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    Diversity Role Written Assignment Rethinking Buddhism Texas State University COMM 1310: Fundamentals of Human Communication Addison LePere Page Break Rethinking Buddhism My name is Joseph Green and I identify as Buddhist. I am 22 years old and attend Texas State University as a Social Work major. I work at Half Price Books as a part time job and I also volunteer at the local park. (Question 1) My identity as a Buddhist does define me and it has made an impact on my life in a more positive

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    The Gupta Era

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    The Gupta Era began in 320 CE and lasted all the way to 520 CE. During this period, Buddhism was an influence for India. Buddhist monks that were disciples of the Buddhism religion influenced education, literature, and higher learning during the Gupta Era. This spreaded across all of Gupta Empire which gave the empire a religion to mainly focus on. The Gupta empire was founded by Maharaja Sri Gupta. Buddhism went from being a not noticeable religion to a wide know religion during the Gupta era because

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    Pure Lands Buddhism is highly influenced by the doctrines and practices in Tendai, especially the Lotus Sutra. However, Pure Lands Buddhism began to spread throughout Japan because of the shift from the Heian period to the Kamakura period. The “uncertainty of life” and the belief that mappō was occurring allowed the shift to Pure Lands Buddhism to become popular (Earhart 130). I believe that this shift occurred because of the inclusive nature of Pure Lands Buddhism. The main belief that “Amida has

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    Buddhism Pure Land Essay

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    Pure Land Buddhism” Pure Land Buddhism offers a way to enlightenment for people who can’t handle the subtleties of meditation, endure long rituals, or just live especially good lives. The essential practice in Pure Land Buddhism is the chanting of the name Amitabha Buddha with total concentration, trusting that one will reborn in Pure Land, where it is much easier for a being to work towards enlightenment. Pure Land Buddhism is particularly popular in China and Japan. Pure Land Buddhism as a school

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    emphasizing on external powers, especially spirits of a deceased person. Another religion that was founded was Shingaku, the ‘heart learning’ religion. Shingaku was founded by Ishida Baigan, whom studied Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and incorporated those ideas from each religion to form an ultimate school. Due to the fact that Shinto was based off of other folk religions

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    practices Humanistic Buddhism. Humanistic Buddhism is the teaching of Buddha. It affirms that the Buddha was born into the human world, and was cultivated in this world. The difference is that Buddha was enlightened in this human world and he taught other human beings in this world how to reach Nirvana, the freedom from suffering, in this human world and not apart from it. Buddha taught others that it is through our humanity that Buddhahood, full enlightenment, will be attained. Buddhism says that “the

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    also emptiness. With the great prajñā, or wisdom, Avalokiteśvara understands all the emptiness, and overcomes all dukkhas, or sufferings. In the emptiness, he has no worries, no fear, and no sorrow. Emptiness in Buddhism has various meanings, depending on the context and the school of Buddhism. Emptiness can be considered as anicca, or impermance.

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    nature and meaning of life, etc.” Three popular schools of philosophy amongst China are Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Buddhism, a very popular philosophy in China, was founded by Siddhartha Gautama (otherwise known as the Buddha) in the late sixth century. Some may argue that Confucianism or Taoism are superior schools of philosophy, but Buddhism has the best approach to life because it supports individual well being and worldly knowledge. Buddhism has the best approach to life because it supports

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    religions of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. While researching this paper, I came across this quote from an unknown source that stated, ?No civilization is monochrome. In China the classical tones of Confucianism have been balanced not only by the spiritual shades of Buddhism, but also by the romantic hues of Taoism?. As each religion is surmised the similarities and differences between them will be revealed. Buddhism is the religions of about 400 million people in the Orient. Buddhism accepts

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    Tibetan Buddhism, a Mahayana sect, is a unique exception in strictly following the vegetarian diet, as Tibetan Buddhism encourages vegetarianism despite most communities being located on the Qing-hai Tibetan Plateau (Rinpoche) The Qing-hai plateau is most likely the largest and highest area ever to exist on Earth, with an average elevation of 16,400 feet (Foggin). This has led to few constructions of transportation services, virtually causing the region to be excluded from vegetation trade. Furthermore

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