Mahayana

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…

Why is the concept of Karma and Dharma, important to Hinduism in terms of the caste system? Karma is an ideal that drives the caste system because, “It decides the quality of a Hindu’s further life,” (Wangu 42) through the, “...moral law of cause and effect.” (Smith 96). Because of this, people are motivated to do well in their current life in the hopes of securing or maintaining a higher level in their respective hierarchy. Dharma played its own role in this system because it is the,…

Influences of Chinese Mythology According to newworldencyclopedia.org,“There has been extensive interaction between Chinese mythology and the major belief systems of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.”Chinese Mythology is a very broad topic, from half animal, half human creatures to gods like the Jade Emperor. It is a combination of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. Theses influences have created many myths and incorporated ideas from different cultures together. Making Chinese mythology a…

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…

Originally Buddhism was started from Nepal.There are two main route in Buddhism, the southern Buddhism (Hinayana) and the northern Buddhism (Mahayana) in Nepal. Buddhism has been spread widely and been carried on through centuries and making great contributions to the Asian culture. Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism was born in 623 B.C.E. in Lumbini, Nepal. His father, Suddhodana Gautama was king that time and Siddharth was raised by his sister, because his mother, Mahamaya died when…

3 Buddha and prophets as the discoverer of truth :- Buddhists seek moral guidance from buddha , sangha ( community of aryans or noble sages ) and dharma . Prophets were the mouthpiece of God . Prophets prepared the standards of moral conduct on the basis of their observations .The verses of Koran were revealed after observing every particular situation . Prophets were the ideal men .Buddha was the giver of rules of moral conduct and the buddhist follow the examples found in the life…

vegetarianism is a growing practice now a day especially in Asian and even in western. Chinese and Vietnamese monks are as well strictly vegetarian and even the lay practitioners try to follow their example though some are not. According to jayaram 1999, the Mahayana Buddhist has these principles of having compassion, kindness and respect to all living beings. They declared that all men should feel affinity with all living beings as if they were in correlated and refrain from eating meat. As…

mindful and aware of thoughts and actions, and to develop wisdom and understanding. Following are descriptions of the main Buddhist deities. Medicine Buddha is a legendary Buddha. He represents the nature of healing in the Buddha’s teachings. Some Mahayana Buddhists think of Medicine Buddha as a real person, who passed into nirvana, and now looks over the heavens, and can be called upon to heal. In Tibet, Medicine Buddha can be meditated to, and he relieves stress. Amitabh Buddha is also a…

Peace and serenity. Are the first things you think about when you hear “Buddhism”. Like many other religions Buddhism originated at a particular time and place where its up brings are in forms and ideas that were part of the environment in which it developed. Religion is a kindled device that allows one to wake itself from the truth. Buddhism has had an effect on history just like many other religion. Buddhism is a universal Asian religion or philosophy founded by Siddhartha Gautama, also…

When first enrolling in this Buddhism course, my main objective was to further my ever growing interest in world religions. Although it is every student’s dream to fully engage themselves in the subject they are learning by actually experiencing it, I never thought I would have this opportunity with Buddhism; this was before I was introduced to the possibility of participating in the Zen Center Assignment. I had very little expectations coming into the assignment. At the time we had submitted…