Manjusri

Ferroni! Art 102! Amiko Matsuo! Museum Paper! Meeting of the Bodhisattvas Manjusri and Samantabhadra! ! Bodhisattvas in Buddhist culture are deemed enlightened and are worshiped as deities. Therefore it is logical for one of the biggest Buddhist cultures to have constructed a sculpture in their honor. Created during the Tang Dynasty in 742 by an unknown artist in China, the sculpture “Meeting of the Bodhisattvas Manjusri and Samantabhadra” pays homage to the bodhisattvas Wenshu and Puxian. This

Tantric Kali from the Hindu religion, God(s)/Goddess(s) or sacred figures can sometimes be seen in the wrong light which leads to an un-informed view of that character. In actuality, if you take a closer look at the illustration it can be seen that Manjusri, being the Bodhisattva of wisdom, wields a sword of wisdom that can cut through ignorance as well as the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra in his left hand. These are two empowering aspects but seem to be dwarfed due to the tantric form of Majusri. I did

The Vimalakīrti-nirdeśa "offers us two dramatic and contrasting moments of Silence. The first of these [is] the Silence of Śāriputra ", who is rendered silent during an exchange with a goddess. Śāriputra, when asked a question in a context, chooses to remain silent. He abandons speech rather quickly. Such a refusal may be considered as neither an indication of wisdom nor a means of imparting wisdom. It is in fact a refusal to make progress. Contrasting Sariputra’s silence is the second moment of

concept of baselessness. “Unreal construction is the root of desire. What is the root of unreal construction? The false concept is the root of unreal construction. What is the root of the false concept? Baselessness. What is the root of baselessness? Manjusri, when something is baseless, how can it have any root? Therefore, all things stand on the root which is baseless.” (Vil. p.58) In this quote it is explained that everything in our reality is tied the concept of baselessness and through that lies

Beliefs within Aboriginal Spirituality & Buddhism Religion is a set of beliefs towards life where it helps describe the truth, purpose, lessons and outlook on life and also beliefs toward a higher authority or creator depending on the beliefs. Aboriginal spirituality is the set of beliefs of spiritual traditions and teachings which is passed down orally through the generations and centuries of believers. Buddhism is the set of beliefs of ending personal suffering and discovering happiness

Buddhist and Christian Prayer: A Comparison in Practice and Purpose At first glance the traditions of Christianity and Buddhism appear very different from each other. One centers around a God that was at one time physically manifest on earth in the human form of his "son" Jesus Christ, the other primarily worships a historical figure that gained divine status through enlightenment. This assessment is broad at best, especially in the case of Buddhism where the Theravada and Mahayana traditions

Buddhism stands as a philosophy and a religion founding itself on the theory of a possible eternal soul. Until awakening is achieved, this eternal soul is locked in the vicious cycle of rebirth (Samsara). According to the Four Noble Truths preached by the Buddha, life is a perpetual suffering caused by desire and attachment, and freedom from suffering is only possible by practicing the Eightfold Path. The World is suffering in a succession of temptations and negative experiences from birth to death

What can be said about the unspeakable? How does one begin to describe the indescribable? The very act of discussing ineffability questions whether anything can be truly ineffable in the first place. Religion almost always critically depends on the ineffability of some experience or entity. This is a widespread tendency, but some would argue that it is a rule for all religions. That there must be the recognition of something “beyond,” “transcendent” or “pure.” Prior to judging Christian

Religions across the globe have their own distinctive rites and rituals, idols, traditions, and values. Each have in common a desire to explain something unexplainable by common wisdom, or attributing some aspect of life to some higher power. Many religions have at their heart etiological stories, which explain some sort of natural phenomenon through the physical manifestation of their deity or deities. From high winds and thunderstorms to love, fertility, and the sun, such religions focus on the

University: University of Leiden 14 June 2012 Department: Language and Culture of China Course: Visual Political Communication (BA3) Semester: Summer Semester 2011/2012 Lecturer: Florian Schneider Journey to the West A Textual-Visual Discourse Analysis Name: Stefan Ruijsch (Student No. 0620203) Major: Chinese Studies, BA 3 E-mail: s.ruijsch@umail.leidenuniv.nl Phone: 06-48369645 Address: Vrijheidslaan 256, 2321 DP Leiden Word Count: 9,387 Table of Contents