Oct.9/2012 Lecture 3. Gupta Art and its influence on the Silk Road Outline : 1. Golden Age of Indian Buddhist Art : Gupta Period (320-550 CE) a. Gupta Culture --- Science‚ Mathematics‚ Medicine‚ Literature‚ Religion‚ Art b. Gupta Art in Ajanta Cave --Sculpture‚ architecture --Mural Paintings c. Buddha image in Gupta Art and its influence 2. Transmission of Buddhism & Buddhist Art along Silk Road a. Northern Routes (inland routes): Afghanistan‚ Central Asia‚ China b. Southern Routes (sea
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For thousands of years‚ religions the world over have extolled the benefits of meditation and quiet contemplation. In Islam and Catholicism‚ Judaism and Buddhism‚ Hinduism and Taoism‚ and in religious practice from the Americas to Africa to Asia‚ the value of sitting quietly‚ using various techniques to cultivate stillness or focused attention of the mind‚ has been well recognized. The goals of religious meditation extend far beyond its potential physical health benefits and also extend beyond the
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(2) The Buddhists hold that every creature fears death‚ and suffers in it (or in the thought of it)‚ and that therefore it is wrong to kill any living thing. On the other side it can be argued that every living thing dies anyway‚ and that suffering is unavoidable except for trained Buddhists. Does this undermine the case for the Buddhist doctrine of non-injury to living things‚ or is there still a case? The Buddhist doctrine of non-injury to living things is‚ of course‚ a natural consequence
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then the gardens pictured on the website are an exemplary space for the Zen Buddhist. However‚ when the gardens are inaccessible to the Zen Buddhist‚ koans may be more practical. Although described as illogical‚ the koans seem more like unconventional riddles created to bend and reform the students understanding and perception of life. Technically‚ by learning abstract‚ philosophical responses to these riddles‚ the Buddhist
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internal use! Smiling meditation will be a very interesting experience for me‚ not only interesting and also useful for my inner peace and well-being! In my opinion‚ if something in our lives (like our smile or smiling meditation) can change us for the better side‚ or we can change someone for the better‚ we should certainly try it. Well‚ now I transgress the first in my life inner smiling meditation ... Let see what happens... Smiling Meditation for Vibrant Health
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emphasized the disregard of the physical body and any superfluous rituals attached to it. When we look past the ideological formulations however‚ Sharf makes it clear that it is in the rituals that we see the importance of the body to Cha’n Buddhists. It is in the Buddhist hagiographic literature that we see the phenomenon of “natural mummies” (8) manifest in people like Ho-Lo-Chieh and Tan Tao-Kai. Their physical intactness is seen as testament of their incorruptibility and spiritual highness‚ thus‚ the
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“Buddhism is not a religion” The Buddhist path is fundamentally a process of learning to recognize this essential nonexistence of the self‚ while seeking to help other living beings to recognize it as well. Buddhism has no God and only believe in meditating because it leads to enlightment. A person who agrees with the statement would say how if they have no God‚ it means it’s not a religion‚ they only have teachings from the Buddha. You can see from all other religions that they worship God. Christians
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headaches and lead to serious physiological problems. An effective way to relieve stress is through meditation methods. There are three basic meditations such as mantra‚ breath-counting and sitting meditation. In difficult times we get stressed and seek help to reduce stress‚ but we fail to do so. We can seek that help from within ourselves by mantra meditation. It is one of the basic meditation which can help us achieve awareness and keep our mind calm. Mantra mediation is the most commonly practiced
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Unit 3. Changing Disruptive Habits 1 Introduction When comparing meditation practices of individuals that do meditate and folks that do not‚ the introspective mind has a thought and can ignore it. The non-meditating mind also has the feeling but the feeling controls your body and mind. When you learn to block destructive thoughts‚ your daily habits will be more fulfilling. You will see by meditating regularly‚ the stressful parts of your day will not bother you anymore because you can be objective
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The Buddhist Experience Buddhism is a religion that focuses more on the individual and the actions of that individual‚ which was prevalent to me when I made my way into Portland and set foot in a Buddhist temple. The man I met within the walls of this temple was far from my stereotypical thoughts of Buddhist monks. The man I met looked like your plain old‚ average Joe‚ American man. Before I delve into the depths of my visit to this inspiring place‚ I need to sum up the Buddhist religion and why
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