OLD SCHOOL VS NEW SCHOOL The two largest forms of Buddhism are the old school way of the elders, Theravada, “The Lesser Vehicle”; and Mahayana, the reformed Buddhist group, “The Greater Vehicle.” Although there are significant differences between Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism, they share much in common, including that both believe in their commitment to the teaching of the Noble Fourfold Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path, emphasis on establishing mindfulness as the heart of their practice, and their acceptance of the Buddha as a model of a fully enlightened person/being. Theravada and Mahayanist Buddhists differ greatly in the emphasis put on Buddha and how they interpret his teachings. Theravada Buddhists are following Pali Cannon, the oral tradition taught by Buddha; the earliest available teachings of “the Awakened One.” In them, he never claimed to be divine. Though Buddha was revered above all else for “The Elders” view him as first and foremost the historical person Siddhartha Gautama, who achieved enlightenment. By following his guide/Pali Cannon/ Dharma we can hope to actuate the same fate of release from the Wheel of Death and Rebirth.
Additionally, both believe in the spiritual practices such as meditation, yoga, concentration, and cultivation of states of mind, called mindfulness. While Hinduism and Buddhism share similarities, they also celebrate differences; Hinduism is not founded by any particular prophet and Buddhism was founded by Buddha and Buddhists do not believe in the existence of souls like Hindus, neither do they believe in the sacred texts of the Vedas or any other Hindu scripture. Refuge in the Buddha, the Sangha and Dhamma are the three fundamental requirements of the eight fold path while Hinduism offers many choices to its followers for
interpreters. Ethnicity Some individuals believe in their religion/culture that seeing a professional of another sex is against what they believe in. This then stops a women being treated by a male and the process may become even longer till they are attended to if they refuse. Culture Even though all services are open to the public some private services are only of one culture. All public services are open to all cultures and because all cultures have their own way of doing things.
The Daoism Yin and Yang stands for balance between genders and balance between natures. The Yang stands for the men. The Yin stands for passiveness, illustrating the Daoist believe that women play a massive role in their society. Buddhism also believer that women and men are equal Buddha accepts all women and men from all ranks of society. The only gender different might be that Buddhism had nuns and monks but they apply to making sure nuns are getting a chance to move up and take full vows is being worked and problems are being re-evaluated, with His Holiness the Dali Lama working diligently to assure equality is being met.
4, 6). An additional document that would further help analyze the reactions to the spread of Buddhism in China would be hearing to what a peasant has to say, because peasants did not have a say in anything, and they were always looked down on. They had to follow the rules and religions, no matter the circumstances. Hearing his reaction of Buddhism can help determine how the religion impacted not only the nobles and common people, but also the peasants who had little faith in anything, especially government and religion. Many converts of China looked upon Buddhism with admiration.
Buddhists Just Go Simply Buddhism is influenced in the lives of Buddhist adherents and communities through the teachings of the Lord Buddha, which is a set of ethics and codes set upon that Buddhists must follow, and the XIVth Dalai Lama. Buddhists just go simply as an enlightented form of life to whom have a spiritual awareness that everything is seen to be impermanent and that all experiences are an illusions. Buddhism is a well known and worshipped religion all over the world; it is a large part of culture and society particularly in south-eastern Asian countries. Firstly their are the three jewels of Buddhism; the three jewels are the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha, all jewels are inter-related. The first jewel ‘the Buddha’ is known by budhhists to be seen an enlightened human being.
Contemporary Issues in Buddhism REL/133 Religions, such as Buddhism, affect the world and science seeks to discover truth and validity of each religions belief system. Buddhism is similar to other religions, while at the same time possesses uniqueness. With over 100,000 followers; Buddhism is one of the largest religions in the world. Buddhist principals are appealing to many people because they are nonviolent and peace loving. This paper will discuss common characteristics shared with other mainstream religions and analyze the primary differences in each belief system.
Ashoka Maurya first converted to Buddhism after witnessing a war with an enormous amount of bloodshed and cruelty, he wanted to have peace of mind so he accepted Buddhism. He became “enlightened” and wanted to spread his enlightenment with others so he sent missionaries, in forms of monks that lived in monasteries and taught the Buddhist’s beliefs, to different lands such as Central Asia and Sri Lanka. He hoped that if he sent the missionaries they would spread the religion, and others would convert. Just like Buddhism, Christianity also spread after the rulers of the Roman empire accepting and converting to Christianity. Constantine the great was the first emperor to embrace Christianity, he converted to gain the political support of the growing numbers of Christians in the empire.
Males still see females as patriarchal women, not as leaders or decision makers. But there was a reverse gender role in the film. Miss Ratchet was the leader and convinces her higher ups to keep McMurphy to stay in the mental institution because she thought it was the best decision. The movie showed that her decision was wrong and she shouldn’t have that position in the first place because she supposed to be inferior to men. Moreover, men see themselves superior than woman because of patriarchy system.
Rotation 3 10 October 2011 “Islamic Women versus Christian Women in the Middle Ages” Women have not always had the rights and positions that they do in today’s society. In the middle ages, Islamic and Christian women had very few rights, and held little religious or political status. Downsides for women in both religious factions were that they were subordinate to the males of their region, could not own property, and were lucky if they received higher education. Women had little to no religious status, but most could pray. Political status for women was possible, but only for those who were in the upper class and were important to society.