Nirvana

Jessica Lu 16/3/2 FA 73B Take Out Midterm The first image is the sculpted cliff, created between the years c630 to 668, at Mamallapuram. The second image is the northern gateway at the Great Stupa at Sanchi, created between c50 to 25 BC. These two images initiated the use of a new technique and were narrative scenes. The differences between these two images are the involvement of the ruler, and the structure and style of the narrative scene. The northern gateway demonstrates what the…

Confucianism. The counterpart of Taoism. Confucianism is more a lifestyle than a faith. This is also originally a Chinese life doctrine. People following this lifestyle think that a balanced combination of nature and culture give the right attitude to life. Some values of this religion are order and stability in the state, respect and loyalty, justice, humanity and sincerity. Then Buddhism. The most popular religion in Vietnam. Most Vietnamese support a mixture of Taoism, Buddhism and ancestor…

The artwork I decided to do for this essay as you can see by the title is called “China Monument: Temple of Heaven” by Wenda Gu and was created in 1998. The artworks medium is known as mixed media, which is known as, “the integrated use of different forms of media, esp within the art.”(in-text). In this artwork the media shows projects of texts and represents the spiritual aspect of it (in-text). The artwork has a mix of hair intertwined with different texts from all over the world. Gu is trying…

The Four Noble Truths are the teachings of Buddha and are considered the foundation of Buddhism. Buddhism is not a religion of worshipping a God, rather Buddhism is a religion of wisdom, enlightenment, and compassion. Buddhists believe that salvation and enlightenment are available to all through removal of defilements and delusions in a life of meditation. (text book pp.111-10) In Buddhism, Buddha is seen as the Enlightened One, his teachings do not focus on the ultimate reality, life after…

According to the text book, the six major world religions are as follow: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Jainism. Christianity is known to be the largest single faith. Islam is the second largest and Hinduism is the third. Although Buddhism, Judaism and Jainism have a small number of followers as compared to the three largest religions, they also enlighten people, guide them to do good deeds, and help them find the purposes of their lives Schaefer.) Why does Buddhism found…

This week I am writing about Kim Minjung (p 86). Kim Minjung was a Korean who was raised by his mother after his father committed suicide. He did well on the exams and became a public official. He had troubles because he criticized the Choson court for not “fulfilling the properties of Confucian Orthodoxy.” Ultimately, Kim Minjung would be remembered for his long narratives. The interesting thing about Kim Minjung is that in one of his two surviving narratives, Nine Cloud Dream, he uses deeply…

Buddism is a religion that originated 2,500 years ago when Siddhartha Gautama (known as the Buddah) was himself enlightened at the age of 35. In Siddhartha Gotama’s early years, he lived as a prince in his royal palace. When he was 29 years old, he retired to the forest where he followed a spiritual life of meditation. He attained enlightenment after six years under the Bodhi Tree in in Bodh Gaya, India. Siddhartha was not the founder of a new religion, but the founder and leader of a group…

Meditation Meditation is a technique used to calm down the mind and relax your thoughts. When meditating, there are different styles you can choose. Many meditations traditions are based around there Religion. There are thousands of religions, but the styles of meditation that are still popular today are because people have found how useful that style of meditation is. Catholic and Buddhism are two major religions in today’s society. The two religious faiths have many differences. Some…

Why should St. Patrick's Day be a holiday for everyone? Well this should be interesting because this is coming from a Students perspective. Here are my reasons for my argument on St. Patrick's Day. My first reason is for this is that me as a student I would like to spend extra time with my parents because, when we are home and they aren't you don't need to be home I know I would rather be at school. If your parent's are home you could have family time, and go on a small vacation. If this were…

people would easily agree that having self acceptance, being successful, and understood are two necessities of having nirvana in one’s lifestyle. Nirvana is a state with total consciousness, and peace one needs have without deep feelings of hatred, or depression. One with depression lives with severe inner sadness, and rejection. Depression would be considered the opposite of nirvana in one’s individual state of mind. In the novel, The Catcher In the Rye By J.D. Salinger, the main character…