The Bhagavad-Gita, a sacred Hindu text, was a philosophical discussion where Krishna instructs the prince, Arjuna, in principled matters and the nature of God. The Hindus believe in succeeding in completing your dharma, to get good karma, to further advance your atman. This is the point of the ent...
The Eight-fold Path can be separated into tree main catergories and looks like this: Ethical Conduct - 1) Right Speech, 2) Right Action, 3) Right Livelihood; Mental Discipline - 4) Right Effort, 5) Right Mindfulness, 6) Right Concentration; Wisdom - 7) Right Thought, 8) Right Understanding. ...
Food nourishes our body to be able to accomplish out daily lives as what air and water's important in our lifestyles. Speaking of lifestyle, there is a trend nowadays about how we intake food and later be benefitted by this. This is the idea of vegetarianism. Vegetarians in this modern age is gradua...
The basic Buddhism beliefs come from the teachings of the Buddha. The Buddha laid the foundations of Buddhism once he, himself became enlightened. The foundations of Buddhism lay with the Four Noble Truths, The Eightfold Path, nirvana, karma and reincarnation. The goal in Buddhism, as a "religion" i...
Buddhism, Hinduism, and the Comparisons Between Each Most individuals would say Buddhism and Hinduism are very similar, which in some cases they are, but in certain aspects they are immensely different. The ideas of Buddhism developed around the year 450 B.C.E, during the life of religious l...
Originating from the continent of Asia, Christianity and Buddhism are two of the largest and most influential religions in the world. These profound religions are widely practiced and were both spread by religious leaders. Jesus Christ was the founder of Christianity and spread the word of God acros...
Hinduism and Buddhism are two very old and sacred religions. Although they are very similar in many ways, the differences are distinct enough to separate them completely. One significant difference is the idea of a god or supreme being. While Hinduism believes and puts faith in a god, Buddhism does ...
Buddhism: The Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path Seven weeks after the Buddha reached enlightenment, at a place called Sarnath, in India, he gave his first teaching. This is referred to as setting the wheel of Dharma in motion. Here he first spoke of the Four Noble Truths. # To l...
An Insight Into Siddhartha In his youth Siddhartha, a young Brahmin, is occupied with gods, sacrifices, and sacred teachings. He was, what one today might consider a Jesus Freak. However, he leaves these things behind and forges out with his childhood friend Govinda to lead a life religious self-...
