Maitreya

gestures (Abhrya, Varada, Vitarka, Dharma-Chakra, and Dhyana.Mudra), and flowy clothes. Even with the same religion, all beliefs towards Buddha is different and varies with location or geography. “Buddha Maitreya (Mile fo)” is a Buddha statue from the Northern Wei, China. Northern Wei believed that Maitreya

strive towards enlightenment. A Bodhisattva can be anyone that practices the ways of the Buddha. Also, Buddhists also believe in the existence of the Celestial Bodhisattva. This concept involves Guanyin and Maitreya. Guanyin, the “Goddess of Mercy” is a bodhisattva associated with compassion. Maitreya, the “Future Buddha” is a Bodhisattva that has not yet achieved enlightenment but will become the future Buddha of this world. Another important aspect of Buddhism involves the power of reincarnation. This

Although Siddhartha Gotama spread the religion of Buddhism in India, his teaching had a great impact on other countries. Buddhist first made their way to China via the silk route; this was a network of caravan tracts that linked China to the rest of central Asia to the Mediterranean region. Buddhist monks also made their way into China with Buddhist scriptures and Buddhist art in their possession. This is the first time that Buddhism made a substantial impact on the Chinese. Quickly many Chinese

official faith and is strongly protected by the state. The Hwarang corps, an elite corps of youthful warriors that would play a central role in Silla unification of the peninsula, have strong connections to Buddhism, particularly the worship of the Maitreya Buddha. I have seen these troops many a time during my journey. They are often kind, even to strangers such as I, unless offended, which is true for

will get at forming his ideas and the more his confidence will grow. I look forward to next year! Over the year, I have seen Maitreya grow as a writer. He now slows down and organizes his writing prior to starting. This increases his ability to create a clear and well structured essay. At times, he still struggles to pick the best evidence for his argument. When Maitreya takes time to stop and ask himself, “Does the evidence fit,” he can usually answer the question correctly. Next year I hope

Empress Wu Zetian (originally called Wu Zhao) was the only female in Chinese history to rule as Emperor. Although for centuries, she was painted as a brutal and remorseless person due to her inhumane actions, Empress Wu remains as the most influential and mysterious woman in Chinese history. Born into a wealthy family in 624 A.D., Empress Wu was taught how to write, read Chinese classics and to play music. At the age of fourteen, she became a concubine to Emperor Taizong who favoured her knowledge

a white elephant ascended from the heavens of Tushita and settled in her womb. The queen awoke with feverish excitement, as the white elephant was a symbol that her child would be flawless, cleansed and powerful, sent from the Pure Land of Buddha Maitreya. When Queen Mayadevi gave birth to her blessed child, instead of feeling the typical pain of birth, the queen feel in to a pleasurable elapsed sleep. The sleep brought visions of the Hindu gods, Indra and Brahma removing the child pleasant without

Women have always been treated lesser than men and by looking at other cultures we see that woman have little or no power compared to men. Men have always been seen as the dominant gender. Countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Nepal, and many other countries, women are treated less than men. Some of these countries won’t let women get an education, and those who do choose to find education will likely get kidnaped or raped. In other countries, women who don’t get married young

Buddhism is one of the biggest religions founded in India in the 6th and 5th century B.C. by Siddhartha Gautama, also known as “the Buddha.” As one of the greatest Asian religion, it teaches the practice and the observance of moral perceptions. “Buddhism begins with a man. In his later years, when India was afire with his message, people came to him asking what he was. Not ‘Who are you?’ but ‘What are you?’ ‘Are you god?’ they asked. ‘No.’ ‘An angel?’ ‘No.’ ‘A saint

There are times when a movie is made that is said to have themes that are parallel to themes in various religious cultures; the Matrix, written and directed by The Wachowski Brothers, is one of those movies. The Matrix series eventually ended in a Trilogy with fans stating that there were various religious connections throughout all three movies. For the purpose of this reflection I will be focusing on the original Matrix movie. I will also focus mostly on the Christian religious ties that are sprinkled