1. Introduction
Along with the economical development and changes of time, Tibetan Buddhism festivals have been an integral part of the organic community, which advocates the Tibetan Buddhism religious doctrine. The paper tries to do a brief study of Tibetan Buddhism festivals through the theories of cultural anthropology and the aspect of ethnology. Analyzed the secularization of the Tibetan Buddhism festivals and discussed the functions of the festivals. Explored the relationship between the festivals and politics、the festivals and economics、the festivals and other cultural elements. Therefore, I would like to research that the secularization of the festivals happened automatically, or forced to change by some pressure, especially on the
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“According to their tradition, when Buddha was dying, he instructed one of his followers not to honor him merely with flowers, incense and lights after he died but by striving to follow his teachings about living a noble life and being kind and compassionate. He urged people not to weep about his death but to remember that all compound objects like the human body must eventually disintegrate.” [2] In various Buddhist countries, people celebrate the holiday in different ways and on different days. In Tibet, the people celebrate the festival on June 15, 2011 and June 4, 2012, and the main activities involve going to temples, raising a tall prayer pole called the Tarboche Prayer Flagpole, and lighting a lot of butter lamps for the …show more content…
The latter means that Tibetan Buddhism transfers from the core to the brink of social life; social life tends to decrease social impact of Tibetan Buddhism. The worldview and values of Tibetan Buddhism are no longer determined factors to judge social affairs. Believing in Tibetan Buddhism becomes a personal affair. [7] The connotation of the secularization of Tibetan Buddhism including following three aspects: First, Tibetan Buddhism transfers from the core to the brink of social life. It means that the influence of Tibetan Buddhism on social, political, economic and other cultural affairs is weakened, and no longer a major factor restricting their development. Second, having faith of Tibetan Buddhism becomes a private thing, society or Tibetan Buddhism itself can not compel individuals to believe in Tibetan Buddhism. Third, Tibetan Buddhism does not rely on forcing the whole community to serve its own development anymore. In contrast, it should meet the needs of social development and in the service of people’s secular lives. As I mentioned at the beginning of this paragraph, the secularization of Tibetan Buddhism festivals is coincident with the secularization of Tibetan Buddhism. The latter is specifically reflected through the former with various social relationships and festival
Buddhism, since it is a foreign religion can never match the true beauty and value of a religion such as Confucianism that is a classic in Chinese culture. An anonymous Chinese scholar once argued about how “If Buddhism is the greatest and most venerable of ways, why did the great sages of the past and Confucius not practice it? In the Confucian Classics no one mentions it” (Doc 3). Not only did the anonymous Chinese scholar consider Buddhism as “outlandish”, but he makes an argument stating that if it was so great, why were the principles of Buddhism not incorporated into Confucianism, a religion that has been around much longer and has had greater influence. Buddhism also did not bode well with the reemergence of the imperial authority as jealousy arose among the elites since Buddhist monasteries were able to evade taxes, but continue to gain funds and riches.
Authors Hallin and Mancini use the term secularization which from what I have read in chapter 10 means how a lot has changed where at one point when Marx, Weber and Durkheim was around everything for the most part had some connection to religion and the church. The term secularization from my observation means the detachment or disconnect from church/religion. Newspapers before the 1950 's in Europe was focused on politics. Then came the rise of newspapers that focuses on gaining mass appeal. These new types of newspapers were heavily funded by advertisers and slowly drove the smaller "partypress" magazines out of business.
During this holiday, family members and friends of the deceased visit their graves and place marigolds on them. Small toys are placed on children’s graves, and bottles of tequila are given to the deceased adults. The relatives then spend the rest of the day at the cemetery. They may have a picnic and enjoy the deceased person’s favorite
Following the fall of the Han dynasty came the decline of practicers of the Confucian philosophy because of the downfall of the elite class and a centralized government. Buddhism, a religion with it’s roots from north India, has found its presence in China during the time when trade, along the silk roads, was crucial in all parts of Eurasia. Although the spread of Buddhism in China was greeted with devotion from new converts who supported the religion by spreading it and combining their cultures with the religion, it also was rejected by the ruling elite who opposed the spread of the religion that impacted China for the next following centuries.
