Mahayana sutras

Buddhism Origin It is believed that Buddhism originates in India around 5th century and traces back to a man by the name of Siddhartha Gautama. Who formed a group of people who were against the idea of the old Vedic religion (the predecessor of Hinduism) and were after a new view on spirituality. The legend says Siddhartha was a prince born to a King and queen who saw the suffering outside the walls of his glorious life a sought a way to free himself and others from sickness, death and old age…

known as Buddha. In Buddhism, their holy writings are the Tripitaka, Mahayana Sutras, Tantra, and the Zen texts. Buddhism beliefs are the four Noble Truths: All beings suffer; Desire causes suffering; the desire can be overwhelmed, and the route that leads away from yearning is the Eightfold Path. There are two main types of Buddhism known, which are Theravada and Mahayana (Burke, 2002). Theravada is the Way of the Elders while Mahayana is the Greater Vehicle. As a matter of fact, Buddhism is…

Perhaps, some of the most Enlightened people would be widely considered to be unenlightened by everyone, excluding themselves. The topic of this paper is to raise the question if it would be more in line with Zen for humans to experience no emotion at all. Bringing out excerpts from the Zen readings, this essay will compare the two possibilities of it being ideal for humans to possess no emotions, or to possess low intensity emotion according to Chinese Buddhist philosophy. Zen might think it…

The main two sects are Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism. Theravada is also called “the teaching of the elders” and Mahayana is called “the great vehicle”. In Theravada Buddhism their religion was a huge part of their culture and influenced everything in it. It also included things into the religion from other outside sources. In Theravada the monks and lay people both were a part of the ancestral spirit world. They also held to the Pali scriptures. In Mahayana Buddhism they believe in…

“We have to learn to see ourselves in things that we thought were outside of ourselves in order to dissolve false boundaries” (Nhat Hanh, 1998). Buddhism is a well-known term used to define a way of life in which meditation plays an important role. This intellectual belief focuses on positive traits as wisdom, love and compassion; also, it helps to overpass the negativity and transform it into positivity. The movie Written and directed by Kim Ki Duk, emphasizes the four seasons (Spring, Summer,…

and Death Rituals in China Buddhism is the fourth largest religion in the world and includes extensive and internally diverse traditions with two main branches. This paper will focus on the Mahayana branch of Buddhism commonly practiced in China. Buddhist views on death and specific death rituals of Mahayana Buddhism in China will be explored. Two individual sects of Zen Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism native to China will be offered to contrast different paths to enlightenment. This paper…

The soul of the Classical Era was the creation of universal religions and their spread through Afro-Eurasia. These religions shifted and hijacked whole empires and became one of the most influential developments of history by 300 C.E. Arguably the two most notable religions were Christianity and Buddhism. To understand the impact these religions had on history their origins, spread through Afro-Eurasia, and similarities are to be analyzed. The origins of Buddhism were created by the first…

A thirty-year comparison of vegetarians and non-vegetarians found that children who scored high on IQ tests later were more likely to become vegetarians as adults. For a very long time religions like Hinduism and Buddhists have been strictly vegetarian because of their beliefs in reincarnation and the sacredness of animals. As society grew people began to become vegetarians based on overall well-being and because of the brutality of the farming industry.There are many different reasons for the…

THE AFTERLIFE Brad Go Religion 30S March 23, 2015 “And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” This quote from the bible shows that during the afterlife, Catholics believe that if people lived a well-behaved life, we will rest in peace in paradise which indicates Heaven. If not, they will end up in Hell. In Buddhism however, they believe in reincarnation. People will be reincarnated until they gain enlightenment. In Islam, the belief is…

In the Pali Canon, it talks more about Buddha’s teaching in either Fable story forms or the real lecture they had in past gathering. It is centered by Sakyamuni Buddha’s teaching about Dharma and other rules. And when it comes to the Mahayana, even though they still practice the idea of Sakyamuni Buddha’s teaching, they have a difference in Bodhisattva ideal. In general, a Bodhisattva is anyone who have great compassion about all living, and who practice Dharma to follow the path of Buddhahood…