Essays on Buddhism Page 3

Later in his life he was known as Gautama. He traveled with a guru for a while and then he practiced as asceticism. He did these two things to find enlightenment. These things did not lead to enlightenment so he ate and sat down to meditate under a fig tree. He received enlightenment through a…

Ladakh has many historic monasteries called Gompas, where Buddhist monastics and nuns live, survey and pattern their faith. The monasteries of Ladakh are situated in scenic locations, on hills and mountains and have rich aggregations of Buddhist pictures, art and artifacts. Hemis Gompa This is the biggest monastery in Ladakh. Tourists can see beautiful pictures…

A question asked by many people is ” What is the difference between Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism?” To find the answer let us look at the history of Buddhism and compare and contrast the beliefs and philosophies of the two. The Buddah, Siddhartha Gautama, was born in the 6th century B.C.E. in Northwestern India. The…

Heroes of Other Faiths: The Dalai Lama What is school? Is it learning knowledge that we’ve already established? Or is it learning new knowledge and looking for new knowledge to learn. I think that school shouldn’t be repeating our own knowledge over and over again, (except for equations, etc…) so that is why I picked…

This Feasibility Study was made possible by the guidance, supervision, cooperation and participation of the following: To the Almighty God who always look up and secure the safety of the preparers in doing this project. To our parents who always guide and give words of wisdom to inspire us in doing our best in preparing…

According to Merriam Webster’s Dictionary, Religion is commonly understood as the service and worship of God or the supernatural, commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance, a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices, a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held with ardor and faith. Additionally, this source emphasizes…

Buddhism is a religion founded by an ex-Prince Siddhartha Gaumata. Gaumata wasa prince who was brought up in a perfect surrounding. When the prince left thepalace he saw all the poverty. At the age of twenty nine, the prince left hiswife and his infant son to meditate and practice Yoga to find peace andenlightenment. Gaumata…

Introduction             Buddhism and Hinduism have been two of the oldest and most traditional religion that is being practiced by most South Asians today. These two religions are most influential in their own way of influencing their followers because of their philosophical notions about life. They have a great deal of similarities most probably because…

1. The unification of India came about when the Persian emperor Darius crossed the Hindu Kush Mountains and conquered portions of northwestern India; there he established the kingdom of Gandhara in present-day Punjab. Achaemenid authority in India shed light on Persian techniques of administration to local rulers. A few centuries later, Alexander of Macedon crossed…

According to Zen Buddhisim, the wheel of fortune rotates and the ones who are now poor will be rich in the future and vice versa. The stock of America Online, symbol AOL, is a perfect example of this belief. Earlier in the year, AOL was the hottest stock on Wall Street. Every analyst loved it,…