The Life and Teachings of Siddhartha Gautama The region that lay among the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains in the farthest northern regions of India in Nepal is where the life of "the Buddha", Siddhartha Gautama begins. ... His teachings lasted for several decades and he perished at a very old age, it has been said somewhere in his late eighties. ... The goal of his method, the Eightfold Noble Path, is the elimination of one's desires and one's attachment to one's self. ...

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As Samanas, Siddhartha relinquishes all his possession and dedicates himself to meditation, fasting, and other methods of mortification. ... He summarizes that he cannot really learn anything from teachers or the doctrines they espouse -"(...) nobody finds salvation through teaching". ... Later on when Siddhartha has conversation with Gotama, the Buddha says him that his teaching's goal "is not to explain the world who are thirsty for knowledge ( ) Its goal is salvation from suffering."... However, he is not yet ready to accept the Buddha teachings. ...

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After achieving the Buddhahood he travelled all over India, teaching his philosophy and guiding countless beings on the path to enlightenment. ... Siddhartha Bodhisattva, met holy men who were teaching their own spiritual disciplines and became their student. ... They used yoga and meditation methods to tame the mind. After practicing each of their teachings, and attaining the same spiritual state as each of them in a very short matter of time, Siddhartha Bodhisattva was still not satisfied. ... He adopted an old method of meditation, which he once tried as a child, called Anapanasati, which m...

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The ancient Hindus devised a method of bringing their lord within the realm of the senses by worshipping an object that they could feel, smell or see. ... http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/teachings/ahimsa.htm. 12/12/00. ...

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Socrates' methods are similar to Buddhism and Taoism because students of these two philosophies learn by anecdotes, metaphors or ideas that do not relate to a lesson directly but rather allow the student to understand a specific idea in a more practical way. Different methods of teaching yield different results. For Dan, Socrates's methods yield confusion. ... The Fourth Noble truth charts the method for attaining the end of suffering, known to Buddhists as the Noble Eightfold Path....

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At almost every service a Buddhist proclaims that they take refuge in the Buddha, they take refuge in the Dharma (the Buddha's teachings) and that they take refuge in the Sangha (the congregation of other Buddhist's or the Buddhist community). The following outlines the problems, methods and goals of three parts of The Noble Eightfold Path, extracted from The Dhammapada. ...

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" This quote very directly opposes war and mentions methods to ensure long lasting peace by restoring weapons to tools. ... " Overall the religions of Daoism, Christianity, Judaism, and Buddhism are against war and embrace peaceful methods of diplomacy. ... Finally, there are religions which abhor warfare and violence and seek peace over any other method. ... Comparing the teachings and scripture of each religion is important to decide which religions encourage warfare or peace among its followers. ...

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Founded on the recognized traditions of our people, his teachings and ideals gave our customs and beliefs the much needed ideological fortification.?... teachings very briefly by saying: ?... Its main teachings concerned the proper relationship between the ruler and the people and the day-to-day way of how people should live together in a civilized manner. ... The Chinese form of government, their method of writing, their art, their philosophy and the Buddhist religion became popular in the court of Yamato. ... The teachings of Buddhism were basically religious, offering escape from the suf...

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There are few other concepts which are "The One" (The essential energy of life), Wu and Ye (Wu is non-being and not to have, whereas Yu means being and to have), Te (Integrity and awareness of the Tao and the capability that enables a person to follow the Tao), Wu Wei (the method for following the Tao), and Qi (the the vital energy that enables living things to exist). ... The 3 Jewels of Buddhism are Buddha (teacher), Dharma (teachings), and Sangha (the community). ...

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