population - Hinduism‚ Buddhism - Gandhi‚ Mother Teresa‚ Buddha - Modern day government-parliamentary system - W/a prime minister Hinduism- world’s oldest religion - Comes from Aryans - Caste system - Reincarnation - Dharma-divine law - Karma - Yoga Polytheistic- 3 main Gods - Brahma-Creator - Vishnu-preserver - Siva-destroyer Buddhism- Originated in India Is a philosophy not a religion Siddhartha Gautama-founder Buddha- the enlightened one 1) Life is full of suffering 2) Suffering
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little to eat or drink. Finally one day while sitting under a fig tree‚ (Bodhi-tree of wisdom). He was enlightened about the way life should be. He had reached nirvana (the highest level of knowledge). Once he reached nirvana he changed his name to Buddha (meaning: the Enlightened One).
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Cosmology is a religion’s attempt to explain the origins of our universe. The Four Noble Truths‚ however‚ reject cosmologic theorizing (Livingston 200). According to the Buddha‚ attempting to explain the universe’s origins is a waste of time. He used the example of being shot by an arrow to help explain why cosmologic theorizing is a waste of time (Livingston 200). Imagine that you are shot in the chest by an arrow. What
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SYNOPSIS OF Promotion of Buddhist Tourism in Madhya Pradesh Introduction about the topic Madhya Pradesh As A State Madhya Pradesh‚ as per its name‚ is situated right in the centre of India‚ madhya means centre and pradesh means state. This largest state of India is bordered by Maharashtra in the south‚ Chattisgarh in the east‚ Uttar Pradesh in the northeast‚ Gujarat in the west and Rajasthan in the northwest. Occupying an area of 308‚144 sq km‚ the state has Bhopal as its capital and Indore as its
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Gotama was enlightened by himself. He was born in a rich family. His parents wanted him to become a king‚ so they set him apart from bad things‚ such as dead people‚ sick people‚ not even old people. As he grew up‚ he saw all of these suffering people. Buddha questioned himself that why people suffer. He realized that what he knows isn’t the truth and decided to search for it. He made himself poor and tried to understand the truth that he is looking for. It had no result‚ so he decided to change his way
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Suffering is an Inescapable Part of Living What is "suffering"? Does it have any advantages? Suffering is an inescapable part of life. Whether it involves the minor bumps and bruises of daily living or major traumas such as terminal illness‚ death‚ or the breaking of a family‚ suffering touches all of our lives at one point or another. Helen Keller once said‚ "The world is full of suffering‚ but it is also full of people overcoming it". Though Helen Keller was not a philosopher‚ in this quote
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Buddhism is religion that is based off of peace and spirituality taught by the teachings of Buddha‚ also known as Siddhartha Gotama. Many who follow its teachings believe Buddhism to be more of a way of life or lifestyle choice rather a religion. Buddha is not a god‚ but one man that taught his followers a path of enlightenment from his experiences and values. Buddha’s main teachings were the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path. The Four Noble Truths were teachings about suffering‚ pain
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indulgences. Siddhartha went into a deep meditation for a long time and awoke the Buddha. People would ask Buddha what he was and he would simply reply‚ “I am awake.” That became his title Buddha which means the enlightened one‚ or the awakened one. Buddhism began with a man who‚ while the world was wrapped up in human life‚ woke up from it all. Buddhism has a few major concepts one being the middle way‚ which Buddha himself discovered that opened his eyes to enlightenment. The four noble truths
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Buddhism is a tradition that includes a variety of teachings and concepts of Buddha that leads to an ultimate goal. Buddhism discusses a reality that is impermanence and interconnectedness‚ the idea that there is no self. It gives five aggregator concepts of and Four Noble Truths. Through the Noble truth comes the eightfold path which explains how to eliminate suffering. Two concepts of Buddhism are impermanence and interconnectedness. Impermanence translates to "not permanent." (Stevenson‚ Haberman
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believe in Karma and reincarnation‚ but Buddhism looks at them differently. Buddha taught that there is only one great soul that encompasses every person that has ever lived‚ will live‚ and is living now. This means that when a person dies they don’t necessarily have a soul that can be passed on into another life‚ but their personality traits can recombine in another life form as a sort of rebirth. This is also how Buddha taught how Karma works. There is no distinct soul for Karma to follow
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