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to the end of suffering. The guidelines to attain nirvana is called the Eightfold Path. Gautama gave sermons based on his discoveries and eventually built a Buddhist society. At first, only the religious order was referred to as the sangha, but, with time, the sangha meant the entire Buddhist community. The word “bodhisattva” is formed from the two words bodhi, meaning spiritual awakening, and sattva, defined as a spirit or essence. Using the definitions of the root words, the literal translation

I visited Red Clay Sangha (Atlanta) (https://redclaysangha.org) on February 19th. Red Clay Sangha is a young Buddhist community which offers meditation, chanting, study and fellowship. Around 100 people belong to the community. This community is dedicated to bringing the compassion and wisdom of Buddha's teachings and practice to all without disparagement. Their organizational and spiritual leaders are chosen their own to represent the values of RCS as a whole. Their policy is that all members should

(vipassana). In addition, the Buddha teaching encompass the triple gem (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha) these are also referring to as the three refuges. The Buddha is the person who has had the Experience of Enlightenment (Nibbana). As such, the dharma is the teaching of Buddha to finding the truth way of things. They are the four noble truth the eightfold path or middle way and the five Buddhist precepts. The Sangha is the community of where the practice the religion (Fundamental

The Orange County Buddhist Church located in Anaheim at 909 South Dale Avenue is one of the few temples that practices and teaches Jodo Shinshu Buddhism in America. Although Shinran Shonin first established these traditions about 800 years ago in Japan, it did not reach the United States until the late 19th century by Japanese immigrants. Since then, Shin Buddhism has grown and developed Americanized features that contribute to its message of acknowledging the interdependence of all aspects in the

The celebration of Wesak which is the annual ritual celebrating the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death (parinirvana), provides an opportunity for adherents to reflect on the Buddha’s life and teaching. The Wesak festival is extremely important to the Buddhist adherent and the Buddhist community. The Wesak festival or Buddha's Day celebrates the birthday of Prince Siddhartha Gautama, who was to become Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.The Wesak festival is a time for devotion and remembering

Buddhism, like other world religions, is not one homogeneous grouping of like-minded devotees adhering to one school of thought. Just as Christianity has its Catholics and Protestants, and Islam its Sunnis and Shiites, Buddhism is also comprised of various schools and sects. Some scholars separate Buddhist schools into geographical groupings, such as Southern, Eastern and Northern traditions, whereas some prefer to focus on a more tradition-specific delineation, such as Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana

4. Are Buddhism and Hinduism similar? Buddhism and Hinduism share many similarities, such as the concepts of Karma (deed) and Dhamma (social conduct or law), a spiritual level beyond our physical world. Both see freedom of materialism as a way to reduce suffering (asceticism), practice meditation and yoga, and see the freedom of rebirth as the highest (spiritual) achievement. In Hinduism, Brahmins are the only ones capable of receiving mokṣa (liberation), and other humans and animals have to climb

The statement ‘Asoka has been described by historians as ‘the greatest of kings’ not because of the physical extent of his empire but because of his character as a man, the ideals for which he stood, and the principles by which he governed,’ gives one a sound understanding of the significance of Asoka along with a brief outline of whom he was. Asoka, a Hindu prince in the dynasty of Mauryan who became the third monarch of that dynasty and born in 306BCE, had the nature of dynastic rulers of his time

We live in what is sometimes describes as a “secular age,” meaning, in effect, that religion is not an especially important issue for most people. However, there is much evidence to suggest that this is not true. In many societies, including the United States, religion and religious values shape the lives of millions of individuals and play a key role in politics and culture as well. The religion that my paper and my presentation will cover is the beautiful and expansive religion of Buddhism. It

Siddhartha’s protected environment could no longer satisfy him when he discovered the unfortunate truths of every person 's life. Occasionally, the prince would leave the palace to take trips into the city. His father, wanting to shelter him, would orchestrate these trips to avoid the unpleasantries of life. The story goes that four sights led Siddartha to leave his established life. He experienced these sights on outings he was taken on by his charioteer named Chandaka. Even though care was taken