What are the main differences between Sikhism and Buddhism?
TUTORIAL 6 'BUDDHISM' 26 November 2003 A1: What are the main differences between Sikhism and Buddhism? Buddhism dates back to 530 BC and is thus 2500 years old. Sikhism is the youngest of the world religions. It's history dates back to the year 1469. Most of the world's religions believe in the existence of one Omnipotent reality, called by differing names. Buddhism however talks about self-origination and not the Supreme Reality (No creator, no God). The Sikhs worship only one Almighty God in his abstract form. They are not allowed to worship any idols, images or photographs. This is a sentence from the Guru Granth Sahib and teaches Sikhs a bit about those who believe and do or believe in God; 'By forgetting the Supreme Lord, all the ailments cling to the man. The non-believers in the Omnipresent Lord suffer separation from Him, birth after birth.' (Guru Arjan Dev, Majh, pg. 135) Buddhism is a monastic community known as the Sangha. Sikhism is a theistic path known as Guru Panth holding belief in the teachings of Guru Granth (Holy Scriptures) Siddharta Gautama, known as Buddha was an oral teacher; he left no written body of thought; Later followers codified the Buddha's beliefs and oral teachings some 500 years after his demise.
Describe in detail what is meant by the ‘Middle Way’.
RS1 Describe in detail what is meant by the 'Middle Way'. Siddharta Gautama was born about 563 BCE, in a garden called Lumbini, in the foothills of the Himalayas. Siddharta was said to have been born out of the side of his mother, Queen Maya, who died seven days later. It is said that once he was born he immediately took seven steps towards each quarter of heaven, and at each step up sprung a lotus flower. He then declared that he would have no more births, and that this was his last body and that he would 'pluck out by the roots the sorrow caused by birth and death'. Siddharta was brought up into the Shakya Clan and lived a very rich lifestyle. But this did not satisfy him, so he decided to go in search of enlightenment and at the age of 19 he started to think seriously about his life. His father tried to protect him from the real world, but Siddharta still saw four things that changed his life: . An old man. This showed Siddharta that everyone will get old someday. 2. A sick man. This showed Siddharta that you cannot be protected from disease. 3. A corpse. This showed Siddharta that everyone dies. 4. A Holy man. This showed Siddharta that one has devoted himself to the spiritual life. When he saw the Holy man, he decided to leave and live a life of poverty. For six years, Siddharta followed a Sadha's way of life, he nearly starved himself
Buddist ethics - The war on Iraq.
Hossein Amini 4H BUDDHIST ETHICS: THE WAR ON IRAQ Mr Blair, in light of your constant apprehension on the War with Iraq, which is now greatly looming upon us all, I would like to raise a few aspects that I feel are necessary, before you declare this war. Mr Blair, you must seriously keep an open mind about what you are doing. The history of mankind is a continuous manifestation of man's greed, hatred, pride, jealousy, selfishness and delusion. During the past 3,000 years, many, many wars have taken place. Is this really, a major characteristic of a man? What is his destiny, and how can men bring destruction onto one another? Although it can be said that man has invented several important and critical advances in technology, they have also on the other hand took a step forward to the destruction of their own kind. This is exactly how many of the great civilisations, the Aztecs, the Romans, the Greeks, the Ottomans, have all been completely erased from this earth. Modern man has become so sophisticated in the art and technique of military warfare, that it is possible to turn mankind into ashes within just a few seconds. Thus, the world has turned into a storehouse of military hardware as a result of the game called 'Military Superiority' I have know been told, that the prototype of a new nuclear weapon, being built, is more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on
Re synoptic essay.
Re synoptic essay. The initial problem with studying the belief in life after death is that there are a vast number of theories stating what they believe 'life after death' actually is. Therefore in order to effectively ascertain arguments for and against this idea, it is necessary to deal with each individual theory separately. Within this essay I will be discussing and assessing the views of Buddhists and looking at 'life after death' from an ethical point of view. In the teaching of the Buddha, all of us will pass away eventually as a part in the natural process of birth, old-age and death and that we should always keep in mind the impermanence of life. To Buddhism, however, death is not the end of life, it is merely the end of the body we inhabit in this life, but our spirit will be reborn. Where they will be born is a result of the past and the accumulation of positive and negative action, and the resultant karma (cause and effect) is a result of ones past actions. According to Buddhism, our lives and all that occurs in our lives is a result of Karma. Every action creates a new karma, this karma or action is created within our body, our speech or our mind and this action leaves a subtle imprint on our mind which has the potential to ripen as future happiness or future suffering, depending on whether the action was positive or negative. If we bring happiness to people,
Analysis the Sutra on the Eight Realizations of the Great Beings.
Analysis the Sutra on the Eight Realizations of the Great Beings Introduction: a monk whose name was An Shin Kao translated the Sutra on the Eight Realization of the Great Beings from Sanskrit during the later Han Dynasty in China. An Shin Kao was a prince when he was young, however, he became a monk after his father died. Moreover, An Shin Kao learned the knowledge of sutras well; he translated many famous Buddhist Sutras. Thus, An Shin Kao could represent to be a translating monk for the Buddhist Sutra in the earlier period of Buddhism in China. The word of great beings means that people are liberated from birth and death and help everyone in the world with Great Vow. In other words, Great Beings is similar to Bodhisattvas. The purpose of these eight realizations is for Buddha, Bodhisattvas and Great Beings who have followed and practiced diligently the way of compassion and understanding. There are over three hundred words in the sutra, but the value is important. Therefore, learners can get the main idea of the sutra easily because of clear clauses. Eight Realization of the Great Beings The view of World-1.All political regimes are subject to fall. 2.The world is impermanent. 3.All things composed of the four elements are empty. The view of Life-1. More desire is the root of samsara. 2. To feel fulfilled is the root of practicing the way. 3. To
Buddhist Monks and Nuns.
