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    Women In Buddhism

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    When most people think of Buddhism, they probably imagine a statue of Buddha or bald monks in orange robes praying inside a monastery. But how many people picture Buddhist nuns or women meditating under trees? Since the addition of women in religious practices, many Buddhists have found it difficult to agree on whether women truly have a place in Buddhism or not, especially regarding the profoundly spiritual aspects. The primary reason for this divide is the fact that there is no consensus of the

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    Despite Buddhism being an extensive religion it is much more alike other religions than you might think. Religions like Hinduism, Confucianism, and Christianity are all similar to Buddhism in countless ways you may not know. Buddhism was created by Siddhartha Gautama (also known as Buddha). He decided to leave his wife and family to become a more holy individual and to find spiritual enlightenment. He did not understand what suffering truly was like so he sat under a Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya for

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    Judaism Vs Buddhism Essay

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    Buddhism and Judaism are both one of the earliest religions. According to the Buddhist religion, they don’t normally believe in a God or Gods, it is a nontheistic religion. The founder of Buddhism is Siddhartha Gautama, he is also known as the “Buddha” or “the awakened one”. It is believed that the “Buddha” taught Buddhism and “lived in the Eastern part of the Indian subcontinent sometime between the fourth and sixth centuries BCE.” (MindEdge, “History of Buddhism,” para. 1. (2018). The teachings

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    different culture, who are of a different race. . . . We may have a concept about happiness, about freedom, about the future, and we tend to impose these concepts on other races, other groups, other cultures, other countries, and we create suffering for them. We think that everybody must accept and live up to our political model in order to qualify as a civilized people. Thinking this way is like tying ourselves up with rope and using the same rope to tie up everybody else. Cultural and racial

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    Do you believe in religions? Do you believe in its various rituals/practices? I do, I believe in a religion and its practices and rituals. However, I prefer rituals that do not harm any living organism. What kind of rituals do you prefer? A ritual is a ceremonial act that is performed for a specific value, such as to get something good from it. Rituals are one amongst many aspects within a religion. There are numerous religions in the world. One of the religions is Buddhism, and is fourth largest

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    However he was not in favor of the admission of women into monastic organization. He thought their admission would make problems in the sangha. Buddha allowed the admission of women into the order after the repeating request of Ananda and the Buddhist order of Nuns began with Mahaprajapati, Buddha’s aunt and step mother. He said clearly that allowing women into the sangha would cause his teachings to survive only half as long – 500 years instead of 1000. The order of women existed and flourished for

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    along with the achievements of other nuns, demonstrates that women’s hardship and struggle were valued and respected in Buddhism. This empowered women because it shows that even though women faced personal hardships and they lived in a dominant male society, these women still attained Nirvana. In addition, the creation of the Therigatha is an evidence of women’s literary contribution during the early Buddhism. The Therigatha is honored and respected by the members, demonstrating that women as writers

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    Buddhism Research Paper

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    Buddhism. In todays society the only thing most people know about Buddhism as a religion is the big and round Buddha who that is always showing his belly. They think Buddhism is all about just being relaxed and “chilling out.” Buddhism is something much more than just relaxing though, at its basis it is a religion that encompasses a variety of beliefs, traditions, and spiritual practices that are attributed to the Buddha. “Buddhism is a way to salvation which is open to all and depends for its attainment

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    Thereafter, Lord Buddha decided preaching the concrete meaning of Dharma, Karma, and Sangha to others. To begin with, Dharma has prevailed in India since the ancient Hindu religion. Dharma has great influence on daily life of countless people. Moreover, people determine a person’s behavior based on his/her practice of Dharma. In fact, similar

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    the teachings or Dharma of the Buddha but it can be done as an individual or with the help of the Buddhist community or Sangha. The Buddha's teachings are the core of reaching nirvana, in the Buddhaghosa, it is written that “[Nirvana] can only be reached … by the Path”, which refers to the eightfold path devised by Buddha. The buddhist teachings are maintained through the Sangha, and of the Vajrayana buddhist community, the XIVth Dalai Lama has become a major contributor to the development and expression

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