Siddhartha Gautama's Influence On Buddhism

In the Sui Dynasty, he held some movements that focused on the Contemplation Sutra and it was a success. (Andrews 1991, 183) In brief, Daozhuo helped a lot in the development of Pure Land piety. 2.4 Development Under the Leading of Shandao (613-681) Shandao started preaching in the Tang Dynasty and he further promoted the idea of Pure Land Buddhism to the public. At that time, there were hymns and rituals for worshipping Buddha Amitabha. Pictures of Buddha Amitabha and the Pure Land were created as well.

The opening line of the famous Buddhist teaching of Dhammapada has most often been translated in English as: “Experiences are preceded by mind, led by mind, and produced by mind.’ Discuss how this quote reveals some of the key features of the Buddhist conception of mind. In order for one to completely comprehend this quote from the buddha in the teaching of Dhammapada one has to understand the meaning of what Dhammapada truly is, Dhammapada means the eternal truth. Dhammapada is an ancient Buddhist scripture that was traditionally accredited to the buddha. This quote from the Dhammapada reveals the key features of the Buddhist conception of mind such that one is responsible for our own reality and experiences to see reality how it is truly

Buddhism can be divided into two branches; Theravada and Mahayna. Buddhism has a range of teachings, and things for people to live by, which increases people’s chances of reaching Nirvana, which is the ultimate state of enlightenment. By reaching this stage, you will be fully happy and content with your life, and Buddha was the first man to reach Nirvana. The first characteristic of religion relates to the sacred texst. Buddhism has a sacred text called “Tripitaka” which translates to “The Three Baskets”.

The aim of a Jain life is to attain Moksha i.e liberation of jiva-soul from the constant cycle of reincarnation by purging it of from karmic bondage. In order for one to do that, he must strictly follow the five basic principles of Jain living such as speaking truth, restraint from violence to any form of life, non stealing, chastity and non possessiveness. Similarly, the aim of buddhist follower is the attainment of nirvana- enlightenment from the cycle of suffering and misery. In contrast to Mahavira, Buddha was not interested in finding answers to speculative questions about soul, universe, creator etc and was in fact bothered and disturbed by the universal problem of dukhta- human sufferings in life. He believed that desire and attachment were the sole and root causes of suffering and eliminating them would result in the cessation of suffering.

The main motive behind motivation for Buddhist is for self-realization. Whereas the main reason for meditation for is psychological than religion in Hinduism. For Hindus, meditation is like feeling connected with the God, who is the creator. The other main purpose for doing mediation is mental and physical relaxation. In Buddhism, Buddhist monks do meditation in order to improve their fighting techniques.

Sot’aesan himself speaks of the influence of not only Buddhism on his new religion, but also of other Eastern religions. In his essay, Bongkil Chung explains that Sot’aesan began to see the relationship between his new religion and Buddhism only after his enlightenment, “upon perusing the basic scriptures of other religions to check his enlightenment, he thought that his search for truth and essence agreed with that of the Buddha, and he declared that Sakyamuni Buddha is the sage of all sages” (64). In his essay “Dialogue and Synthesis: Sot’aesan’s Perspective and Examples”, Bokin Kim only further gives credence to the idea that Sot’aesan’s “awakening to the Truth after his long search was formulated as Won Buddhist teaching in the context of multi-religious faiths and practices” (90). Kim also notes on the same page that Sot’aesan was unique in his emphasis on dialogue rather than conversion. Sot’aesan saw the Truth permeate all religions in general, and he did not seek to convert people, but to make them aware of their common spiritual beliefs.

In A Biography of the Tripitaka Master, writer Huili depicts Xuanzang’s emotional encounter as he worshipped the Bodhi tree and the image of the Buddha attaining enlightenment. As Huili writes, “After having looked at the image with deep sincerity, he prostrated himself before it and deplored adly, saying with self-reproach, ‘I do not know where I was born in the course of transmigration at the time when the Buddha attained enlightenment. [...] It makes me think that my karmic hindrances must have been very heavy!’” These lines vividly portray the intense emotional and religious experience Xuanzang narrated during his time in India. His visit to the Bodhi tree made a deep impression on him, provoking his own self-questioning and awareness as to where he was in the process of his own life and where he stood within the Buddhist belief system. Evidently, this experience had a profound impact on him, and fueled his desire to reconcile and gain deeper insight and understanding on parts of the faith that were unclear or unknown to him.

When someone studies philosophy they want to understand how and why people do certain things and how to live a good life. In other words, they want to know the meaning of life (vocebulary.com). Religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs (dictionary.com). It is considered that Buddhism is a religion, and it 't can be seen as one of the major religions in the world. Buddhism differs from other religions, because it doesn 't has a god and Buddhists don’t proselytize, and this is not the only difference.

This consists of the conversation between Arjuna and Krishna. In Gita, Krishna helps to understand the worldly life and rationalize the duties of Arjuna in the battlefield. Those duties are also called as Dharma, a term which this paper will discuss more. Similarly, Buddhism is known as a ‘nontheistic religion’, which also have its teachings in many scriptures for its both Theravada and Mahayana sectors. In Buddhism, Buddha preached most of the teachings.

Sometimes referred to as the “greater vehicle,” Mahayana is personal, and its followers consider the Eternal Buddha still around to help beings achieve Nirvana. A key point of Mahayana Buddhism is the thought that each being has a Buddha nature; those who discover their inner Buddha and achieve Nirvana are called Bodhisattvas. These enlightened beings choose to stay on Earth out of compassion to humankind to help others follow the Dharma and end