1. My Religion
Be it one's notion about the society, business and economics, or traditional culture and religion. ... However having a great interest in the subject I decided to broaden my knowledge by visiting various temples and museums situated in the former capitals of Japan such as Kyoto and Nara, and reading books about Japanese culture, religion and society. ... He was the son of king Suddhodana who lived in the city called Kapilvastu on the border of India and Nepal (Hirakawa A. 1990). ... It is known that Mahayana Buddhism has reached Japan coming from India, through China and Korea reaching th...
Vajrayana are people from India who chant mantras and use mandals in meditation to help them reach nirvana, while lead by the Dalai Lama. ... It is said that Buddhism has been sculpted by its surrounding culture. ... Different schools and branches developed from different lands and cultures. For example, Pure Land from Chinese culture and Vajrayana from Indian culture. ... Buddhist practice is originated from different cultures, locations, and schools. ...
Needless to say, for my exploration of culture, I chose Buddhism. ... The spread of Buddhism began when Emperor Asoka, made Buddhism the state religion of India. ... In India there were five hundred Buddhist sects, but universally two main divisions arose. ... The Hindu tradition put a damper on the success of Buddhism in India, but by the seventh century they were absorbed into each other. ...
Needless to say, for my exploration of culture, I chose Buddhism. ... The spread of Buddhism began when Emperor Asoka, made Buddhism the state religion of India. ... In India there were five hundred Buddhist sects, but universally two main divisions arose. ... The Hindu tradition put a damper on the success of Buddhism in India, but by the seventh century they were absorbed into each other. ...
One loose way of dividing modern Judaism is into four groups: Orthodox Jews maintain strict adherence to traditional customs; Reform or Liberal Jews attempt to apply broadly Judaic notions to customary culture in a humanistic manner; Conservative Jews are somewhere between the previous two; and Hasidic Jews are largely mystical in practice. ... The practice of Hinduism varies widely throughout India. ... Scholars believe he lived around 500 BC, and was...
Buddhism today is a widely practiced religion throughout the world. The religion has developed throughout several thousands years and has been adopted by several countries, including China. It originally began around 565 B.C. with the legend of King Shuddhodana Guatama of Kapila and his queen Maya...
This type of belief system can be seen in Indias caste system today. ... I pretty sure the caste system will soon be obsolete as we can see this change happening in present-day India with people of different caste systems interacting with each other (Molloy, 2013 p.88). ... It has spread and influenced many cultures all over Asia. ...
A long time ago a prince was born called Siddhartha Gautama, who would change India forever. ... The original idea had become somewhat lost through the years as Buddhism spread to different cultures. ... Religions vary based on culture, location, and many other aspects. ...
Buddhism dates back as far as the year 563 B.C. at Lumbini on India's border with Nepal, with the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, who was later known as the "Buddha" or "enlightened one". ... I believe that God is a single being and because our world has so many different cultures, God decided that it was necessary for those different cultures to have distinct teachers so that they can have someone they can relate to. ...