Buddha Essays

The intensification of faith in developing countries, particularly n South and Southeast Asia region, has given birth to the perceived notion of disrespect for the sacred among the Buddh and Hindu communities. This situation has led to a fear of violence at the hands of communities that promoted tolerance and nonviolence through their religious scriptures. Instead of going into the notion of sacred in the scriptures of these religions, the research focuses more on the current situation as the strict...

The novella Heart of Darkness opens and closes with a Marlow seating in a Buddha like posture, and so regarded as modern day Buddha. The author Joseph Conrad gives an obscure picture of Buddhism in the pose of Marlow. The pose also represents him to a certain degree philosophical and wise because Marlow keenly observes human life and nature in his voyage. The basis for the common portrayal of Marlow as a meditating figure perhaps due to the Marlow’s intentions...

Abstract This study looks at Julie Otsuka’s renowned novel, The Buddha in the Attic (2011), in the light of its representation of the mental and psychological colonization of Japanese emigrants in America. It draws upon Homi K. Bhabha’s notions of “unhomeliness”, “ambivalence” and “mimicry”. A close scrutinizing of the novel reveals Otsuka’s grave concern ̶ as a Japanese-American herself ̶ for the Japanese emigrants living in America; the troubles they have faced and the mistreats they have suffered in America...

In his later years, people forged to him as if they were to come to a divine creature asking what he was. They foster questions-like “are you a god, an angel or a saint?” But the Buddha answered “I am awake.” (Smith and Novak, 2004). A man who woke up from dreaming and shook off the daze from the dreamlike vagaries of ordinary awareness who’s liberated and free and escapes from countless death and rebirth. It became his title for...

In both novels, the author’s present the way in which society’s expectations of men and women can be detrimental to a person if these expectations are not defied. Both Kureishi and Woolf explore how women are oppressed by society, and how opposing this oppression is crucial in order to progress as a society. Both novels are also concerned with the suffering caused by stereotypical views of masculinity and how men should behave. Furthermore, both novels present the way in which...

In the mid-2000s, the city of Oakland built a traffic median at the corner of 11th avenue and 19th street in an attempt to cease people cutting through the neighborhood to avoid traffic on the main roads. Oakland being Oakland, this meant that the median was promptly treated as an unofficial dumping ground for trash and furniture and whatever else flotsam and jetsam people wanted to get rid of. A local named Dan Stevenson and his wife Lu lived across...

Siddharta Guatama, or “The Buddha”, went through a rough and painful life until he reached his goal “enlightenment”. He grew up with his father (his mother died shortly after Buddha was born) and his father wanted him to become the next king. Once Buddha found out everything was connected and everything had a consequence, he went and explored the earth to try and end suffering for everybody. The Buddha showed everyone how good Buddhism is for you are your mind....

A lot of the myths and other stories are based on the history of Buddhism. The start of Buddhism dates back to 580 BC, when Buddha Siddhartha Gautama was born in the Lumbini, Southern Nepal. When Siddhartha was only a few days old, it is said that a holy man prophesied over the newborn prince. It was foretold that Siddhartha would either be a great ruler, taking over his father role or a great spiritual teacher. His father, the king...

Both the Christian religion and the Buddhist faith are based on the principles of love. If Buddha and Jesus were to meet I believe they would not try and convert each other but rather shake hands and smile. The parallels between the two faiths are impressive. In this essay I will outline the two faiths with their similarities and differences. Topics covered in this essay include life after death, suffering, and morality which is good and evil. My belief is...

Buddha and Confucius’s ideas reshaped the mindsets of the world and added new scopes to universal concepts of ethics, justice and humanity. Write a well-developed argumentative essay of four to five paragraphs on either Buddha or Confucius and any other Western philosopher of your own choice. Kindly state whether you are pro or con any of the philosophers illustrating the reasons behind your position. Your stated position has to be supported by evidence. Know today is much different from what...

