Buddhism Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (128) essays
Buddhism essays:
The Nature of Religion - Buddhism
... Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Buddha meaning the 'enlightened one', founded Buddhism in southern Nepal in the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. The Buddha achieved enlightenment through mediation and gathered a community of monks to carry on his teachings. Buddhism ...
Review of the book Siddhartha,
... Existentialism, Utilitarianism, and concluding with a cross examination of philosophies on an individual character of the book. The general ethical and moral issues within the text are Siddhartha s search happiness, lack of life experience, a superiority complex, self-gratification ...
Buddha
... life. He called this The Middle Way. That night Siddhartha sat under the bodhi tree, and meditated till dawn. He cleared his mind of all worldly things and claimed to get enlightenment at the age of thirty-five, thus earning the title Buddha, or 'Enlightened One ...
Buddhism and Pop Culture Details the comparison between the movies "The Matrix" and "Fight Club" and Buddhists beliefs.
... pop culture in general. With such widespread influence, it's easy to understand why two of the most popular movies of today are a parallel of the core beliefs of Buddhists. Both "Fight Club" and "The Matrix" are representations of Buddhism in our modern world ...
Buddhism
... Buddha, meaning the enlightened one. Buddha became a traveling teacher and taught everyone his discovery. Buddha did not write any of his lessons down. He taught about the Four Noble Truths, (1) life is suffering, (2) all suffering is caused by ignorance, (3) Ending ignorance will end suffering ...
Buddhism and the seven dimensions
... Enlightenment. " The Buddha's personal experience of gaining enlightenment is the bedrock of the entire Buddhist tradition." (Keown, 1996: 7) Enlightenment is achieved by an adherent realising the truth by expelling all suffering. "Indeed the simplest definition of nirvana-in-this-life ...
Women in Buddhism
... enlightenment. Unlike Hinduism, may women became Buddhist nuns, or Bhikhuni, joined the Sangha and their quest to reach enlightenment and to spread and teach the words of the Buddha. Before Buddha, or Siddhartha Gautama ...
Impermanence, Selflessness, and Dissatisfaction in Buddhism
... Buddhist sects, Zen Buddhism places particular emphasis on living 'the right' life, and does not revolve around rite and ritual. Buddhism outlines the three characteristics of existence, which aids one in achieving enlightenment ...
What do Buddhists and Christians teach about the significance, purpuse and value of human life?
... follows, therefore, that to waste it is to waste numberless lives spent trying to gain this precious rebirth and also the chance of enlightenment. The law of Karma says: All actions will entail consequences in the next life, so a Buddhist ...
"Buddhism in China: A Historical Survey" by Kenneth K.S. Book Report.
... Buddhism. His book deals with the study of Buddhism in China, this is important because of the influence of Buddhism on the Chinese way of life throughout history. Buddhism was founded by an Indian prince, Gautama Sakyamuni, who lived during the sixth and fifth centuries ...