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Buddhism's 8 Fold Path

In eight pages Buddhist concepts of karma, samsara, and nirvana are considered in this overview of the eightfold path and four nob...

Compassion Ethic of the Dalai Lama in Kindness, Clarity and Insight

responds in kind (Gyatso Compassion and the Individual). It is important to understand what the Dalai Lama means by compassion. ...

Perception, Language, Cognition and Consciousness in Classic Indian Philosophy

modification, which dispels ignorance" (Mohanty, 2001). When we cognize we abate ignorance....

Sustaining Development and Buddhist Economics

existence (Schumacher, 1999). This is a good point. Work is produced by individuals but it often serves others outside of the comp...

Monk's Life and Buddhism Principles

to a greater spiritual reality (Fowler 252). Buddha taught that human life involved suffering, and that this suffering could only ...

Common Themes in Jung's Theories and Buddhism

Buddha identified Four Noble Truths. They may be briefly stated as follows: Human life is an existence of suffering. Human sufferi...

Tripitaka in Wu Cheng'en's 'Monkey'

In an analytic essay consisting of five pages the Tripitaka character in Monkey is examined in terms of his representation of man ...

Contrasting and Comparing Native Americans and Buddhists

In six pages differences and similarities among the cultures of Native Americans and Buddhists are examined. Seven sources are ci...

Zen Buddhism Term Satori and its Meaning

In one page this research paper defines the Zen Buddhist concept satori as heightened enlightenment comprehension. One source is ...

Buddhism and Mencius Concepts of Violence and War

This paper contrasts and compares the Mencius and Buddhist concepts of war, violence, and use of military force. Four sources are...

Buddhism, Judaism, and the Concept of an Afterlife

In five pages the beliefs of an afterlife as espoused by Buddhist and Jewish religions are discussed. There are ten bibliographic...

Buddhism and the Bahai Religion

In eleven pages the Buddhist and Bahai religions are contrasted and compared with the commonality represented by Christianity also...

Indian Religion Jainism

In six pages Jainism's history and belief systems are considered in an overview that also makes comparisons with the Buddhist spir...

Zen of On the Road by Jack Kerouac

In four pages this paper examines On the Road from a Buddhist perspective of a symbolic journey toward nirvana through knowledge. ...

Buddhism and Conflict Transformation

tolerance, and forgiveness. Indeed, many religions have a history of instilling peace in not-so-peaceful times. Buddhism...

Role of Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso" (His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, 2005). Upon recognition, " Lhama Dhondrub was renamed Jet...

Suffering and Evil

suffering: Why doesnt he participate, and why does he leave his faithful servants to suffer?5 These questions are fundamental to...

Indian Art Piece the Bodhisattva Maitreya

21 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 9 1/2".2 One author, in relationship to the material schist and its use, states that, "Unlike their Mathuran coun...

Anicca, Paticca-Samutpada, and Annata Buddhism

To understand paticca-samutpada, annata, and anicca one must consider them within Buddhism as a whole. The first important point ...

Buddhist Paintings in the Mogao Caves

surrounded by a host of celestial maidens... So awe-struck was the disciple that he immediately took up hammer and chisel, hollo...

Zen Buddhism of Japan

suffering, and that this suffering could only be escaped through giving up selfish desires. This spiritual "enlightenment" could b...

Evaluating Two Buddhism Texts

or Ego" (Rahula, 1986, p. 23). Conze s (1959) Buddhist Scriptures is another book that is rather comprehensive as well. Conze is ...

Gandhian Satvagraha as Considered and Evaluated by a Buddhist

Buddhism, basics revolving around the goal of achieving nirvana. Nirvana to the Buddhist is a goal or a path involving, according...

Symbolism of Buddhist, Hindu Religious Architecture

example, include architectural features that are symbolic of the "holy mountain, the sacred cave and the cosmic axis" (Moffett, Fa...

Three Religions on Healing

This research paper offers an overview of Islamic, Buddhist, and Taoist views on health and healing. Six pages in length, six sou...

Overview of Buddhism

This essay presents an overview of Buddhism that explains the fundamental beliefs of this world religion. The Buddhist orientation...

Comparing Christianity and Buddhism

of the Divine somewhat differently than do Christians, as while they believe in a variety of "celestial realms," which includes be...

World Religions : Buddhism

painful as are disease and old age. It is painful not to have what we would like to have (Lorentz, 2007). In other words, life is ...

Free Will and Determinism in Buddhism

one may see it as quasi-scientific determinism. Yet, from a Western point of view, Buddhism is considered to be indeterministic (A...

Buddhism, Western Culture, Consumerism And Disharmony

notes how this continual desire to control keeps people anxious and powerless to their own misery, which is exactly why so many pe...