During the life of Buddha Shakyamuni and for many centuries after his departure to parinirvana to the north-west of India, there was a country called Gandhara. At the beginning of our era, Kanishka, the most famous ruler of the Kushan empire, ascended the throne in Gandhar. The years of his reign brought the country a real flowering of crafts and were marked by the advent of Buddhist fine art. It was in the Kushan Empire that Buddhist sculpture and painting...

The Buddha realized that nothing was really permanent. He asked himself, what this life is. The Buddha taught his message to his father, wife and son in this way. He did not attach any importance to religious rituals. He tried to find out why the mind is distracted. He carried forward the spirit of tolerance and tolerance in this mission. He spoke out against unrelated scholarship for the good life. The Buddha’s emphasis was on complete purity in every aspect...

Siddhartha Gautama who later on in life becomes Buddha is the son of Maya and King Suddhodan. As soon as he was born he was able to talk and to walk and when he walked lotus blossoms grew in his steps. To show him off to the world Siddharthas father wanted to have a ceremony. Aceita who was an astrologer had shown up to the ceremony unexpectedly and told Siddharthas parents that he would become nothing or become master of...

This essay will examine Buddhism, Brahmanism and Jainism, although representing different traditions with distinct methodologies and goals, have commonalities that connect practices and beliefs of their meditation systems. The essay will consider geographic history and the merger of cultures, attitudes and doctrines within the first millennium BCE, with detail on how this interweaving of societies, so often seen as opposed Omvedt (2003, p.51), advanced into distinct religious groups with several shared approaches and ideas on meditation. Bronkhorst (2000, p xvii),...

INTRODUCTION Religion may not be easy to define, as it is defined differently for different people.it may be defined as the belief in and worship. Religion may also be used to justify class, gender and colonial forms of discrimination and exploitation. Religion may heal and also hurt people. Teaching and learning about different religions educate citizens to live in a multi-religious world and nation. JUDAISM Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. It is an ancient monotheistic, Abrahamic religion...

The Importance of Differentiation Hinduism and Buddhism are two of the five major religions of the world today. Both are widely practiced and have lingered for centuries. There are numerous amounts of similarities and differences, as do all forms of religions. Some individuals may assume that Hinduism and Buddhism are the same religion with their names only being different. Behind every religion is a basic structure, and that structure can be notable or be abstruse to comprehend. While it’s simple...

In the following study, we will look at the ontological and metaphysical framework within the Tibetan Buddhist context which enables the process of enlightenment to unfold through the body. To the Tibetan Buddhist the mind and the body belong to an illusory matrix through which phenomena ranging from all sensory experience through to the most profound and transcendent can be experienced through the mind body (Tucci 1970, p. 59). We will examine the construct of the mind body and how...

This essay considers reasons the early Buddhists taught that the five aggregates (khandhas) weren’t the self. These reasons can be classified into three categories: soteriological, socio-cultural, and philosophical. Given the Buddha’s emphasis on teaching for the purpose of liberation, the soteriological reasons are the most important and are given the most attention. Nonetheless, the social and religious milieu of Northern India during the Buddha’s time was dominated by an earlier version of the Brahmanic culture still existing in India today....

The Himalayan district extends over the upper east segment of india.They spread roughly 1500 mi(2400km) and goes through the Indian,China,Nepal,Pakistan and Bhutan. These Himalayan locales have numerous special societies and characters that separate them from different areas. The main anthropological meaning of societies from the nineteenth century by British anthropologist Edward Taylor: Culture is that mind boggling entire which incorporates Knowledge, conviction, craftsmanship, law, ethics, custom and some other capacities and propensities procured by man as an individual from the...

Buddhism has always been a religion I’ve been curious about because Buddhist always seem so peaceful and kind to one another. Buddha believe in teaching and providing simple solutions to become happier people and living a life without suffering in rational ways. Also they teach the fundamental idea that kindness and compassion are skills we can learn and master. Buddhism has become more popular over the years, and people are becoming more curious about this religion. The beliefs and values...

