Dharma

Tweed employs Emma Layman’s definition, stating that dharma-hoppers are those individuals searching for a ‘magical key to happiness and peace of mind, then dropping out’ (Tweed, 382) in favor of pursuing another religion that might hold more promise. Dharma-hoppers, much more likely to jump from one faith system to another over time, constantly search for happiness that is eluding them. Again, while lukewarm…

this relationship working the other way round. Suppose the practitioner is spiritually weak and lacks high spiritual experience. Naturally, his position becomes weak and vulnerable. Under such circumstances, he could easily fall prey to his worldly dharma protector. It is comparable to a weak king who obeys to every single word of his powerful minister. Most of the Shugden worshippers belong to the second category. Shugden devotees claim that he is a very special Gelupa Dharmapala suit to our…

After the Buddha returned from becoming enlightened he provided people with new teachings. The Middle Way and Dharma were the true path to Nirvana. The Buddha knew that some of the aspects of Hinduism were not the true path to enlightenment, that is why there are some clear distinctions between Buddhism and Hinduism. To commence with, a clear distinction between Buddhism and Hinduism is their perspective over animal sacrifices. After returning from enlightenment, the Buddha advised his…

The Gupta Dynasty had an advanced empire that was based on Hinduism. Hinduism is a religion that has no specified founder and the people who practice the religion believe it has always existed. Hinduism is polytheistic, meaning they worship more than one god. Three gods that Hindus worship are Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva. These gods are responsible for the creation, sustenance, and destruction of the world. Brahma is the creator, Vishnu is in charge of the preservation, Shiva is the destructor of…

Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire ruled like no other. Ashoka Maurya built the largest empire in Indian history, paved the road for Buddhism’s entrance as a major world religion, and strengthened the Silk Roads for trade.[1] Many people believe that he ruled tyrannically, like a despot who enjoyed bloodshed and war, such as those accounts translated by Dr. Pradip Bhattacharya. Even though Ashoka admitted to his poor leadership skills in the beginning, he went through a spiritual revival that…

rules or proclamations of a person of authority. His edicts are a reflection of the kind of emperor he was. He was a fair ruler who was devoted to his religion and demanded that his subjects all treated each other with respect. He takes after the Dharma, the teachings of Buddha of law and order.” There is an underlying tone of the golden rule in his edicts. That is “do unto others as you would have them do unto yourself.” This can be seen throughout his edicts when he demands that others must…

leaves because this specific truth is at variance with the eternal truth or the universal norm. Vikarna’s sudden protest highlights that no matter how much truth is sought to be suppressed but it will emerge and often from the most unexpected sources. A morally intolerable event succeeds in courageously uncovering the truth because that truth is within all of us; that truth is life’s unmitigated truth. It demands that we have to live this truth under the most unfavourable circumstances and…

what determined the caste that people were reincarnated into. In order to get good Karma, one had to follow their Dharma as closely as possible. Dharma was defined by a person’s caste, and dharma for each individual differs. For example, if you were a born into a herding family of Vaisyas, your Dharma would be to herd sheep, and respect the classes above you. If you followed your Dharma, you could get promoted to be a Kshatriya, or even a Brahmin, but if you did not, you could get demoted to be…

received from the readings and from the information that was shared with me from the Buddhists there was to follow Buddha Dharma. In other cultures, this law may be called Logos, the Torah or Tao (23, The Law of Survival and the Law of Compassion). Buddha Dharma represents the Buddhists teachings that maintain cosmic and universal order within our world and beyond. This Dharma expressed in The New York Church of Buddhism was based off of expressing compassion to others and finding inner peace…

get international help by condemning the violence. This supports my stance that her ideologies only extend to the people of Myanmar. This egoistic use of the Dharma is a common through out Myanmar indcluding some monks. In The Battle for Myanmar’s Buddhist spirit, monks in Myanmar discuss their beliefs on the true teachings of the Dharma. One monk stated, “The main concern is to protect the lives of the people.” Additionally, an extremist monk in Myanmar expressed strong views about Rohingya…