Amitābha

to a cultural influence. A well-known monument in Japan is Diabutsu, which a large bronze sculpture built in 1252, represents Buddha. (Gascoigne) This monument is not a representation of the traditional Gautama Buddha but rather of another called Amitabha Buddha. The “cult of Amida” arrived from China, and is based on a sutra. (Gascoigne) This means that all and any who reach enlightenment will be secured with the love of Amida and live with him in a pure land. This would appeal to those who suffer

lots of services in Industrial monitoring, health care monitoring, and environmental monitoring using WSNs. I came across an interesting journal of Intelligent Parking Lot Application using Wireless Sensor Networks by Sangwon Lee, Dukhee Yoon and Amitabha Ghosh, 2008. The writers[1] has criticized lots of journals where people tried using a different kind of sensors like magnetometers, video cameras, microphones, motion detectors, light

Buddhism made its way into China during the Han dynasty which existed during the years 206 BCE to 220 CE. The period in which Buddhism was introduced into China was a trying one, a time where China was “(forcibly unified)…by the Ch’in.” The emperor of the Han dynasty was the heir to this new China. Despite this situation, the Han dynasty was an “era of rapid economic development…and population grew to perhaps 56 million.” This boost gave Buddhism in China the chance to propagate, as the people

A man who claims to channel the spirits of Jesus Christ, Socrates, Muhammad, Gautama Siddhartha, and many important people of history has a base follower of 12 million people. Ryuho Okawa, born Takashi Nakagawa, attained Great Enlightenment in 1981 and formed his religion, Happy Science, based upon his experience. Okawa went on to publish over 2000 books that contained his core teachings on truth, love, progress, wisdom, happiness, and self-reflection. Happy Science is one of the fastest growing

As a girl, I was raised in a Christian household that believed strongly in the belief of God and the truth of the Bible. I have never really had experiences with other religions of the world since I have always been a firm believer in Christianity. Prior to reading the chapter on Buddhism in my book “The World’s Religions” the only information that I knew about the Buddhist religion was that there was meditation and a lot of relaxation involved, but I came to understand and respect the Buddhist

distraction on the path of enlightenment. In contrast, the Lotus sutra speaks of music playing in the places where Buddha preaches (Szczepanski, 2014). Chants are the most fundamental form of music in Buddhism. Chanting of mantras such as the name of Amitabha, or the throat singing of Tibetan Buddhist chants are well-known chants. Tibetan chants in particular are complex in nature and are recitations of sacred texts (Szczepanski,

Advanced technology and luxurious items seem bring humans into a “Modern World.” However, it seems these 21st Century technologies and items have brought more dissatisfaction, the duhkha. Death, blood and war, these words appear in the newspaper almost everyday. Despite those external dissatisfactions, internally human kind becomes more selfish and lonely. As a matter of fact, a hypochondria is becoming so popular that one in seven adults is facing it. In our society today, Buddhism, especially Mahayana

Egyptian art is known widely for its hieroglyphics in temples/tombs as well as having a wide range of statues representing a spiritual future, while the Chinese stick to tradition sculptures, this includes but is not limited to small figures like a person, animal or an unlikely looking figure. Egyptian art is known to be descriptive each piece of art work is telling a story. Comparing the Ka statue from ancient Egypt dating back to Hor I/Autubre 13th Dynasty and the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara statue

One branch of Buddhism is Mahayana, which literally means the Great Vehicle. Mahayana can more easily be defined as a loose collection of teachings with large and extensive principles that coexist all together. Mahayana defines itself as penetrating further and more deeply into the Buddha's Dharma, or the way of the Buddha. This practice originates in India, and slowly spread across Asia to countries as China, Japan, Korea through the missionary activities of monks and the support of kings. However

have numerous gods and both follow the same paths to ultimately achieve Nirvana (a place where all the enlightened beings reside). "He set himself forty-eight vows to fulfill, which, he proclaimed, would allow him to reach Nirvana." (Encarta 98, "Amitabha,") This is about one man who makes rules for himself so that he can get into Nirvana. The concept of a god or gods in Buddhism is almost void and therefore in the eyes of some not even a religion. Hindus have many gods governing different aspects