Tian Tan Buddha

The wisdom that Buddha offers throughout his teachings allows for a depth of insight on suffering and morality in our lives. We are given a greater perception of who we are and where we stand in life. He forces us to face our true motives and decide if we are content with these. If not, he offers advice to help make us stronger and wiser individuals. Buddhism is a relevant philosophy today and in past societies for three important reasons. First, the Buddhist way of teaching the law of karma…

Shotoku at Two Years, made in the late 13th century, is a wooden sculpture depicting Shotoku Taishi, a famous historical and political figure in Japanese culture, as a young child praying. The piece is made of wood, crystal and pigments. This work is 53 cm high, 20 cm wide. This figure is about the size of a small toddler. Despite its small size, It is overwhelming in the sense that it depicts a future ruler as an innocent child. The piece of work appears to be delicate in both subject matter as…

philosophy, but I believe that it is both. According to http://www.ancient.eu/buddhism/ (2016) Buddhism is a non-theistic religion or philosophy that covers a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices mostly based on the teachings of the Buddha. Buddhism involves several traits that consider it a religion and a philosophy. There is not a clear difference that categorizes Buddhism as one or the other. Some practices of Buddhism have faith and belief which are qualities of…

In a deeper state of meditation, Savitri is able to cast aside her physical body. She is able to look into the depths of her subtle being. In the process she gets a glimpse of her secret soul. But entering into the soul is a formidable task to reach transcendence. So long as consciousness is not freed from the experiences of passing events, so long as both are jumbled together and not separated, man has no chance of entering into the paradise of the pure land, which is the land of the spirit.…

The United Nations General Assembly declared 21st of June as International Yoga Day on December 11, 2014. The origin of yoga has been traced back to India where Yoga is considered to be a physical, mental and spiritual practice or discipline.our Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech in the UN put forth the idea of celebrating 21st June as International Yoga Day as it is the longest day of the year (Summer Solstice) in the Northern Hemisphere and has special significance in various parts of…

Katach (“form and design”) is the Japanese word that best translates the concept of “art”. A word which implies that “art is synonymous with living, functional purpose, and spiritual simplicity” (Walkup). Zen Art is by its nature spiritual as it was “done not by professional artists, but by Zen monks and nuns who spent extremely disciplined lives of meditation, in a search for enlightenment and awakening to the true nature of reality”(Sweet). The core foundation of the art-form is the belief…

Explain the major differences between Hinduism and Buddhism. Hinduism and Buddhism are different in many ways. First, you will read about Hinduism. There was no founder of Hinduism. The Hindus believe that there should be castes, a social class, so that they can separate the groups from each other. The castes were not allowed to associate with one another. The different castes in order from most important to least important are Brahmin (priest), Kshatriyas (rulers and warriors), Vaishyas…

embodies focusing on principles of wisdom and love. In other words, just being level headed, frugal, generous with loved ones, and most importantly, being appreciative of what is around you. Becoming awakened is the sole purpose of Buddhism. The word Buddha…

Dagchen Sonam Rinchen, the Sakya Head, was then a boy of only 16 years old. Well, Who would have thought in his or her wildest dream that, some 300 hundred years later, a local spirit of Dol region would one day occupy the highest and undisputed Dharma protector throne of Gelukpa School? Shugden followers assert that he is a Dharma protector who appeared for the sole purpose of protecting Gelug doctrine. He has the blessing and the recommendation of Tsongkapa. If that is true, why was he not…

Philosophy and religion greatly impacted daily life in various civilizations such as India and China in a vast amount of ways. Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Islamic religions show this impact, evidently. In india, hinduism had changed the way people lived. There was an idea spread through many religions but mostly came from hinduism, reincarnation. Reincarnation was the cycle of rebirth and how your spirit or soul, travels from one body to the next and what body, depends on how you behave in…