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Buddhism Essay Research Paper 1st OHP 2

Buddhism Essay, Research Paper


1st OHP –BUDDHISM What is Buddhism? Buddha is the central symbol and reality of


Buddhism, because he embodies the way of thinking and living. It is an analysis


and description of human existence as conditioned by desire and ignorance and a


method of attainment of spiritual freedom through human effort. In short, it


describe human predicament and offers a rational method of spiritual freedom.


Origins of Buddhism Borned as Siddhartha Gautama (563 ? 483BC) as the son of


an Indian Prince. He was carefully kept within the palace grounds till he was


29, when he eluded the guards and saw 4 signs ? an old man, representing old


age; a sickly man, representing suffering; a corpse representing death; and a


monk, representing peace. When he sat under the Bodhi tree, he realised what was


the cause of human suffering which was desire Thus after he experienced Nirvana,


he decided to teach all those who would hear. Difference between Buddhism &


Hinduism – Buddha himself disregarded the caste system of India, but NOT out of


resentment. Constantly denied the religious status of caste. Therefore, he


wanted a religion that would embrace everyone without discrimination. Tenets of


Buddhism -Buddha took no interest in philosophy as he did not think it did man


any good to discuss what God was and whether he existed. He was more concerned


about human misery and believed he found a way to cure it. -Believed that


everyone has an embryo of enlightment in him. If properly nurtured, the embryo


will develop and become an enlightened, ideal person -The teaching on


Harmlessness A Buddhist should try to care for all living things equally in an


unemotional and detached way. His followers should not harm anything by word or


deed, so Buddhism is noted for its kindness. -The 5 Precepts ? = Buddhists try


to practice 5 basic guidelines, which deal with human weakenesses -Buddhist do


not believe in a Being in the sense of a creator God, which other religion

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believe in. For them, life is not a preparation for eternity but a way of living


out your present life until you reached your highest good. Buddha?s dharma


(teaching) acts as a solution to life?s problems rather than to tap the


supernatural resources for it. -The 4 Noble Truths -The 8-fold Paths ? The


Dharma-chakra: the wheel of the law. The goal ultimately, was enlightment. 2nd


OHP ? AFTERLIFE – Funerals Monks are invited to the funerals and the 5 Percept


together with Buddha?s teaching on death is given. Monks will return days


later to give another sermon before either cremation or burial. -Rebirths Buddha


rejected the Hindu version of the transmigration of the souls as he felt that


eternal souls do not exist. He felt that one could only break the effects of


karma, by giving up one?s cravings so as to cease the Samsara reincarnation


cycle through the nirvana. Rejected the Hindu class structure He felt that ?it


is the things we do and the way we feel that we have to be born again and again,


till we stop doing wrong, wanting things and having selfish feelings. Only then


will nothing be left to be born again.? Nirvana – Buddha believed that it was


man?s desire to live and to have, that bound him to this world. – What is


Nirvana? It is the goal of all Buddhists and it means ?to escape from this


world and the rebirth into it.? Enlightment constitute salvation but Nirvana


is the ultimate blessedness where salvation leads to. – It is really hard to


pinpoint what Nirvana is as it connotes the indescribable and transcendent realm


sought in this pragmatic religion. – State most desired as the pattern of life


has been broken such that it is timeless and changeless. Meditation as a way to


Nirvana. *READ FROM THE OHP* – Rather, it is the creation of a new and higher


state of mind, panna. – *READ AGAIN* OHP 3- DIVISION OF BUDDHISM -?Yellow Hat


School?- Dalai Lama -Belif that Buddha was an incarnation of an Eternal Being,


who has?


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