Dharma

Gita is a religious scripture which is a part of a greater Epic which is the Mahabharata. To understand the Bhagavad Gita and Hinduism one must understand first what dharma is. Dharma means scared duty, and everything in existence has a dharma. For example a trees dharma is to grow, a teacher’s dharma is to teach and Arjuna’s dharma is to fight because he is a great warrior. He is told by Krishna who's is the supreme being; God that he must act out his duty to restore the world balance. Arjuna…

thrives in tradition, so monasticism and the community that revolves around the monks may be very difficult in American society. The Three Jewels in Buddhism represent the three most important aspects of the religion, Sangha (community of the Buddha,) Dharma (teachings of the Buddha,) and the Buddha himself.…

Buddhism in China has overcome many contradictions and barriers in order to fully develop in China. Due to the contrast of Confucianism and Daoism, Buddhism was pushed to adapt to the Chinese lifestyle by worshipping ancestors and joining China’s hierarchical system. Now, Buddhism is the fastest growing religion in Asia and has expanded to many different forms across Southeast Asia. In specific, the Chinese lifestyle and culture has been greatly impacted by Buddhism such as the schools and…

Bodhi Tree in Bodh Gaya, India. Eventually, he was requested to teach the path into enlightenment and as a result, he taught the first Wheel of Dharma. His teaching includes “the Sutra of the Four Noble Truths”, which “are the principal sources of Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle, of Buddhism”. Buddha continues to teach the second and third Wheels of Dharma, which is the source of the Mahayana, the Great Vehicle, of Buddhism. Overall, Buddha Shakyamuni’s “intention in founding Buddhism was to…

through upholding the Buddhist tradition in Tibet, which evolved into the unique Tibetan tradition of recognizing the reincarnation of the scholar adepts who could serve both the Dharma and sentient beings in a major way. The main purpose of the reincarnation is to continue the predecessor’s unfinished work to serve the Dharma and sentient beings. However, in order to accept the reincarnation or the reality of the Tulkus, we need to accept the concept of past and future lives. The current His…

Conflict is resolved a bit different in India as most people live by the Karma and Dharma principles which both comprise of acting and doing morally right things. Because they live by these principles it is safe to assume that they will avoid conflict as long as the decision is morally right. Dharma bases itself on patience, temperance, kindness and honesty; therefore, any conflicts are likely to be resolved in a peaceful environment. Another look into this is their strong belief in the…

Along with the differences in gender came a sexual want between a man and a woman, coming from both sides. When beings first started engaging in sex the others threw things at the couple saying that sex was a horrible thing to commit. During the time of rice the beings came to realize that they did not have to go get rice for every meal, but pick it in bulk and eat from that stash for longer, and have to do work less often. The creatures soon decided to set up sections for them to pick rice…

Inhale. Exhale. Our breath, the involuntary action of our bodies taking in air through our lungs and then expelling it, offers us the ability to live. The journey of my life has major twists and turns as well as massive hills and boulders, but it contains the daily sunset and sunrise that gives my life purpose. Although the novel, The Stranger by Albert Camus, demonstrates Monsieur Meursault’s existentialist view of no purpose in life, I find we must live our lives to the fullest and take the…

“A true hero isn’t measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart.” –Hercules. Studies have shown that to be considered an epic hero, characters must go on a journey also called a quest to show heroic qualities: courage, selflessness, and patience. Rama from The Ramayna and Gilgamesh from The epic of Gilgamesh are both considered to be epic heroes. These two tales demonstrate the possibility that different cultures and religions corresponds in a way that enable them to…

This severely impacted a vast majority because it, in a way, controlled how they behaved, how they acted to themselves, and especially to others. Two things that affected reincarnation were karma and dharma, Karma is the sum of actions in one's past life that decides the fate of their future one. Dharma is a list of spiritual duties one must fulfil within their present life in order to reach moksha (salvation or freedom of the soul) alas, only priests or nobles who pray and meditate enough are…