Article by Kevin Gray Carr is based on his studies of relics of Prince Shotoku in Medieval Japan. Carr states that remains of Prince became “personalized relics”‚ and through the historical transformation reached the same level of veneration as relic of Sakyamuni. In the medieval times‚ Shotoku was known as “Japan’s Sakyamuni”. The bond between two figures lies in their linguistic‚ biographical‚ and individual similarities. Carr believed that Shotoku and Sakyamuni can be linked through relics. The
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Not only is concentration fundamental to a Jedi’s path‚ but their understanding of reality and the strong focus on the present (wisdom) that Jedi Knights exhibit‚ is also crucial and vividly displayed throughout the saga‚ specifically through character Yoda-who can be regarded as a sage who has mannerisms similar to Gautama Buddha’s. In Star Wars‚ Yoda says many things that directly align with words spoken by Gautama Buddha himself. For instance‚ on episode I‚ Yoda says: “Fear leads to anger‚ anger
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Per Lao-Tzu’s “wu wei” if you can master the art of doing nothing‚ then you can achieve anything you desire. As perplexing and difficult as it may seem to comprehend‚ Lao-Tzu’s “wu wei” didn’t exactly mean to literally do nothing‚ but rather let nature take course. Act on what nature entails relatively than what you desire. When you do more‚ you attain less so mastering the art of doing less you achieve more‚ one of the major ways to learn how to achieve more is to stop worrying‚ learning to accept
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In the 6th Century B.C.E‚ a man named Siddhartha Gautama was born. As a young Prince‚ a holy man gave the prophecy that Siddhartha would either be an amazing spiritual leader or a ruthless military conqueror. Preferring the latter‚ his father‚ King Suddhodana‚ raised Siddhartha in a world devoid of any religion or suffering. As most humans‚ Prince Siddhartha developed a wandering curiosity of the hidden world. The King allowed Siddhartha to leave‚ but he carved a path that only had specific people
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Hinduism was introduced to the United States during the World’s Parliament of Religion in Chicago. This event took place in 1893 where Swami Vivekananda came to talk about Hinduism‚ as an uninvited guest. He made a speech which had increased the popularity of Hinduism and the Vedanta Society (created by Vivekananda in 1896) in the United States. Later in the early 1900s a master of hindu philosophy named Paramahansa Yogananda arrived in the United States. He used the practice Yoga to “free the self
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Significant differences abound between the two principal schools of modern Buddhism‚ Mahayana and Theravada. Among the many distinctions that exist‚ a few could be considered especially integral to an understanding of how these mutually exclusive divisions contrast with each other. Before treating these specific dissimilarities‚ however‚ it must be established that the one‚ fundamental divergence between the sects‚ which could possibly be understood as resulting in the following earmarks that make
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Siddhama Gotama‚ who will later be known as the world-renowned religious icon‚ Buddha (founder of Buddhism)‚ lived in the 6th century BCE. He was born in the foothills of the Himalayas in the town of Kapilavatthu‚ where Suddhodana (Gotama’s father) was a prominent leader. This meant that as a boy Gotama was surrounded by luxury‚ and if he chose‚ someday he could become a World Leader‚ as his father had wanted. (Armstrong‚ Buddha‚132) Suddhodana refused to accept it when his son left‚ but even the
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The Mouse does not know life until it has been into the mouth of a cat. The Vietnamese people are an ethnic group originating from present day Northern Vietnam and Southern China. Although geographically and linguistically labeled as Southern Asians‚ long periods of Chinese domination and influence have placed the Vietnamese culturally closer to East Asians. The Vietnamese people culturally believe in myths and the supernatural. According to the Thai and Vietnamese Proverbs and common expressions
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Buddhism is religion that is based off of peace and spirituality taught by the teachings of Buddha‚ also known as Siddhartha Gotama. Many who follow its teachings believe Buddhism to be more of a way of life or lifestyle choice rather a religion. Buddha is not a god‚ but one man that taught his followers a path of enlightenment from his experiences and values. Buddha’s main teachings were the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path. The Four Noble Truths were teachings about suffering‚ pain
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What are the beliefs and values of Buddhism? Buddhists follow the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama who is known as the Buddha‚ meaning the enlightened one. Buddhism originated in northern India and is the fourth largest religion of the world. However‚ Buddhism is more a philosophy or way of life other than a religion because unlike so many other religious traditions‚ Buddhism is founded on the teaching of a human being and not a god. Philosophy means love of wisdom and the Buddhist’s believe
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