Buddhism is a religion founded in the 5th century, by Buddha the person who then helped spread it into places like India and much of China and continuing to spread into some parts of Asia. The vast amount of trading routes such as the silk road in Asia helped Buddha and his views spread. This new religion clashed with other great religions such as Christianity causing some’s responses to Buddhism to be alarming. However, these were only a small amount of responses, the greater response to Buddhism in China was very positive with many supporting the idea that Buddha brought which was peace and enlighten.
Religions have existed for millenniums, cultivation and sculpting the old world into what it is today. Each religion is unique in its own sense, meaning that each religion is its own mix, it’s own jam. Every one of these jams, or religions, have been spread across nations. Some jams are smooth like butter, finding easy acceptance and even easier assimilation, whereas some jams are chunky and laden with difficulties. Buddhism’s jam was one of interesting circumstance, containing a vary of smooth and chunky consistency.
Customs and traditions are vital to the development of our human race because in order to grow we must depend on a sense of a greater purpose and value. They should be considered important, and something that should reside in peoples' heart. Customs and traditions are extremely sufficient, and they have both good and bad sides. Therefore, society will be better if people relate and eliminate the restrictions between one another. Modern society can not improve without existing customs and traditions.
Others our very true by saying that Buddhism was poisoning and corrupting the basis of their society. China’s foundation was the peasant farmers who provided food for the rest of the community and now with buddhism arriving it is taking the farmers out of the fields and they are traveling to monasteries to meditate instead tending the fields and in return there will soon be not enough workers in the field and the society will starve. This shows a problem with buddhism appealing to all and is a big reason why some hated this religion mostly the higher up peoples. The author of this is Empress Wu and is an Edict against buddhism, so this is why it is so narrow minded towards banishing
Firstly, the issue with Dolgyal practice is that it shows the spirit Dolgyal (Shugden) as a Dharma defender and in addition has a tendency to advance the soul as more vital than the Buddha himself. The threat is that the rich convention of Tibetan Buddhism may worsen into the unimportant appeasement of
Religious events are a very important part in a civilizations culture, and majorly affected the way the society worked. For example, in the Medieval Ages, people often paid taxes to keep the Church supported and running (Document 4). Also, people voluntarily gave gifts to the Church in order to get special favors or even a certain
Tibetan question, from the beginning of the 1300’s right through history until the present day there has been a constant struggle between China and Tibet and whether China has the right to exploit Tibet politically and economically. The Mongol Dynasty expanded across Asia, and through this they covered the province of Tibet when the empire receded, Tibet was still a part of China. Through the progression of history there has been a constant struggle between the two nations. Tibet is one of the richest nations in the world in terms of its resources and China on the other is struggling severely because their ever-expanding population and the decline in resources such as water and minerals. China refers to Tibet as a province within the country
As a result of this strong connection to the beliefs evident in Tibetan Buddhism the ritual remains significant despite the adversities it has faced. The rising need for a strong economic status and ethical debates over the ritual has decreased the significance to the adherents; despite this the adherent is still connecting to the beliefs and teachings of the Buddha. This ritual provides the deceased with positive karmic merit as the burial rite is an ultimate act of compassion which assists them in becoming closer to being released from Samsara and reaching Nirvana. This is significant to the observer as it provides assurance and closure knowing that their loved one has ended their life with positive karma and will begin their next with that accumulation, being reborn closer to
In the essay, “ The Role of Religion in Modern Society”, Dalai Lama, The preeminent religious authority in Buddhism reveals the reason behind why religion has been a major source of conflict throughout the history, and how inter-religious harmony is the key to overcoming conflict of the first sort. He goes deeper into the similarities between different religion and identifies the obstacles that obstruct inter-religious harmony by developing ways to overcome them. He believes religion plays a vital role in the modern society by shaping the person's spiritual qualities rather than making him a better religious person than the other. Dalai Lama expounds that religious practice can help a person cope with adversity than those who don't.
Although these two cultures differ on their approach to death, both celebrate October 31 annually. Americans view death as final and permanent. It is common for loved ones to seek time to say goodbye to their deceased family member or friend (Kaleem, 2013, para. 5), and to mourn the fact that they will
Why is the ritual important? Bence yukardaki sacred power’a bagla. Bundan sonraki paragraph da birlesebilir burayla hepsi divinity/rituals