Hello Team‚ I have been busy researching all the various schools of Buddhism this week‚ attempting to discern how many there are‚ what the real differences between the schools‚ and compiling all the research. Theravada Mahayana Vajrayana Zen (Translation) “Doctrine of Elders” “The Great Ship” “The Great Vehicle” Tantric/Esoteric “Chan” Followers 124‚000‚000 185‚000‚000 600‚000‚000 10‚000‚000 Temporal Origin 100 BCE 100 CE 500 CE 650 CE Geographic Origin India & Sri Lanka India India China
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Religious Studies - General Religious Studies 1. Learning Team Assignment: Buddhism Presentation · Resources: Buddhism Worksheet · Consult the facilitator regarding the assignment of one of the following Buddhist traditions: o Theravada Buddhism o Mahayana Buddhism o Vajrayana Buddhism o Zen Buddhism—as a special school of Mahayana Buddhism · Prepare a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation on the assigned Buddhist tradition that does the following:
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Buddhist Meditation • Buddhism is divided into a number of different traditions including Theravada and Mahayana. A key component of the Buddhist religion is meditation. Buddhists meditate because it helps them to understand Buddha’s teaching. The key beliefs in Buddhism are the four noble truths – 1. All of life is marked by suffering 2. Suffering is caused by desire and attachment 3. Suffering can be eliminated 4. Suffering is eliminated by following the Noble Eightfold path All
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(Some scholars say they were not complete until the 5th century C.E.). There is NO belief in an oral tradition like that of Theravada Buddhists. • These were also translated into other languages such as Tibetan‚ Chinese and Japanese. • Recent discoveries of Mahayana scriptures in Afghanistan suggest that the earliest scriptures we have might be as ancient as the earliest Theravada scriptures. The Mahayana Scriptures • The origin of Mahayana scriptures is much debated • Some claim that as they have
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Previously‚ the only residence of a mae chi was in a temple‚ however in a separate community (samnak chi) from the men‚ in accordance with Theravada practices. In more recent times‚ about 850 nunneries have been established to provide the mae chi with a more comfortable and respectable living arrangement‚ where they are not encouraged to be subordinate to the male monastery (Falk‚ p.40). Falk
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times‚ there has been full freedom of worship for followers of Burma religions in Myanmar. So many different religions can be practiced in Myanmar. Buddhism is practiced by almost 90 percent of Myanmar religion Burma’s population‚ with the Myanmar Theravada Buddhism School being the most prevalent. It has a firm hold in Myanmar’s culture along with an observance of animism‚ or the worship of ancestors (nat). In Myanmar culture‚ there are many Myanmar festivals and celebrations held that correlate with
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with God. Practices within the Sikhism religion include prayer and meditation on God’s name‚ services at the gurdwara temple‚ worship and charity. Despite the various practices and origins’ of these eastern religions‚ Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism has much in common. These three religions strongly believe in karma which stresses nonviolence among all living things‚ including themselves. They believe that if one does well their life will end in happiness and if one does badly their life will result
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moksha in Hinduism. References will be made to three primary forms of these religions. Hinduism will have references to the Bhagavad Gita‚ and the “Vision of Krishna’s Totality.” Buddhism will have references taken from the classic form known as Theravada Buddhism. The Vision of Krishna’s Totality reads as an epic poem in my eyes. It focuses on three main characters Lord Krishna‚ Sanjaya‚ and Arjuna. Lord Krishna represents both the ultimate reality and the self. These two concepts are often
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Fate Fate is often said to prevail in everyone’s life in many different religions in the world. Also known as God’s Will or Heaven Will‚ it is believed to be predestined by an omnipotent creator universal force and is out of an individual’s control. Buddhists believe that our life and its events are not controlled by an external force but is the result of our previous karma. The word Destiny can also be used to explain why some things that will happen to an individual will eventually happen. In other
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Tina Martin-Fleming January 25‚ 2013 Learning Journal Questions Week 3 What were the key experiences in the life of the Buddha? Why were those Experiences important? Constant change (is life’s constant change‚ or impermanence)‚ a lack of permanent identity abandon egotism and a fixation on material objects)‚ and the existence of suffering (life‚ when lived conventionally‚ can never be fully satisfying because of its inescapable change) What
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