Enlightenment in Buddhism

Between the dates of October 7th to the 21st, I visited the Buddhist temple called the Hsi Fang temple located in San Diego, CA at Park Blvd. Although Buddhism is my religion, I never knew much about. Before visiting a Buddhism temple, I felt that my experience there was very eye opening, and gave me a whole new understanding and appreciation for Buddhist practices and beliefs. In my mind, I thought that there are a few Buddhist temples in San Diego, such as Chua Ba Thien Hau, Tinh Xa Ngoc Minh…

Hinduism and Buddhism The picture of the Hindu temple looks like it’s heavily decorated. There is much detail to it. You can look at it from any angle and you will see something. However, if you focus on one section of the temple, it won’t have any meaning to it. The temple as a whole resembles something. But one section will not resemble anything. This is mostly because of the ideology and correlation of Atman: inner self and Brahman: the great cosmic spirit (Smith 22). The Brahman is the…

Studies of Religion 2018 “Demonstrate how the four main characteristics of Religion contribute to a dynamic, living religious system for adherants of one religion other than Christianity. Buddhism and the Four characteristics of Religion “Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happienss never decreases by being shared” (The Buddha). Through the way the beliefs and believers and expressed, the sacred texts are written, the…

Contexts and Dialogue: Yogacara Buddhism and Modern Psychology on the Subliminal Mind by Tao Jiang dives into a comparative analysis between concepts related to Yogacara Buddhism and modern psychology. The book utilizes the Buddhist idea of Alayavijnana and the notion of unconscious as described by modern psychologists as the foundation for the dialogue within its pages. Jiang makes note that due to a weak analysis of Alayavijnan, a problematic nature stems out from performing comparative…

Come learn about the astonishing religion, Buddhism. This religion was founded in the sixth century B.C.E. in North India. Siddhartha Gautama is the founder of Buddhism and is the Buddha or enlightened one. His history was that he was a Hindu prince. He had given up his money and place to seek to understand the meaning of life. His dad had given Siddhartha every luxury and sheltered him. Until Gautama was 29, he had not seen disease, lack of money, and the end of life. Six years later,…

The worship and teachings of Buddhism has had a significant impact on individuals and the wider Buddhist community. Buddhism claims to be a way of life that avoids the extremes of denial and indulgence and proposes a middle way. This is a key tenet that all adherents must follow, in order to achieve nirvana, the ultimate goal for all Buddhists. Subsequently, there are many teachings and practices which guide Buddhist followers on how to live a life in attaining nirvana, that affect people…

relation to Buddhism. However, the paper will compare the female role in Confucianism and Hinduism to the female role in Buddhism. In order to understand their differences, we will look at the individual history and the general role of the male within each factor. Along with the history, there will be the discussion on the principles of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Confucianism. While analyzing the favoritism towards the male role. Originally, it was believed that women had no salvation in Buddhism,…

development of complicated belief systems spawned from a need to atone for human evils. Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity are some of these belief systems which were created to give an explanation to the world and the suffering it brings. The fundamentals of these religions all revolve around attaining a form of salvation or enlightenment. Hinduism and Buddhism are more driven towards attaining enlightenment while Christianity promises salvation. The themes in the novel Siddhartha by Herman…

and gain wisdom through study, thinking carefully and meditating. The Buddha said that overcoming craving and ignorance leads to true happiness and Enlightenment. (www.buddhanet.net, n.d.) 3. The truth of the end of suffering - Enlightenment is the way to end all suffering. The truth of the path that frees us from suffering - Even though enlightenment is too difficult to understand that 's why Buddha have the formula call Noble Eightfold path but this formula will work by apply these eight step…

Around 500 BC, Buddhism was established in India and later migrated to Central Asia (Borchert 592). Siddhattha Gotama became the Buddha almost 3,000 years ago and said some rules in the religion would be changed. As a result of this, different sections of Buddhism branched out: Mahayana, Hinayana, and Theravada (Borchert 608). The Buddha thus gained enlightenment by scrutinizing the hidden meanings of the mind, universe and life. Upon reaching enlightenment through a deep level of meditation, he…