Lama). The Eightfold Path is the teachings of being moral‚ being aware of our actions and thoughts‚ developing compassion for others‚ and most importantly gaining wisdom from the understanding of The Four Noble Truths. I visited the Vietnamese Buddhist Center in Sugar Land this past Sunday and it was a sight to behold. The center was surrounded by a green metal fencing with some sort of crest or emblem that looked similar to an steering wheel on an old ship. Driving into the center‚ the main road
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Buddhist temples are perfect samples of Asian architecture. In this respect‚ Chinese Buddhist temples are particularly noteworthy since they mirror the architecture of China and include religious elements. In this respect‚ the White Horse Temple in China is particularly noteworthy. I visited the temple and was impressed by its architecture and atmosphere which was really inspiring‚ even though I am not a Buddhist. In fact‚ the Buddhist temple is fashioned after imperial palaces and bears very little
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I visited a Vietnamese Buddhist temple in West Palm Beach‚ and I was able to partake in some of their religious practices. There are many Vietnamese people in Florida‚ so the temples where created in order to provide people with the chance to practice Buddhism and express the cultural values. The form of Buddhism I experienced was Mahayana. Mahayana Buddhism developed during the first century. The Mahayana believe in and follow the Pali Canon. Those who practice Mahayana Buddhism also welcome the
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Personal Reflection Essay for Trip to Buddhist Temple This Sunday morning I had the opportunity to witness my first Buddhist temple service at the Toledo Zen Center. My classmate‚ Tasi‚ accompanied me and we arrived to the service around 10:30 in the morning. When we first entered the temple we were both greeted by the man whom I had spoken with about coming‚ but were instantly amazed at the amount of color there was within the temple and how beautiful it was. I immediately noticed how unique
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A Visit to Zhengjue Temple Zhengjue Temple is located on Wentworth Avenue in the center of China Town in Chicago. It is a small-scale Mahayana Buddhism temple founded in 2003 by a Malaysian nun. It currently consists of two nuns --- the Abbot and founder of the temple and Rev Chi-Miu Sik. The decoration of the temple looks very similar to temples I used to visit in China‚ except for the fact that Zhengjue Temple is smaller in size. It has one big hall mainly used to place the statues of Buddhas
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I recently went to an interfaith convention and met many people from many religions. Among them were Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Daoism‚ Judaism‚ Christianity‚ Islam‚ and Sikhism. I got to learn a little about every religion‚ and I thought you might be interested since you are going to be a religion major. All these religions vary because not all of them have one God. There are some with many gods‚ just like there are some religions that do not have a God. The religion I want to talk about is one that
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The environment surrounding the Buddhist temple was different than that of the environment of Christian churches‚ mosques‚ synagogues. The great books of Buddhism were not really described that much in the interview with the Buddhist monk. Instead Buddhism focuses more on the practice of the teachings of the Buddha. Buddhist do not necessarily read the teachings of Buddha all the time. The main practice for Buddhists is living the way of the Buddha In order to get a better understanding of Buddhism
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28/10/10 Extra Credit Reflection on Sri Mariamman Temple Visit I went on Sunday from 10-11 AM When I arrived at the temple‚ I was overwhelmed by the amount of people who were there to pay witness to the fire walk on this momentous day. I got to the temple‚ took my shoes off and entered quietly hoping not to be noticed as the well-dressed foreigner . I quickly realized that even though they were simply dressed‚ social hierarchies played no part in this temple. All the people there were just praying and
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I visit The Bhartiya Temple on almost every festival. It is located in Troy‚ MI. For this assignment I decided to go on a normal day instead of Festival. Since I went on a normal day‚ there weren’t many people and the place looked more clean and more nice and open. As a Hindu‚ I know dressed appropriately so that I can comfortably and with decency sit on the carped floor. I made sure to wear loose fitting clothing which covers most of your legs. Once I entered the building I was told to remove my
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Why I visit the Temple? Hinduism originated in India about 4000 years ago and is the world’s oldest existing religion. Hinduism has now widely spread across the shores and people are attracted towards the themes in Hinduism which includes- Dharma‚ Samsara‚ Karma‚ and Moksha. The Hindu temple is a place of worship for Hindus with its rich architecture which attracts millions of people from around the world. Badrinath temple‚ Brihadeeswara temple‚ Somnath temple‚ Kashi Vishwanath temple‚ Tirupati
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