhist Temple to visit, which practices pure land buddhism, more specifically jodo shinshu. First of all I chose to visit a Buddhist site because I feel like I do not understand this religion as much as hinduism for example. I chose Pure land because I understand it the least, so I am hoping to further my knowledge on the subject. As for choosing jodo shinshu, I enjoy learning about japanese culture and since this particular strain of buddhism was founded by a japanese monk and is largely…

Evidently, religion, or spiritual life, is a binding element between the ancient civilizations of China and India. Buddhism emerged from a predominantly Hindu society in India when Ashoka seized power. He adjourned all conquer and expansion plans and instead adopted the social and ethical teachings of Buddhism. Buddhism had great appeal for many Indians at the time because it was accepting of all social classes , thus eliminating discrimination. Moreover, it stressed compassion, and freedom from…

K J Somaiya College of Buddhism ( KJSCB) inaugurated its outreach program Jetvan, at Sakarwadi, Koregaon, Maharashta. Godavari Biorefineries Limited and K J Somaiya Centre for Buddhist Studies in association with Ven. Dhammadipa, a Buddhist monk from the Czech Republic has launched Jetvan, a Buddhist education centre at Sakarwadi, Kopergaon. Jetvan, as an outreach programme of K J Somaiya Centre for Buddhist Studies aims to support the teaching of Buddhism. It is the brainchild of Ven.…

The Buddhism faith or religion view of healing begins with an attempt to avoid suffering (White, 2015). Buddhism originated 2500 years ago when Siddhartha Gotuma was made aware of life at the age of 35. The prime understanding he developed of life is that everyone suffers, both rich and poor. The belief from this group is to be tolerant of others who do not see life the way they do or don’t share their beliefs. They don’t fight with other groups in an attempt to convert them. Buddhist…

Part three: Buddhism and the film Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring. Introduction Buddhism is a religion to around three hundred million people across the globe. The term originates from the word ‘budhi, ' which means ‘to awaken. ' The doctrine was initiated about 2,500 years ago when Siddhartha Gotama (Buddha) was himself enlightened at the age of 35. Besides being a mythology, the approach is based on a philosophical take which involves seeing and testing natural laws, with a basis…

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…