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- 31: What do Buddhism and Christianity Teach About the Significance, Purpose And Value of Human Life?
- What do Buddhism and Christianity Teach About the Significance, Purpose And Value of Human Life? BUDDHISM " The concern of Buddhism is with man rather than with the material universe. The phenomenal world is held to be without substance and to be in a constant condition of flux. Man himself is no less impermanent than ...
- 32: The Beat Generation
- ... conventional American life style. As survivors of the World War II and preys of consumerism, everything that went on in the United States gave them great dissatisfaction. Their meaning of life was rediscovered from Jazz, Buddhism and drugs, which became the integral part of the beat movement. Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, and Jack Kerouac had much reference to jazz, Buddhism, and drugs in their literary work. Ginsberg, who was mainly known for his life-changing poem Howl, which was first read at the Six Gallery in San Francisco in October 1955, defeated all odds by ... were in fact jazz musicians themselves. There were however, interactions between the talents of the two different worlds. Jazz, in all, had a major influence of the writers of the Beat Generation. The belief in Buddhism was another heavy influence on the Beat Generation. It It was mainly the religion of the beats which was originally an ancient and very philosophical Asian tradition. Writers such as Kerouac and Ginsberg started ...
- 33: Jack Kerouac
- Buddhism and the Poetry of Jack Kerouac For we all go back where we came from, Gods Lit Brain, his Transcendent Eye of Wisdom And theres your bloody circle called Samsara by the ignorant ... saw himself as a modern day sage or bodhisatva, discovering the essence of "the void" and using his literature as a record of these discoveries. His body of work is a wonderful example of integrating Buddhism into the daily life and thought of a man living in a western culture. Kerouac could not help but find religion in every aspect of his waking day. Every thing or person he encountered or ... Throughout his career Kerouac wrote several volumes of poetry, all of which deal with using the poetic medium to express the profound and concentrated spiritual composition of everything. Much of this poetry deals specifically with Buddhism. Kerouac was a devoted student of the Buddhist way and would often impress his peers with his knowledge of the Sutras and other Buddhist texts and ideas. This is particularly interesting when it is ...
- 34: Buddhism 4
- Buddhism was founded by Saddharrha Gautama. He discovered soon after that the mind was the most important aspect of human existence. In Gautama s believe he believed: Our mind is like mercury. It is also like ... religion. All the temple goers practiced and understood meditation, the 5 precepts, that which is evil and that which is meritorious. Though they are illiterate, they were all intelligent because they were very knowledgeable about Buddhism and skillful in training their mind. There fore to understand Buddhism as a religion man must revive its practice. Man usually takes the temple as the refuge for practice. It means we depend on material things, instead of the supreme spiritual beings. In conclusion in ...
- 35: Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity
- Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity Religious beliefs affect the lives of the followers of the religion. Three such religions are Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity. The lives of these certain people are affected socially, economically, and politically. Buddhism evolves around the Four Noble Truths, they state that all life is suffering, Suffering is caused by desire, Desire can be eliminated, and There is a path, or way, to end all desire. Buddhists ...
- 36: Christianity And Buddhism
- ... and tolerance. He did not believe in condemning people for their sins, for if you judge people you cannot love them. In my opinion, the principles of Christianity relate to the teachings of Hinduism and Buddhism. "Karma" is intentional action, that is, a deed done deliberately through body, speech or mind. Karma means good and bad volition. In other words, Karma is the law of moral causation. It is action and ... of your control. The theory of karma provides a reassurance of this moral order and makes the world a less frightening place. In conclusion, just as Christianity preaches Love, kindness, compassion, forgiveness and good deeds; Buddhism preaches the same in a similar light. The only difference being that Christianity believes in a hell and heaven as opposed to Buddhism believing in hell or heaven created on earth by ones actions.
- 37: Taoism
- ... traditions that originated in China. The other religion native to China is Confucianism. Both Taoism and Confucianism began at about the same time, around the sixth century B.C.E. China's third great religion, Buddhism, came to China from India around the second century of the common era. Together, these three faiths have shaped Chinese life and thought for nearly twenty-five hundred years (Hartz 3). One dominate concept in Taoism and Buddhism is the belief in some form of reincarnation. The idea that life does not end when one dies is an integral part of these religions and the culture of the Chinese people. Reincarnation, life after death, beliefs are not standardized. Each religion has a different way of applying this concept to its beliefs. This paper will describe the reincarnation concepts as they apply to Taoism and Buddhism, and then provide a comparison of the two. Taoism The goal in Taoism is to achieve tao, to find the way. Tao is the ultimate reality, a presence that existed before the universe was ...
- 38: The Lives of Confucius and Guatama Siddhartha
- ... Throughout the time span that man has lived on earth, there have been many religions in existence. Two very important and influencing religions that have been around for over two thousand years are Confucianism and Buddhism. The founders of these two religions, Confucius and Buddha, respectively, lived different lives and had different thoughts. Although this made two totally different religions, they both had one common goal. That common goal was to ... basic similarity is that both religions emerged around the same time period. Each religion in this world was brought up in a time period. For example, Christianity emerged around 40 A.D., but Confucianism and Buddhism both emerged in the 6th century B.C. This similarity is basic but it is an important one only for the fact that since these two religions emerged around the same time period they both have a lot of the same views on life. One example of this is that in Buddhism there are eight basic paths to follow. This is called the Noble Eightfold Path. The Noble Eightfold Path included Right Views, Right Aspirations, Right Speech, Right Conduct, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindedness, and ...
- 39: Buddhism And The Four Noble Truths
- Buddhism And The Four Noble Truths Buddhism and the degree to which the Chinese people have embraced it is, to me, one of the most romantic aspects of what we have studied about their culture. Buddism as a philosphy and way of ... life is unique and utterly captivating. For those interested in learning more about and perhaps following Buddhist teachings there are several important questions, the answers to which must be understood in order to progress within Buddhism itself. What is meant by enlightenment and how can adherence to the Four Noble Truths and the Eight-fold Path set forth by Buddha himself help to guide you in your journey to attain ...
- 40: Buddhism 2
- ... and they believe equal compassion should be given to all. Buddhist philosophy is subtle, yet complex; their beliefs grow from traditions not yet recognized by our westernized ideas and customs. Buddhist monks dedicate themselves to Buddhism, and are willing to do anything to find inner peace. Buddhism was a major role in a monk s life. It was a reaction against war in itself, but it was also a movement against the ritual sacrificing used in Hinduism 3. Poverty, celibacy, and non ...
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