of Fanush festival. In Buddhism‚ the people who leave their family and house and accept the life of monks are called Bhikkhus (Buddhist monks). Now-a-days‚ the Bhikkhus stay in temples and pass their life according to the rules and regulations of Sangha‚ the combined community of Bhikkhus. However‚ during the times of Buddha‚ there were no temples and the Bhikkhus did not have any fixed place to stay. They would wander from village to village and beg their foods from the villagers. They used to sleep
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well proclaimed by the Blessed One‚ the Sangha is practising the good way". The Buddha further advised that only when one is librated from four cankers (āsava)‚ one discerns ’’The birth was destroyed‚ the holy life was lived‚ what had to be done has been done‚ no more becoming for existence’’; this is called the footprint of the Buddha. Then‚ one could come to the conclusion that ’’The Blessed one is self-awakened‚ the Dhamma is well proclaimed and the Sangha practiced a good way. The spiritual path
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books and once you studied it you practice the rest of the time. After the interview‚ the monk that we interviewed gave us a paper with the Three Refuges and The Five Precepts on it. The Three Refuges are you taking refuge in the Buddha‚ Dharma‚ and Sangha. The Five Precepts are basically morally standards that Buddhist live by‚ for example you promise not to engage in harming living things‚ taking things that are not yours‚ sexual misconduct‚ lying‚ drinking alcohol and using drugs. In the words of
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When asked to write a report on an individual that influenced world history up until 1500‚ I knew exactly who to choose‚ the Buddha. The Buddha contributed to history in many different ways. Not only did he create what is now the fourth largest religion in the world‚ but he also helped to spread peace throughout the world. Without the Buddha’s influence and the influence of Buddhism‚ many empires may not have developed the way that they did and many other religions may not have developed at all.
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of worldly things he would be in nirvana‚ peace and happiness. After Buddha’s death‚ his followers collected his teachings that became the dharma. The sangha is what sometimes referred to as an ideal Buddhist community. All the people in the community follow all the laws and seek nirvana. The arrangement of the monks that had a role in the sangha. The monks’ arrangement kept the preserving and the spreading of Buddhism. In many Buddhist countries the monks had to live in poverty and meditate. The
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including the Dalit Buddhist Movement and Engaged Buddhism. In conclusion‚ Siddhartha Gautama was an important historical figure because he is the founder of the world’s fourth largest religion‚ Buddhism‚ after Christianity‚ Islam‚ and Hinduism. The Sangha created by Siddhartha Gautama is one of the world’s oldest organizations. Buddhism was the first world religion and the largest religion during the first half of the twentieth century. Without Siddhartha Gautama‚ we would not have Buddhism. Without
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Outline and evaluate the impact of Tenzin Palmo contribution to Buddhism. 1000 words Tenzin Palmo Tenzin Palmo was born in England in 1943. Her original name was Dianne Perry‚ from and early age Dianne Perry was described as being introspective and reclusive child. She became a Buddhist at the age of 18. She decided to chase her spiritual journey by heading to India to pursue her curiosity in Tibetan Buddhism. Here in India Tezin Palmo meet her guru the Eight Khamtrul Rinpoche she decided to
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The Formation of the Sangha The formation of the Sangha began after Buddha had attained enlightenment and was resting under the Bodhi Tree. He was visited by two merchants called Tapussa and Bhalluka who promptly took the two fold refuge in the Buddha and the Dharma. It was these two men as well as the original five ascetics who Buddha had originally practiced with‚ who formed the Sangha. Buddha authorized admission into the Sangha and rules began to develop as the Sangha’s code of conduct
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Siddhartha Gautama Though the term “Buddha” is often used to describe one who has reached Enlightenment‚ it is more often used to describe the historical founder of Buddhism‚ Siddhartha Gautama. While his teachings have been extensively studied and are known all over the world‚ little is still known about the teacher. “Accurately reconstructing the precise details of the Buddha’s life and teaching has proven difficult. The first biographies of his life did not appear until centuries after his death
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Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra‚ India are a Buddhist monastery complex of twenty-nine rock-cut cave monuments containing paintings and sculpture considered to be masterpieces of both "Buddhist religious art"[1] and "universal pictorial art"[2] The caves are located just outside the village of Ajinṭhā in Aurangabad District in the Indian state of Maharashtra (N. lat. 20 deg. 30 ’ by E. long. 75 deg. 40 ’). Since 1983‚ the Ajanta Caves have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Excavation of the caves began
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