a way to express their religious views and symbolism. The earliest Christian-related images were based on symbols of faith associated with Jesus‚ while in Buddhist art there was the iconic footprints of Buddha. During the Muromachi era‚ Japanese Zen Buddhist artists Tenshō Shūbun and¬¬¬ Sesshū Tōyō both created paintings depicting emotional ties to their faith such as seclusion in nature‚ good fortune‚ and the natural world. Meanwhile‚ their Renaissance counterparts‚ such as Italian sculptor and
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佛印答：“像佛。”，然后问苏东坡：“你看老朽像什么？” 苏东坡正得意忘形，便大笑着说：“我看你像一滩牛粪！” 佛印笑了笑不再言语。 事后，苏东坡在得意之余，将此事告诉了苏小妹。不料苏小妹却兜头给他泼了一瓢冷水，“这下你可输惨了”，苏小妹说。苏东坡不解，问：“此话怎讲？”苏小妹答：“心中有何事物就看到何事物，佛印心中有佛，所以看你就是佛;而你心中有污秽之物，你看到的自然就是牛粪。” There is a legend about a time Su Dongpo visited the Zen master Foyin. Both of them were on the rise‚ Su Dongpo suddenly put on Foyin’s Buddha cassock and asked: "what do you think I am?" Foyin answered: “Like a Buddha.” Then he asked Su Dongpo: “How do you think about me?” Su Dongpo was very delighted
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Traditionally made of bamboo‚ it is now also made in plastic versions. The name Shakuhachi translates as 1.8 foot’‚ which is the standard size of the flute. The Shakuhachi is also a traditional instrument‚ first being played by the monks of the Fuke sect in Zen Buddhism.
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to expound on Zen Buddhist perspectives on modern education. The history of Buddhist education is long and complex. In early centuries (400 BCE- 800 CE)‚ Buddhist monasteries in India and China functioned as educational centers where vinaya‚ sutras and other subjects were taught. Many men and women were refugees from social injustice and the sangha provided them with education‚ security and dignity. Spirituality and pedantry were always combined in Buddhist education. But from a Zen perspective‚ modern
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Shinto Illustration Romaine Stewart REL/133 May 11‚ 2015 Robert Rowland Shinto Illustration The amount of religions known to the public is endless‚ some celebrated with more importance than the others‚ and some with more popularity‚ but one of the lesser known Japanese religion is the Shinto. Unless a person interested in this religion was to travel to japan to talk with people who are followers‚ this religion has remain a mystery to the general public. Shinto is ancient native religion of japan
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The Spread of Buddhism in China DBQ - 11/18/13 Adam Almassri Buddhism started in India around the 16th century B.C.E.‚ and after a while diffused to China in the first century of C.E.. People slowly converted to it. Many chinese people felt differently about the new religion‚ and others felt it was better than the one existing‚ and better for China as a whole. They then began to encourage conversion of religions. Then there were those guys. They didn’t like Buddhism‚ they thought it was bad
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Bodhi-Dharma is well-known in connection to a story expressed by the phrase “Wall Contemplation Nine Years (面壁九年)”. From the philosophy and practice represented by this phrase‚ the Chinese Zen Buddhism originated and developed in ensuing generations. The Bodhi-Dharma is respected as the First Zu (First patriarch) of Chinese Zen Buddhism. It is said that he was born as the third prince of a kingdom of south India. Name of the kingdom is expressed with two Chinese characters 香至. Late in his life‚ he left
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opportunity to lose us in another new world. “The Zen of Housework” by Al Zolynas is a wonderful poem about finding the sacred in those most ordinary tasks. Seeing the kind of sacred in Al’s housecleaning also requires a great sense of humor. The poem captures the moment of the author’s dishwashing to be the most enjoyable and extraordinary moment in life. The title of the poem‚ “The Zen of Housework” also suggests a degree of meaning. The word “Zen” always relates to a peaceful
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Shamis: Way to Shaolin Shamis: Way to Shaolin is a traditional dance performed by the Kung Fu Monks of Shaolin. Dance exists in many forms and can fulfil different functions: ritual‚ social or artistic. This particular dance fits into the ritual and artistic function. When performed and practised‚ ritual dance serves a strong function in sustaining the life of people through the culture and its procedures. Artistic dance is performed to be looked at and to entertain onlookers. The work itself can
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"By using the word "meditation" there is a possibility of moving in a wrong direction – because English has no exact word for "dhyana‚" meditation only comes close to it. "English has three words: concentration‚ contemplation‚ meditation. Concentration is of the mind. You focus your mind on a particular object‚ you exclude everything else‚ you just go on narrowing your vision. Hence in concentration everything can become a distraction. A dog starts barking and you will be distracted because you
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