BUDDHISM CASE STUDY "Buddhism - continuity‚ change‚ globalisation" Since Buddhism was established some 2500 years ago‚ much has changed and much has stayed the same. Buddha remains the essential being of knowledge and faith‚ though some of his teachings have been modified. Though Buddha emphasised equality between the sexes‚ this ideology has changed throughout the centuries‚ as there is evident discrimination towards females and nuns. This has come about because of the seemingly natural predisposition
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An Indian prince named Gautama who was born in 563 BCE felt as if he suffered in the world so he spent time meditating to sort out his troubles and originally founded the philosophy of Buddhism. He then determined that suffering was the punishment of human desire so he went to spread his beliefs. He then became know as the “enlightened one.” The philosophy soon became a religion that opposed the caste system and encouraged followers to find their divine essence. Buddhism was spread into China by
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Poy Sang Long Poy Sang Long is a rite of passage practiced in Thailand and Myanmar.It`s three days and it involves kids age 7 to 14 dressed like Buddha’s son. The children ride on an adults back for two days and on the third day they go to a monastery where they have to live for at least a week or more. I think this is a great custom for all these children because they have fun participating in the festival for two days and after that they decide if they want to stay in the monastery for more
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Topic:Buddhism General Purpose: To provide new information or new perspective Specific Purpose:To inform my audience some of the philosophy of Buddhism. Thesis Statement:Buddhism is based on the Four Noble Truths that were taught by the Buddha and are ideas that can be applied to a person’s life‚ no matter what their religion may be. I. Introduction: A. Attention Getter: I will tell you a brief story about “The Thief and the Master”. One evening‚ Zen master Shichiri Kojun was reciting
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Maia Rubin AH17 - Seated Buddha‚ dated 338‚ gilt bronze‚ h. 16” The Seated Buddha‚ dating back to the Three Kingdoms period‚ is the earliest known Buddha sculpture from China. Words are inscripted at the rear of the statue that indicate that it was created in the year 338. Today this seated Buddha is displayed at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco‚ California. Taking into account the size of the statue and the spread of Buddhism through Central Asia and Mongolia‚ this Buddha could have belonged
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Buddhism is a religion to about 300 million people around the world. Its origins began about 2‚500 years ago when Siddhartha Gotama‚ known as Buddha‚ was enlightened at the age of 35. Due to the wide spread of the Buddhist religion many sub religions‚ that still adopt most of the original religious concepts‚ have been created. There are many different types of Buddhism‚ because the emphasis changes from country to country due to customs and culture. This essay focuses on the two main strands of
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Death your art is done Lover Death your body’s gone Father Death I’m coming home Guru Death your words are true Teacher Death I do thank you For inspiring me to sing this Blues Buddha Death‚ I wake with you Dharma Death‚ your mind is new Sangha Death‚ we’ll work it through
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In Hawai‘i he was instrumental in founding the Koko An Zendo‚ the Palolo Zen Center‚ the Maui Zendo‚ and the Garden Island Sangha. A number of other centers in Europe‚ North and South America‚ and Australasia are part of the Diamond Sangha network; Robert Aitken is co-founder of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship (now with a local East Hawai‘i Chapter) and serves on its international board of advisors. He has been active in a number
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and understanding; and then reach Nirvana‚ a place of peace. One step a Buddhist takes in reaching Nirvana is by taking refuge in the three jewels. The three jewels are necessary elements of the Buddhist path. They include: Buddha‚ Dharma‚ and Sangha.
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Asoka’s decision that only five monks were needed to consecrate new monks outside his empire. Moreover‚ Asoka financially and politically supported missionary activity in other empires‚ such as his daughter’s missionary in Sri Lanka to set up a female Sangha. Asoka also contributed to the development of Buddhism through maintaining Buddhism as a significant religious tradition in the Mauryan Empire. Asoka instructed his people about Buddhism through Rock edicts for the educated‚ stories and symbols
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