Noble Eightfold Path

through doing good karma and following our dharma. Although Hinduism teaches to detach ourselves from getting the fruit of doing karma and just doing it to perform your dharma, it does not necessarily focus on it. Moreover, Buddhism follows the Noble Eightfold Path in order to be free from suffering through getting rid of desires and…

On the surface, every hero seems to have a unique and completely original story. The rise to stardom and difficulties that they experience on the way there seem unprecedented; however, every hero goes through the same stages of a cycle called the monomyth. From literary heroes to political or athletic figures, all heroes follow the same pattern. An important leg of this cycle that isolates the heroes from the failures is the belly of the whale. In this stage the hero separates from their old…

Confucianism is the moral and spiritual doctrine taught by the Chinese philosopher and mentor Kung Fu-tzu, or Confucius. The book The World’s Religions narrates that Confucius was no child of the Enlightenment, instead, he was closer to philosophers and psychologists who recognize that altruism is not much engendered by exhortation(Smith,168). Confucius did not consider himself and his teachings as a perfect or original method, he believed to the wisdom of the past. Confucius was obsessed with…

Similarities between Buddhism and the work of Socrates and Plato It is not an easy task to discuss that Siddhartha Gautama and Socrates, the unquestionably eminent diplomats of two philosophies socially adopted to be slightly distinct, are also especially related in concept. Regardless of the detail that the two philosophers were of different origin, existed in separate periods, led diverging lives, they seem to have in common their interest for the Universal Truth, and related beliefs. 1.…

said it, unless you agree with your own logic and beliefs. It’s peace throughout their religion. Encouraging each other. As of the cons there has been misinterpreted that many people think Buddhists think life must be suffering because of the first noble truth. As they consider it as a life is suffering. People consider Buddha as a god. As there are stated fact that Buddha was just a man. . Life of death of a Buddhism is that one has attained Nirvana, he or she will be reborn into any planes of…

Many people have the misconception, especially in the Western worldview, that spiritual or religious life is somewhere in the sky or obtained by a god. We often believe that we have to give sacrifices and forget about our daily lives, venerating that god. But, Buddhism is so different from other religions that people sometimes question whether it is a religion or not. Buddhism is non-theistic, they think that believing in a god will not help you find the enlightenment we tend to seek. Instead…

India is the births place of two of the world’s major religions: Hinduism and Buddhism. Around the year 500, Brahmanism dominated India, which was the continuation of Vedism, the culture bought to India by Aryans around 1500BC, The Aryans’ ideas of Brahmanism merged with the ideas of the native people in the Indus Valley, developing Hinduism. Around 500BC, Buddhism was established by Siddarttha Gautama. Both Brahmanical Hinduism and Buddhism in India are inseparable from its society, culture and…

Siddhartha’s life mimics the Buddha’s: departure from father’s home, years spent battling/struggling with worldly desires and utmost asceticism, and the realization of the Middle Path as the only road to Enlightenment. The major difference: the Buddha left a body of sermons and teachings, unlike Siddhartha. Being (Gotama) is represented in the existence of a man who has found unity. Becoming (Siddhartha) is represented in the presence of a man who has identified himself with perfection although…

Japan, Taiwan, Tibet, Nepal, Mongolia, Korea and most of Vietnam (O’Brien). Theravada translates to "Doctrine of the Elders," (findingdulcinea) and it centers around the Pali scriptures which were from the Buddha. By meditating, and following the eightfold path, they try and achieve Enlightenment. They place strong emphasis on monasteries and becoming monks. Mahayana Buddhism is an off shoot of Theravada Buddhism, and many more have branched out of Mahayana. Mahayana Buddhism focuses on…

Buddhists have a big concentration on the Four Noble Truths which states that desire is the cause of suffering. In the first noble truth, all is suffering, this means that no matter how happy one is in life, it doesn't last forever. There’s always going to be a downfall when something doesn't go specifically as planned. Us humans set goals…