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    So I chose to watch the video on the myth of the fat Buddha. This cyber journey was completely all new facts to me for the most part. Before learning about what Buddha really looks like most of us pictured Buddha as a fat happy guy. Shockingly this is not what he looks like at all. Based on my own knowledge I know that there are millions of people out there that visualize Buddha as a happy guy. Buddha also known as Siddhartha Gautama, is a very serious person who survived on only a spoonful of rice

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    Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, most popularly known as Buddha, founded the great religion of Buddhism. Gautama was simply born a prince in the 6th century to the leader of Shakya, Śuddhodana and his wife, Maya. Seven days after his birth Gautama’s mother tragically died, yet before her death, she saw a white elephant coming to her from the heavens. These signs indicated (according to a prophet) that Gautama was going to grow up to be a holy man living a normal life or king if he wasn’t confronted

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    “The Buddha: The Story of an Awakened Life” by David Kherdian, Kherdian tells the story leading up to the Buddha’s birth, how he was raised, and his journey that lead him to be the life the of Buddha. Siddhartha, better known as the Buddha, never wanted to become the king after his father hands down the reigns. He rather be with nature and be roaming the great unknown rather than being trapped in a city that had no importance to him besides the nature that the city held within it. The Buddha life

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    and death of the Buddha over 2,500 years ago. It has become to be known as Buddha Day. Buddhist Festivals are always joyful occasions. Typically on a festival day, lay people will go the the local temple or monastery and offer food to the monks and take the Five Precepts and listen to a Dharma talk. In the afternoon, they distribute food to the poor to make merit and in the evening join perhaps in a ceremony of circumambulation a stupa three time as a sign of respect to the Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha

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    Buddha- Siddhartha Gautama, also known as Buddha “The enlightened one” was a spiritual leader and teacher whose life serves as the foundation of the Buddhist religion. Buddha lived in Nepal during the 6th to 4th century B.C. Buddha

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    Neil Patel Period 2 Oct. 4, 2014 Parallels between Siddhartha and Buddha Most readers often get confused with the book Siddhartha, as most initially presume the book after reading for a little bit, that the main character is Buddha. However, this is not the case; the main character, Siddhartha, shares the same name as the original Buddha, an element Herman Hesse included to help the readers make the initial connection between the two characters in the book, though it may get confusing.

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    Western Paradise Of Amitabha Buddha, 10'2" x 16', Cave 217 Dunhaung Gansu, 346, Tang dynasty, Paint. 2.In the painting there is around 45 people that i can see. Most are wearing robes so i would guess they are monks, however there is three big people who seem to be the center of attention i think they are buddha in the middle and two random gods on either side of buddha.It looks as if the people are either praying to Buddha or they are listening to a speech he is giving. Buddha looks to be siting on a

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    Have you ever heard of the religion Jainism or Buddhism? Do you even know who Mahavira and Buddha are? To answer the questions, these two people are important figures and leaders of the mentioned religions. Mahavira was the 24th Tirthankara and the reformer of Jainism. Whereas Buddha was the teacher and founder of Buddhism. In the present days, there are many beliefs concerning the fact that these two different persons could have been the same person. Regardless of this conviction, there are some

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    Jesus the Christ and Gautama the Buddha In this paper, I want to compare and contrast Buddha and Christ, the two personalities that have significantly influenced human history: one of the eastern hemisphere and the other the western hemisphere of earth. Both Buddha and the Christ have millions of followers. Not only are their teachings of huge interest separately, but also is there growing interest in how they relate to each other. In Christianity, there is an all-loving, all-power God. He designed

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    Studying the lives of religious leaders can open the question of what role religion takes in civilizations. Although Buddha and Moses both had prophecies about their destiny, believed they needed to dissolve suffering in the world, and encountered a supernatural being, their teachings serve different roles in society. Predictions were made about Buddha and Moses’ futures, and while there were obstacles in the way, they were both able to fulfill them. Shortly after Siddhartha’s birth, a soothsayer

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