Theravada

Although lower classed people supported and defended Buddhism in China, others with higher social status and elites took a xenophobic position on Buddhism and attempted to eradicate it by pointing out various flaws. As Buddhism spread though China people began to react differently to the new forms of teaching. People who were in lower positions of social hierarchy however, openly accepted Buddhism as a teaching and as a religion. Zhi Dun, states “He will behold the Buddha and be enlightened in…

Buddha raised his voice against the ritualistic practices and attempted to simplify an already thriving religious system. Buddhism became famous for its message of compassion, non-violence, self-restraint, and love. Buddhism extended far and wide in the 6th century from Asia to the middle east becoming one of the largest followed religions. In 566 B.C., a young boy was born in Lumbini garden, his name was Siddartha Gautama, who would one day be known as Buddha. As a child Siddartha seemed…

much interest is Buddhism. Buddhism is a foreign religion that spread throughout China and had major impacts on the culture, and at the same time, China had major influence on the development of Buddhism. The oldest form of Buddhism is known as “Theravada Buddhism,” and as it uses the oldest completed extant early Buddhist canon, the Pali Canon, it can be assumed that it is also closest to the original teachings of The Buddha, though as the Buddha…

teaching traveled throughout the land by way of the newspaper, and the BTS (Cox, 2010, p. 174). After the death of Ashoka, philosophy and culture were developed, Buddhist colleges were built, and various school of interpretation was developed in Theravada and Mahayana (Fisher, 2014, p. 151). I think it was a well thought out decision on Ashoka as well as U’ Dhammaloka to open up a variety of schools all over the country so that their sacred teachings would…

I read a book titled, “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.” It is about a boy in striped pajamas, Shmuel, who is an eight-year-old Jewish child in a concentration camp during the Holocaust. He is befriended by Bruno, a German boy and the son of a Nazi official who’s in charge of Shmuel’s camp. The two boys meet on opposite sides of the barbed wire. Neither them nor Bruno's mother understand what really is going on at the camp. The others are told that the camps are full of luxury and comfort like a…

Favoritism, bribery, and lack of driving laws, calls for corruption. Also, in government, there is no clear distinction between the branches in the judicial system. Religion is a very big part of Khmer culture. The leading religion in Cambodia is Theravada Buddhism. Aside from Buddhism, Islam and Christianity are the next two leading religions. Some Buddhists have strict beliefs and rules while others are not as committed. For example, there are days where Buddhists cannot eat after a certain…

When one looks at the pages of history, it is hard to do so outside the bias of one’s own time and cultural heritage. Due to the preponderance of Western society’s influence in the modern world, it is then unsurprising that the East’s dominance on the world’s stage for much of recorded history is overshadowed by the (relatively recent) European/Anglo dominance. Asia is a complex, rich, and multifaceted region to explore, and is especially enlightening to examine in the time leading up to the…

The expression of the non-theistic religion, Buddhism presents its doctrines through passive teachings that encompasses the reasonings of the Dukkha and the process of Samsara. Different individuals such as the Dogen of the Zen Buddhists and the Theravada variant, Buddhaghosa both address the fulfilment of enlightenment through meditation and mindfulness, being shown in the referenced quotations. The spiritual leader of Tibet, the XIV Dalai Lama, guides adherents to attaining enlightenment and…

“Karma”. “Karma is the Buddhist belief in cause-effect relationships; actions taken in one life have consequences in the next.” (Buddhism. By Johnson, Judy A., MTS). Contrary to others Buddhism has no holy book comparable to Bible or Qur’an. “For Theravada Buddhists, an important text is the Pāli Canon, the collection of Buddha’s teachings.…

udent’s name Instructor’s name Course Date World Religion Although Buddhism had spread greatly throughout Asia; the religion remained unknown to the West until the modern times. Despite the fact the earlier missionaries put a lot of efforts to spread the religion by sending emperor Ashoka, it did not bear fruits. Currently, this religion has greatly spread in the West, and it has several followers. There are several factors that have contributed to the spread of this religion (Buddhists Studies)…