Buddhists achieved their end path after all suffering was endured and one has come in control of every action and thought, only then could the ultimate happiness and paradise in nirvana be reached. Daoists searched for the first cause of the universe to which all souls belonged to, came from, and could return to after the ultimate control and balance was reached. Daoism and Buddhism were intrinsically similar in many ways. Mainly because of a lack of concern for politics, government, and earthly ordering of people at a socially significant level, both religions' main focus and teaching was the balance and harmony for all people in a natural way and in one's own mind. Their afterlife, so to speak, was different in the belief that individual happiness and peace was the end path for Buddhists, while Daoists wanted to remain and become once again to the continuity of the universe and all life and not as human
Comparing Major Religions -1 Religion (Date of origin) | Dominant Values | Explanation for Evil | Salvation | Afterlife | Buddhism(Sixth Century, B.C.) | Right knowledge, aspiration, speech, behavior, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, contemplation, control of one's mind, kindness | Insatiable desires are the cause of evil and suffering | Nonattachment to the world; Follow the eight-fold path; Self-effort; Salvation is through reincarnation and working with the laws of karma; Mahayana Buddhism has deities which function as saviors. | Nirvana is the highest destiny of the human spirit--a state of indescribable bliss. In Mahayana Buddhism there are afterlife states referred to as heavens and hells. | Christianity(First Century, A.D.) | Love of God and man; Ten commandments; Service, truth, beauty, goodness, justice,
Dao is an expression of the unity of the universe and of the path human beings must take to join that peaceful unity (religion: n.d: para:3). Philosophers determined that all things are interdependent. In Dao philosophy, one can come to understand the meaning of life and their place in the world. Tao Chia is a form of philosophical Daoism. It has little to do with gods, the afterlife and other aspects of religion.
Whether or not it's aesthetically pleasing remains ultimately in the eyes of the viewer. The painting omits the gruesome nature of his death (no blood, eviscerated tissue, or overt disfigurement) and shows him at rest, whether it's in slumber or death. His robe is pure white, shimmering in places, reflecting a light from above, and suggested a freshly laundered state with its visible fold lines in the front and on the
By learning this he achieves his full enlightenment. The last archetype is the smile. The smile is a presentation of happiness, joy, peace, well-being, and serenity. The smile in Siddhartha is only shown by those whom have been enlightened. Siddhartha sees the smile only in Gotama and Vasudeva, which impressed him greatly with their sense of peace and perfect soul which he is searching for.
The bowl is also compared to the horizon, which, staying with the perfect simplicity of the bowl, symbolizes that the bowl is a whole world; whereas the opposite symbolizes emptiness and despair (Beattie 283). If the outside of the bowl is round and smooth of this may also symbolize perfection while the inside and remains empty waiting for something that isn’t present. Andrea states that the bowl was meant to be empty which in fact was its
The fourth Noble Truth was the truth of the path to the cessation of suffering. The fourth one tells the way to end suffering is the set of principles called the Noble Eightfold Path or the Middle Way. (Kozak). If one studies Buddha’s teachings, they will be able to “solve all [their] inner problems and attain a truly peaceful mind” (Gyasto). Without having inner peace, you cannot have outer peace.
In nirvana, you are living out your life as Buddha. In moksha you reach Brahman the highest class in the Hindu Caste system. One similarity I found throughout all the religions is the act of karma. Whether it is Eastern or Western culture, each religion studied believed to do things that were morally correct. It is in none of our duties to cause pain to others.
| Teaches you the benefits of this meditation technique, but not learned by self-teaching practices. | Two interestingfacts: | 1.Buddist mantras:” Thus the six syllables, om mani padme hum, mean that in dependence on the practice of a path which is an indivisible union of method and wisdom, you can transform your impure body, speech, and mind into the pure exalted body, speech, and mind of a Buddha[...]" states Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama, "Om Mani Padme Hum"2. Shiva Mantras Om Namah Shivaya Shiva in this context is the supreme reality, the inner Self. It is the name given to the consciousness that dwells in all of us . Shiva is the name of your true identity, your true self.
For example, according to the Eastern Han scholar, Xu Shen (AD 58 - 148), in the Shuo-wen (The Discussion of Pictographs and Analysis of Characters): Jade as a stone has five virtues. Its glossiness and warmth is like benevolence. Because inside and outside is the same, so that knowing the outside one knows the inside, this may be likened to righteousness. Its far reaching sound (when struck) may be heard from afar, like wisdom. It is not easily bent but can be broken, which may be likened to courage.