Four Noble Truths

There are three steps to the training which is given in vipassana meditation: A. The Technique of Vipassana Meditation: Code of discipline to be followed: Noble silence (no communication even through gestures or eye contact). No reading / no writing. No intoxicants. No contact whatsoever between males and females. Follow the meditation technique and other instructions in toto. Part I: Aana-pana sati. Step-1: Awareness of inhalation and exhalation of breath in the triangular area covering the…

Hinduism is a belief that can suit a large variety of people. Based on personality type or choice, a person can select his or her individual path to God through four types of yoga: Bhakti, Jnana, Karma, and Raja. At any point in time when they a parishioner feels as a form of yoga is no longer guiding them to enlightenment, he or she can choose a different yoga of his or her choice in order to further himself or herself on the path to reach Atman. Although Hinduism has a general outline for…

Buddhism is a religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama as a reform movement within Hinduism .The teaching of Buddha is that life is filled with suffering caused by desire, that suffering vanishes when desire vanishes. That enlightenment obtained through right actions, wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth. All living beings are caught in samsara; the cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth, characterized by suffering. Tahna is thirst or craving which causes…

expiation. The Capital Sins (Parajika) exists in Buddhism which is the capital sins by offending monastic rules of discipline. There are four capital sins for monks, and eight for nuns. The four capital sins are killing, stealing,, having sexual intercourse and lying (particularly about one’s insight or enlightenment). The eight capital sins for nun consist of four capital sins plus those of allowing a male to touch her body, accepting an invitation of date from a male, concealing other nun’s…

Buddhist Teachings have a large impact on the lives and worship of Buddhists as individuals, as well as the wider Buddhist community. Buddhist teachings affect adherents through the 14th Dalai Lama, Temple Puja and Bioethical issues such as abortion. Each provides insight into Buddhist Teachings and challenge the mind, body and soul of all Buddhists, as well as the course of action that should be taken. By using the teachings of the Buddha, adherents are guided through these challenges as both…

Exploration Project 3 Participant Observation By Devon Tiedemann-Pikala Minneapolis Community and Technical College GLOS World Religion I am catholic; I was baptized and raised catholic. So I do not have a lot of knowledge of many outside religions, this class has opened my eyes up to the views of many other religions and one of those that has caught my eye was Buddhism. Some of the reasons I was attracted to learning more about the Buddhist religion it seems like a very…

One of those beliefs is reincarnation, or the belief that one’s soul can be reborn into a new body after life. Nirvana is a state of perfect peace and happiness and is the highest state one can attain after their many lives. The Four Noble Truths are the bases of the Buddhist faith. They encompass the essence of the Buddha’s teachings. They are: Dukkha - Suffering does exist, Samudaya - There is a cause for suffering, Nirodha - There is an end to suffering, and Magga - In order to…

This resembles/complements the Buddha’s celebrated doctrine of the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path to salvation from human suffering (supports Hesse’s identification of the One-in-Being with the One-Becoming by tracing the seeker’s acquisition of those virtues which are the special wisdom of an enlightened sage). The…

glimpse of death itself. It would stumble upon a funeral that was taking place on the other side of the river and at that time he saw death. One of his friends Chandaka, a squire of his, was asked by Siddhartha to explain the meaning and the simple truths of death. Why did everyone get old, get ill, and die? This stayed with Siddhartha for a long period of…

eventually became this higher deity and everyone wanted to know how he became the “awakened one.” They wanted to learn how he achieved such a thing so they could also achieve nirvana through the “Wheel of the Dharma.” The Buddha taught them the Four Noble Truths and told them to follow the Eightfold Path. After teaching his followers, his teachings were passed down too many generations after generations. Siddhartha Gautama became this deity that everyone looked up to and followed; he paved the…