Monks are one of the most important people in a Buddhist community. They have a very special daily routine. They all wear yellow robes and shave their heads. They don't grow food and only have one meal a day. They also aren't allowed to eat meat because they don't want to hurt other animals. But if offered meat then they shall eat it as it is rude to not accept a present. Monks have begging bowls where they are given food in because they are not allowed to grow food they have to beg it. To learn a bit more about Monks and Nuns we have interviewed a very famous Buddhist, in fact he started Buddhism, you can all guess who he is Prince Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha). We have interviewed him on our beloved program "Every day with a Buddhist". It is nice to have you on our Show. Thanks, a lot I really have the honour of being on TV because they were not supposed to be invented at my time. Firstly, Prince Gautama we will start by asking you some questions and then we will be asking our manager what he thinks about Buddhist Monks. Why do Buddhist monks and nuns wear a yellow robe? When the Buddhist followers looked into the jungle they could always tell which leaves were about to drop from the tree, because they were either yellow, orange or brown. In India, yellow became the colour of meditations. Monks and nuns robes are yellow so they can act as a constant reminder of the
A Review And Analysis Of 'The Matrix' By The Wachowski Brothers, And Its Exploration Of Christianity.
A Review And Analysis Of 'The Matrix' By The Wachowski Brothers, And Its Exploration Of Christianity 'The Matrix', a 1999 film by the Wachowski Brothers, is a psychologically disturbing film that questions the reality of our existence. This film is a story with a moral plot, about a group of renegades fighting a noble battle for truth, and the liberation of the human race. The film revolves around a character called Thomas Anderson (also known online under the alias of 'Neo', a hacker) who appears to be completely normal - he has a normal, dull desk job by day, and at home he leads another life in front of his computer. However, everything changes when a person called 'Trinity' - an apparently quite well-known and infamous hacker - asks to meet with him. The events that follow reveal to 'Neo' that the world he accepts as reality is in fact a computer program. The world has long since fallen to a form of Distopia - Artificial Intelligence reigns as the superior race, using humans as a power source, keeping them restrained in 'pods', sending a computer program of the 'real world' into their brains to keep them content and quiet. With the help of Trinity, Neo meets with the group of renegades and their leader, Morpheus, who have freed themselves of the brainwashing program (called the Matrix). Morpheus tells Neo about the Matrix and Neo joins them in the 'real' world. Morpheus
The sacred book of Buddhism is called the Tipitaka.
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Buddhism is a religion that offers a new perspective on life. Many view Buddhism as more than a religion, but a great Asian philosophy.
Buddhism is a religion that offers a new perspective on life. Many view Buddhism as more than a religion, but a great Asian philosophy. This view explains the 'way of life' that people should live. Buddha, the awakened one, is viewed as a person who teaches others to lead a moral life, to be mindful, aware of thoughts and actions and develop wisdom and understanding. Buddha was not a god or an idol, he was an extraordinary man, on a quest to end suffering in the world. Buddha seeks enlightenment and wants to share his knowledge with everyone. Siddharta Gautama was a Hindu prince born in the 6th century BCE in India. Suddhodana was a king in a small principality in the town of Kapilacastu. His mother was Queen Maya, who died soon after he was born. When Siddharta was born, it was said that he was born from his mother's side, symbolizing a virgin birth, and he was able to walk and lotus floors bloomed under his feet. His first words were that "I am chief of the world, Eldest am I in the world, Foremost am I in the world. This is the last birth. There is now no more coming to be." (Buddha Net) At a name ceremony held in the honour of Siddharta, an old hermit appeared and said that it is either Siddharta will be a great king or a holy man. Siddhartha's father was so afraid that his son would not continue his legacy that he barred him from leaving the palace, providing him with
Describe a journey to a Buddhist place of Pilgrimage.
Becki Miller Pilgrimage Describe a journey to a Buddhist place of Pilgrimage Pilgrimage is a special journey to an important place and in a Buddhists case usually a place of worship. It often a once in a lifetime trip for the purpose of aiding the journey to enlightenment. For a Buddhist there are four main places that they might go on a pilgrimage, the Lumbini grove, Bodh Gaya, the deer park at Sarnath and Kushinara. The Lumbini Grove is an obvious place to go on Pilgrimage as it is the birthplace of the Siddartha Gotama. This is marked by an inscription on a pillar which reads "Here the Buddha was born". The journey to the Lumbini grove is half an hour from the nearest train station, followed by hours on cycle, rickshaw or on foot. There are a few monks, two temples and a pool at this remote site. Bodh Gaya is the place of Siddartha Gotama's enlightenment, it is the most sacred place of pilgrimage in the Buddhist world. Clearly many Buddhists believe that this is a place of great "spiritual power" which becomes more intense each time pilgrims visit, as this is the place where Siddartha became Buddha. Many people believe that this is the site of enlightenment for all great Buddhists; however, in my opinion this is incorrect as there are hundreds of great Buddhists in the world, in fact I feel that any Buddhist that has pure faith is great Buddhist, and surely not