Mahayana

The term ‘deep ecology’ originated with the contributions of Arne Naes, a Norwegian philosopher. There are some fundamental premises that followers of deep ecology adhere by inspite arguing among themselves about the philosophical and political implications of the same. Ramachandra Guha in his article basically focuses on those four features of what is termed as ‘deep ecology’. According to him, the four tenets are as follows – • There is a need to shift from anthropocentric to biocentric…

A woman’s ability to attain liberation or as Sona exclaimed, live in Nibbana (Davids, 2012, p. 165), directly challenges the argument that it is impossible for a female to become a Buddha. While none of the nuns in the Thi become Buddhas, the attainment of Arahantship shows that gender presented no barriers to achieve liberation. The misogynistic idea that women are unable to attain Buddhahood because of their nature of defilement and weak intelligence (Willis, 1985, p. 69) contradicts the…

to save their homes. But many women and children were left behind to fend for themselves, which gives much of the physical evidence which has been found today. The Khmer empire is said to have fallen for many reasons such as; the transformation of Mahayana Buddhism to Theravada Buddhism, Angkor’s strategic positioning becoming inadequate due to surrounding domains becoming more dependent on maritime trade rather than through Angkor and its various provinces. Also, the Khmer empire’s downfall is…

“Little Buddha” is an unusual movie about a Tibetan Buddhist monk who travels the world in search of his teacher’s reincarnation. As one might expect, the movie is full of Buddhist symbolism. The movie artfully portrays Siddhartha Gautama’s transformation into the Buddha and draws comparisons between Buddhist concepts and everyday items or concepts to make it easy for viewers to understand these Buddhist concepts. The movie made me think about a lot of concepts that I had previously never given…

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 was free from worldly…

The Rise of New Religion Soka Gakkai dates as far back as the prewar period, the 1930s in Japan. It has gained a reputable membership throughout its beginnings to present day. Although Japan has recently reached a point of secularization, the teachings of Nichiren are followed by many people, nearly 8.3 million citizens of Japan. There are various criticisms towards the religion because of its close ties with education and political participation. The Gakkai have seized the opportunity of…

Thích Nhất Hạnh was born in 1926 in central Vietnam. He was born with the name of Nguyen Xuan Bao. When he was 16, he decided to enter a Zen Buddhist Monastery, changing his name to Thích Nhất Hạnh. He began practicing medication and later founded a voluntary organization named School of Youth for Social Services. This school went around to different areas of Vietnam to help provide necessities like education, health care and improvements on infrastructure. Later, in 1960, he moved to the United…

okers about 1000 years later. Part B One important holiday vesak. Vesak is the celebration of the berth of the butta. It is celebrated on the the first full moon in May. another holiday is Ullambana. This holiday is celebrated throughout the Mahayana tradition for fifteenth days on the eighth lu month. It is believed that on these days the goats get to visit the world for 15 days. Ther i also buddhist new year. They celebrate the new year for 3 days in January. However, Buddhist New Year…

Christianity and Buddhism are two religions that are very similar, yet very unique in their own ways. These religions are two of the most popular and most practiced in the world. This is because they are not super challenging to follow and anyone can be a believer. Christianity and Buddhism are similar in that they are both orally originated, and have a moral code. These religions differ by the origin, the deity they worship, and the religion’s antagonist. Christianity was founded by humans, or…

Not only was Buddhism spread throughout the Tang Dynasty, two versions of it did as well. The most prominent type of Buddhism that spread in China was Mahayana, which went above Theravada in popularity according to document 1. As Zhi Dun, a Chinese scholar in 350 CE, says, Buddhism was appealing to people in China because people who followed its teachings would have an enlightened spirit and would enter…