Nirvana

Compared to Pure Land Buddhism and Zen Buddhism, Nichiren Buddhism focuses solely on the teachings and doctrines of the Lotus Sutra. Nichiren, the founder of Nichiren Buddhism, believed that the Lotus Sutra is the only true and direct teaching of the Buddha (Earhart 138). Nichiren also criticized other forms of Buddhism while promoting his own. Nichiren believed that “Nenbutsu leads to…Hell, Zen is a devil, Shingon will destroy the nation, and Ritsu is a traitor” (Earhart 138). Nichiren…

"In Tibet we think of the mind and the body as the content and the container." He holds up a cup of tea, then shatters it, "The cup is no longer the cup, but what is the tea?" He pauses, "Like the mind after death, the tea moves from one container to the next, but it is still tea." Lama Norbu wipes up the liquid from the floor and squeezes it out. "Still tea," he chuckles. (Little Buddha) Lama Norbu comes to Seattle in pursuit of finding the reincarnation of his dead teacher, Lama Dorje. His…

Buddhism is not only seen as a religion, but a way of life to it’s followers. It stems back to Siddhartha Gotama, aka Buddha, around 2,500 years ago. According to our book, “The coming of a Buddha occurs perhaps every 25,000 years” (R. Janaro). The main goal in Buddhism is to reach a point of enlightenment that includes wisdom, a moral life, mindfulness and understanding. There is no ‘god’ in Buddhism, instead, the followers learn from the teachings of the enlightened one. A core belief to…

Buddhism is based upon the teachings of Buddha, a man known as “the enlightened one”. Hinduism is one of the most diverse and complex religions in the world, this is because of Hinduism having no official set of teaching or rules to follow. Hinduism and Buddhism are similar in several ways, such as their ways of worship, their pilgrimage, and their beliefs. When it comes to worshiping Hinduism and Buddhism are rather similar. Hinduism uses murtis (images), mantras (prayer), separate rooms…

Siddhartha is the story of a young Brahmin who lives in India at the same time of the Buddha, and his spiritual quest for enlightenment. The first chapter of the book, Siddhartha leaves behind his parents, community, and formal religion. Except for his devoted friend, Govinda. Siddhartha refrains from following the path of the Buddha. His reason for doing so is his realization that Buddha teaches freedom from suffering, and this powerful goal has to be attained, and not by following a teacher,…

Consolidation of the Mind, Being, and God Just as Descartes uses triangles as a powerful tool of proof, a triangle can be created between the concepts of mind, being, and God. That is, these three notions have significant connection to each other. For the purpose of this paper, imagine that the mind, being, and God are each the vertex of a triangle with lines connecting them. The purpose of this triangle is not to add a mystical element to this paper but rather to use it as a tool to organize…

Slipknot and Marilyn Manson will bring their co-headlining hard rock tour to Lakeview Amphitheater in Syracuse on Saturday, July 23. The concert, which is set to kick off at 6:30 p.m., will also feature opening act Of Mice & Men. Noise rockers Slipknot, fronted by lead vocalist Corey Taylor, one of the most popular acts of late ‘90s nu-metal, released fifth studio album, .5: The Gray Chapter, in October 2014. The album, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, includes five singles: “The…

Culture is defined to be the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people at a particular time according to the Cambridge Dictionary (Cambridge Dictionaries 2016). Hinduism is known to be the oldest living religion in the world and unlike most of other religions; Hinduism has no single founder, no single script, and no commonly set of teachings according to BBC.com. Hinduism has many cultural aspects to it such as they belief that existence is a cycle…

In Buddhism, people should ignore the suffering and achieve the happiness in spiritual instead. “Middle Road” is the unique Buddhism teaching which is different than other religions. In addition, middle can be describing as upright and neutral attitude in Buddhism. In the process of solving problems, one should always position oneself in the middle road, and make the conclusion by finding the truth. Moreover, “Middle Road” in Buddhism also represents a unique theory and moral value. From my…

The 27 Club When Kurt Cobain was found dead, his mother, Wendy O’Connor, said, “Now he’s gone and joined that stupid club. I told him not to join that stupid club.” The 27 Club is the name given to popular musicians who died at the age of 27, often resulting from drug or alcohol abuse, or violent factors such as suicide or homicide. The number of musicians who have died at this age have raised suspicions that premature deaths at this general age are unusually common. Although death is recurrent…