- Entrance For my field research report my partners and I visited the largest Chinese Buddhist temple in Mississauga called Fo Guanh Shan Temple of Toronto on February 11th during their festival of the Chinese New Year. Originally this is my first time visiting a Buddhist temple in Canada‚ but the very first Buddhist temple I visited was at the age of six with my family on a trip to Thailand. During my visit in Toronto‚ I was really overwhelmed with all the different artefacts and architecture
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I visited a Vietnamese Buddhist temple in West Palm Beach‚ and I was able to partake in some of their religious practices. There are many Vietnamese people in Florida‚ so the temples where created in order to provide people with the chance to practice Buddhism and express the cultural values. The form of Buddhism I experienced was Mahayana. Mahayana Buddhism developed during the first century. The Mahayana believe in and follow the Pali Canon. Those who practice Mahayana Buddhism also welcome the
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truly be explained once experienced. It is the practice of mental concentration leading ultimately through a sequence of stages to the final goal of spiritual freedom‚ nirvana. The purpose of Buddhist meditation is to free ourselves from the delusion and thereby put an end to both ignorance and craving. The Buddhists describe the culminating trance-like state as transient; final Nirvana requires the insight of wisdom. The exercises that are meant to develop wisdom involve meditation on the true nature
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Buddhist Mudras Lydia Pierce Art Menu 2 6/9/2013 Buddhism is a religion mostly practiced throughout Eastern Asia and India. Buddhist art comes in many forms‚ but sculptures are very commonly seen. These sculptures are usually of Great Buddhas or Great Deities and are riddled with symbolism. I researched the symbolism of the hand gestures‚ also known as Mudras. Mudras can convey feelings‚ intentions‚ and wisdom to the viewer. Buddhists believe that with mudras‚ postures
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religions around the world‚ today I will focus on one that is very close to my heart. Thesis: Buddhist rosary beads are an important part of my participation in Buddhist cultures. Preview of main points: First I will talk about the significance and purpose of the beads in the Buddhist culture‚ then I will talk about how I became acquainted with the Buddhist culture‚ and finally I will talk about the effect that Buddhist culture has on me 1st main point: The significance of the rosary is to indicate the number
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Buddhist temples are perfect samples of Asian architecture. In this respect‚ Chinese Buddhist temples are particularly noteworthy since they mirror the architecture of China and include religious elements. In this respect‚ the White Horse Temple in China is particularly noteworthy. I visited the temple and was impressed by its architecture and atmosphere which was really inspiring‚ even though I am not a Buddhist. In fact‚ the Buddhist temple is fashioned after imperial palaces and bears very little
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The Buddhist Experience Buddhism is a religion that focuses more on the individual and the actions of that individual‚ which was prevalent to me when I made my way into Portland and set foot in a Buddhist temple. The man I met within the walls of this temple was far from my stereotypical thoughts of Buddhist monks. The man I met looked like your plain old‚ average Joe‚ American man. Before I delve into the depths of my visit to this inspiring place‚ I need to sum up the Buddhist religion and why
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Comparing and Contrasting More’s Utopia with a Buddhist Utopia Nothing could be further apart than the society depicted by Thomas More and an ideal Buddhist society. That may be what is first conveyed to people when they consider these two vastly different societies in a comparative manner. The first indicator of these extreme differences is that the Buddhist utopia is very much a mental one‚ while More’s utopia is more so a place where things are just in their perfected state. That being
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PART I A Buddhists worldview The Question of Origin - “How did life begin?” (Dr. Weider‚ 2011) Buddhists are atheists meaning they do not believe in God (Caner‚ 2008). Buddhists believe in a philosophy and their belief is not considered a religion. (Caner‚ 2008) Buddhism was founded by Siddartha Gautama. Siddartha Gautama was a prince and was born in northeastern India around 560 B.C. (Caner‚ 2008) Gautama fasted underneath a fig tree and meditated for seven days. After mediating and after
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. He was elected Vice President of World Fellowship of Buddhist Youth WFBY for the years –. His major research work on ife and ontribution of epalese rincess hrikuti evi is shortly forthcoming. Mr. Shakya was nominated by Venerable Master Hsing Yun‚ Fokuang Shan‚ Taiwan as Research Associate in Fokuang Shan Chinese Buddhist Research Academy for the years –. In ‚ he was granted a SAARC Fellowship (Buddhist Studies) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs‚ impu‚ Bhutan. Currently
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