Buddhism and Hinduism are 2 out of 5 major religions. As of now, Hinduism has 900 million followers and Buddhism has 376 million. Both of these religions originated in India. Both religions have the common goal of releasing the soul from reincarnation. Reincarnation is a cycle of rebirth, in the eyes of a Buddhist and Hindu, this would be considered a cycle of endless suffering called samsara. They also have the same view on karma, acts that influence reincarnation. To...

Modern Asia is an example of concentration of the rapidly developed countries with the help of human intelligence. South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan are among such countries. South Korea showed the intense economic growth and has taken stable niche in a global technology market. This paper is about my analysis of the religious life of the South Korean people as it plays a universal role in the social life. Particularly, analysis focus on the power weakening of Buddhism and...

Buddhism, one of the most famous religions, has more than 600 million followers across the world in the present day. Its core value focused on reincarnation, immortality, and spiritual practices, which required followers to separate themselves from the secular world. It was first introduced into China during the Han Dynasty (100 C.E.) and quickly spread out through China with support from the Han government. However, it met several problems even persecuted by the end of the later Tang Dynasty (600...

Prior to the approach of Buddhism, there was a created culture of Hinduism in India and Taoism and Confucianism in China. Be that as it may, with the development of Buddhism a social transformation occurred in nations, for example, China, Korea, Japan, Tibet, Mongolia. In the huge breadth of Southeast Asia and the Far East, the way of life of Buddhism gave a ground-breaking catalyst to the otherworldly advancement of these nations by advancing shared combination and reestablishment. A solitary...

Introduction Karma is the reward or punishment you get for what you did. This is a concept in Buddhist philosophy. This is a philosophy, which Sri Gauthama Sambuddha enchanted. This philosophy leads the way to attain nibbana, the uttermost freedom from Sansara. Sansara is the cycle which we go through from one birth to another. We face many incidents where we get sadness at the end. This philosophy shows the correct path to become free from this sadness. Karma is...

Through the inalienable expression of divided perspectives, the formation of contrasting worldviews has ultimately created separate identities for different aspects of life. Comparatively, the spiritual religion of Buddhism and secular philosophical ideology of materialism offer an array of similar and contrasting facets. Foundational aspects such as the origins of the universe, factors which shape the value of the world, as well as the ideal vision and goal of life, are all evidently enforced as unique perspectives when comparing Buddhism and...

In the contemporary time period, roughly the 7 per cent of the World population stick to the Buddhism doctrines and consider themselves as the followers of Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama – the founder of this philosophy. In fact, Buddhism is considered to be one of the earliest religions which has been first introduced between the 4th and 6th centuries of B.C. period. As all the other philosophies, Buddhism is composed of several principles, whereas, the 4 Noble Truths constitute the backbone...

Buddhism and Islamic religious cultures meet the needs of their adherents very successfully. By using the Three Ninan Smart Dimensions, it will explore the religious practices, material and mythological dimension. Every religious tradition has some practices to which it obeys, and which provides spiritual awareness. Rituals and practices are inherent in the spiritual beliefs of many followers. All practices and rituals serve the same purpose; to uplift ones physical and emotional connection with their god. This is significant as rituals...

As we have learned, religion is very difficult to define. Each different religion comes with their own specific set of rules, beliefs, and practices. The religion that I chose to learn about was Buddhism. Buddhism was founded over 2,500 years ago in India. Since then it has evolved to many different parts of the world and has formed different sects within the religion itself. Siddhartha Gautama created the religion and throughout his practices he reached Nirvana, becoming the Buddha. Siddhartha...

Engaged Buddhism is a contemporary form of Buddhism which engrosses with the cultural, economic, political and environmental issues of the society which it is practiced, in a non-violent and active approach. With all the changes in society and the ever-adapting methodology to how the world which today runs, a politically and socially present adaption of Buddhism referred to as Engaged Buddhism came into being a highly powerful and active amendment to the practice of Buddhism as the world knew it...