Tibetan Buddhism

Sudden enlightenment, as it is seen in Zen and Vajrayana Buddhism, is the belief that liberation from samsara and the attainment of liberation occurs in a specific instance of time, and that such an event is typically followed by a lifetime of practice. This differs from classical Buddhist sects such as Theravada, which believe in gradual enlightenment; the process of practicing Buddhism in order to attain enlightenment after death. Sudden enlightenment was introduced by Shen-Hui, who was a…

Mongols rulers were not in favor of Daoism. They preferred Lamaism. Lamaism is a form of Tibetan Buddhism. They were also tolerant of other religions so they put up with other religions even though it was not their favorite. In the seventh century, Catholicism was introduced in the Yuan Dynasty. While this was going on the Yuan Dynasty also was Islam…

discriminate against citizens who believe in, or do not believe in, any religion. The main religions are Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Protestantism. Citizens of china may freely choose and express their religious beliefs and make clear the religious beliefs. There are over 100 million over the various religious faiths and more than 85,000 sites for religious activities. Buddhism has a history of 2,000 years in China. Currently China has 13,000-some Buddhist temples and about…

Asceticism consists of practices of self-discipline undertaken voluntarily in order to achieve a higher state of being. Asceticism denotes a life which is characterized by refraining from worldly pleasures (austerity). Those who practice ascetic lifestyles often perceive their practices as virtuous and pursue them to achieve greater spirituality. Many ascetics believe the action of purifying the body helps to purify the soul, and thus obtain a greater connection with the Divine or inner peace.…

1. What is the point of origin? Buddhism came from Northern India in the 5th century. It has to do with Siddhartha Gautama, also known as Buddha which means "Awakened" or "Enlightened One". It is said that he is the person that started this all. Siddhartha is said to have seen the people in our world suffering and wanted to try and find a solution. He found a solution by meditating and using analysis, and by doing so he was able to reach an enlightened state that helped end the suffering of…

Buddhism being a religion or a philosophy? When learning about the history of Buddhism some people will think Buddhism is a religion and others will think it is a philosophy. To me personally I feel Buddhism can be either a religion or a philosophy and there are many facts that can help back me up on it. According to dictionary.com Buddhism is “a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that life…

A dynamic living religion is a religion that is ever changing and alive in nature. The characteristics of a religion are beliefs and believers, rituals and ceremonies, sacred texts and ethics. Christianity is a transcendent religion. This means ‘’beyond or above the range of normal or physical human experience’’.The supernatural dimensions is a belief in the existence of beings or powers beyond the realm of the natural world. God is the unknown, yet God continually seeks to reveal himself to…

According to the religion of Buddhism without inner peace outer peace is impossible. So, Buddhists believe that in order to accomplish world peace people need to find peace in their own minds. Only by finding peace within our own mind and helping others to do the same we achieve peace…

Christianity and Buddhism are two religions that are very similar, yet very unique in their own ways. These religions are two of the most popular and most practiced in the world. This is because they are not super challenging to follow and anyone can be a believer. Christianity and Buddhism are similar in that they are both orally originated, and have a moral code. These religions differ by the origin, the deity they worship, and the religion’s antagonist. Christianity was founded by humans, or…

department store called Barneys. When we started our tour around the museum, we first started at the top floor called “the world is sound”. While being there, we learned a lot about Tibetan Buddhist’ ritual of music. This exhibition explored the different dimensions of sound and listening, and its many functions in the Tibetan Buddhism. The first floor we had gone to, which was the fourth floor of the museum, we learned a lot about the musical dynamics of the empire. We could see the…