Essays on Buddhism Page 5

“Buddhism has the characteristics of what would be expected in a cosmic religions for the future: it transcends a personal God, avoids dogmas and theology, it covers both the natural and spiritual, and it is based on a religious sense aspiring from the experience of all things, natural and spiritual, as a meaningful unity.” (Albert…

                Religious maturity is practically and theoretically attractive to many persons such as personality and developmental psychologists, theologians, educators, and counselors.  Mature religions exhibit the following components: strong religious commitment and motivation- religion is some vibrant master-motive which guides life; complexity and differentiation of thinking in regard to spiritual-existential issues; heuristic feature – humility plus…

Over the past fifty years there has been a rapid increase in Buddhist adherents, this is due to the accelerated improvement in technology and the consequent elevation of globalisation. Buddhism is a wide spread, immensely populated religion that circumscribes a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, based on the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)….

Buddha is the central symbol and reality of Buddhism, because he embodies the way of thinking and living. It is an analysis and description of human existence as conditioned by desire and ignorance and a method of attainment of spiritual freedom through human effort. In short, it describe human predicament and offers a rational method…

Taoism and Buddhism both originated around the same period of time. Siddhartha attained enlightenment approximately in 535 B.C., whereas Lao Tzu’s teachings were recorded roughly in 500 B.C. These two religions have resemblances, particularly in their comprehension of the Tao concept. To fully comprehend its significance, it is crucial to examine its three interpretations. The…

Essay, Research Paper Two Time periods of Buddhist Art in India Less than 1% of the population of modern India is Buddhist. Therefore, it is sensible to state that India’s importance for Buddhism and its art is chiefly its historical influence. Not merely is India the state where the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, lived and taught,…

The Fountain By: Darren Aronofsky Therefore, the Lord God banished Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden and placed a flaming sword to protect the tree of life. – Genesis 3:24. The Fountain starts with a quote from the Old Testament and doesn’t slow down on religious and worldview undertones until the credits roll….

Abstract. Buddhism is considered the most important religion in Oriental Asia. Developed from Indian roots, it has affected culture, politics, philosophy and even standards of living for the past two thousand years in two significant countries of Oriental Asia: China and Japan. As the major religion in both countries, Buddhism is very similar in China…

The Khmer empire of Cambodia, extending from its capital, Angkor to present-day Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam, is credited with the creation of extraordinary art and architecture in the sixth to the sixteenth centuries CE.  Some of the world’s most glorious traditions of sculpture and architecture are still represented at Angkor and throughout Cambodia to reflect…

We go through day to day life under the constant influence of our conscience. However, we never stop to think about the origin of our thoughts and how they can be interconnected in such a complex way. The same is true for the concept of the self; I would go as far to say that…