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- 91: Zen's Influence on the Art of the Sword
- ... period of Japan, another area of culture began to be affected by Zen; the martial arts of the samurai class. Somewhere along the line, the samurai realized the ease with which the monks of Zen Buddhism dealt with issues such as mortality and then began to seek these methods of discipline for themselves for the purposes of becoming less concerned with their physical well-being. However, as D.T. Suzuki noted, it was not mere recklessness, but self-abandonment, which is known in Buddhism as a state of egolessness. This is the ideal which the samurai warrior sought; a state of being wherein life and death were meaningless and all that he had to concern himself with was his ...
- 92: Mind over Matter
- Mind over Matter Religion 101 Out of the myriad of religions that encompass the earth, one of the least understood is Buddhism. In the pursuit of a higher plane of existence, a Buddhist monk will renounce his worldly secular life, instead embracing a life of meditation and study. While attempting to achieve enlightenment, and therefore nirvana, a ... than most people have. To aid this, the community of the temple comes into play heavily. It is easier to meditate and deny oneself the riches of secular life if you struggle beside others. While Buddhism advocates a personal struggle toward enlightenment, humans are gregarious beings at heart and so normally work better in the presence of brethren. Along with one's fellow monks, the abbot and preceptor's help guide ...
- 93: Catcher In The Rye - The Conte
- ... twentieth century. Catcher in the Rye has been reviewed in many aspects. People had drawn many conclusions in trying to decipher the meaning of Catcher in the Rye and the mind behind the mysterious Salinger. Buddhism is one apparent aspect in this book and it is also apparent in Salingers life. Does Salinger exhibit Buddhism on different levels in Catcher in the Rye? The main character in the book is Holden Caulfield. He attends a rich prep school called Prency prep. It is a school that typifies the idealistic American ...
- 94: Joy Luck Club
- ... about it, but she did not question his behavior, because of her Chinese heritage, although she was not conscious of it. Chinese traditional culture was based partly on Confucius's teachings, partly on Taoism and Buddhism. Confucius taught that every woman had to follow three persons during her whole life: At home, she had to follow her father; married, she had to follow her husband; and when her husband died, she ... to do, but he did not become the best of himself in this relationship, since she did not communicate to him all of her true feelings. The third source of inspiration for Chinese culture is Buddhism. The Buddha taught that one has to detach from one's richness to earn Nirvana, or peace of mind. One has to get rid of one's desire and greed to be happy. Without knowing ...
- 95: The Joy Luck Club
- ... did, Jing-Mei truly begins to understand and honor her. In this eerie conclusion, Jing-Mei embodies the ghost of her mother by becoming her mother's rhythms, knowing her through them (Tan, 236). IV. Buddhism was a comparatively late addition to China's religious traditions, and in a similar way makes a late appearance in the last section of the novel, "Queen Mother of the Western Skies." For Tan, Buddhism is important in relation to the novel because it's doctrine of release from suffering and rebirth makes a good metaphor for the hope contained in a mother handing down tradition to her daughter. This ...
- 96: The Influence That Hsi Yu Chi
- ... ludicrous work which lacked philosophical depth and profundity was not only a satire of the Chinese Imperial System and Chinese bureaucracy, but it was an insult to the two most dominant religions at the time, Buddhism and Taoism. The writer had taken the text 'Hsi Yu Chi' and turned it into what was considered at the time, utter nonsense. No wonder it was released anonymously. Until very recently, an unabridged edition ... Lady Boddhisatva Kuan Yin (the savior of the Chinese pantheon, equivalent to Jesus) to save them from their punishments. Kuan Yin tells them that they can obtain merit by obtaining the 'right fruit' (i.e. Buddhism) and assist the Tang Monk Hsuan Tsang on his Journey to India. The final most obvious similarity between the three disciples is the similarity in their names. (In Chinese, the surname comes first.) Sun Wu ...
- 97: The Influence That Hsi Yu Chi
- ... ludicrous work which lacked philosophical depth and profundity was not only a satire of the Chinese Imperial System and Chinese bureaucracy, but it was an insult to the two most dominant religions at the time, Buddhism and Taoism. The writer had taken the text 'Hsi Yu Chi' and turned it into what was considered at the time, utter nonsense. No wonder it was released anonymously. Until very recently, an unabridged edition ... Lady Boddhisatva Kuan Yin (the savior of the Chinese pantheon, equivalent to Jesus) to save them from their punishments. Kuan Yin tells them that they can obtain merit by obtaining the 'right fruit' (i.e. Buddhism) and assist the Tang Monk Hsuan Tsang on his Journey to India. The final most obvious similarity between the three disciples is the similarity in their names. (In Chinese, the surname comes first.) Sun Wu ...
- 98: The Joy Luck Club 2
- ... did, Jing-Mei truly begins to understand and honor her. In this eerie conclusion, Jing-Mei embodies the ghost of her mother by becoming her mother's rhythms, knowing her through them (Tan, 236). IV. Buddhism was a comparatively late addition to China's religious traditions, and in a similar way makes a late appearance in the last section of the novel, "Queen Mother of the Western Skies." For Tan, Buddhism is important in relation to the novel because it's doctrine of release from suffering and rebirth makes a good metaphor for the hope contained in a mother handing down tradition to her daughter. This ...
- 99: The Contempary Enlightend One
- ... twentieth century. Catcher in the Rye has been reviewed in many aspects. People had drawn many conclusions in trying to decipher the meaning of Catcher in the Rye and the mind behind the mysterious Salinger. Buddhism is one apparent aspect in this book and it is also apparent in Salinger s life. Does Salinger exhibit Buddhism on different levels in Catcher in the Rye? The main character in the book is Holden Caulfield. He attends a rich prep school called Prency prep. It is a school that typifies the idealistic American ...
- 100: Genghis Khan & The Mongol Empire
- ... destroyed on a vast scale; then they vanished. What they hoped to achieve they did not achieve; and what they did achieve was by accident or in the name of some other authority, such as Buddhism or Islam. They were barbarians, come slashing out of their own darkness to smash the light of civilization; And they were the last of their type, with gunpowder making war a matter of technology, needing ...
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