Forking paths

The four Noble Truths were “taught in Buddhism as the fundamental insight or enlightenment of the Buddha” (Dr. Morris, lecture notes). The first Noble Truth is Dukkha, which meaning suffering or frustration. “Life inevitably involves suffering, is imperfect and unsatisfactory” (Living Religions, p. 110). According to Mary Pat Fisher, “happiness is not permanent” and “we all experience grief, unfulfilled desires, sickness, old age, physical pain, mental anguish, and death” (Living Religions, p. 110)

Tibetan Buddhists wear orange robes and have shaved heads, which is a symbol that highlights their devotion to the religion, and their main goal to find enlightenment and end all suffering. In the years when Buddha was said to be alive, he and his followers had all shaven their heads prior to the growth of the religion. It was a way of conveying their modesty, by allowing them to focus only on the spiritual beliefs of life as opposed to the materialistic things that our life has to offer. This tradition

How could one become a qualified Buddhist Scholar? From my personal perspective, the criteria of a Buddhist Scholar are not only taught at any university, or anyone has the title of professor within any education organizations or communities. It does not matter if she/he is a monastery or lay disciple. Because, anything of judgment is not the only standard, and there are many conditions related to be a qualified Buddhist Scholar. Generally, the word of “scholar” represents as a learned one; a person

Found within the documentary are several Buddhist practices, beliefs, and ideas. A few of which are the ideas that nothing is eternal on this Earth, as everything must come to an end, and the idea existing in this world is pain. One of the monks from the videos states that the pain of being born into this world is what makes us initially cry. He calls this situation a dogma or law of life so that we can prepare for or take what life has to offer. Buddhists believe that they must reach enlightenment

Amanda maduike PHIL210_4001 2/25/18 “The Arrow” The Arrow is a strong powerfully word for Buddha used to name of a painfully feelings. The arrow is the highest destiny of human. The Buddha is the highest energy of positive spirits and the spirits does not have negative spirits. The arrow explains the stress and unhappiness that occurs in the phenomenal around the world. The arrow explains uninstructed the person feeling of pleasure, feeling of pain

As I read through the book “Living Religions”, about Buddhism, The Four Noble Truths seemed like a conflicting religious claim. From my understanding, The Four Noble Truths preaches that desire is the prime reason of disappointment but still can be cured. This would mean that life itself is sadness and even death and rebirth is also a form of sorrow. If this is true than Buddhism can’t help someone achieve happiness if there is no escape from sadness. This makes The Four Noble Truths look like

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Same: Buddhism and Jainism share numerous aspects of 'sameness' within their faith paths, these include but are not limited to geographical and very possibly Clan origin, the use of monastery as an order of hierarchy, a quest for enlightenment, and non-theism. Jainism and Buddhism both originate from the Indus Valley Civilization, with Mahavira and the Buddha living in the time frame of 500 BCE. "Jainism's major teach for this age is Mahavira or Mahavir (The Great Hero). He was a contemporary

Vishnu Purana is one of the eighteen books within the Hindu scripture, Mahapuranas. Inside of its covers are traditional Vedic stories that help encompass Hindu ideals. In the Vishnu Purana, the stories imply that even in a womb, a child has a jiva. Along with a soul, a child is also fully conscious and responsive. In the Patanjali Yoga Sutras it states, “having no ill feeling for any living being, in all manners possible and for all times is called ahimsa, and it should be the desired goal of

Being a fan of Chuck Norris prior to doing this book reflection, I was intrigued with reading his book on religion. “The Secret Power Within: Zen Solutions to Real Problems” turned out to be a captivating read. Throughout the book, Norris details his personal struggles and triumphs as well as how he was able to find Zen despite personal turmoil. Through studying martial arts, Norris became familiar with Zen (the core philosophy behind martial arts) ultimately changing his life forever. His own