1. My Religion
BUDDHISM Buddhism is one of the biggest religions founded in India in the 6th and 5th cent. ... Since it was first introduced into China from India, Buddhism has had a history that has been characterized by periods of sometimes awkward and irregular development. This has mainly been the result of the clash of two cultures, each with a long history of tradition. Most of the difficulties have arisen due to the transplanting of an Indian religious/philosophical system onto a culture strongly dominated by indigenous secular, philosophical and religious systems. ...
Buddhism arose during the fifth century BCE in India and is currently practiced by approximately 500 million people throughout the world. ... Buddhist ideas became more known when Americans returned from Asia after the Second World War and the Korean War and brought back an interest in Asian culture. ...
Buddhism started in Nepal, India around 560 B.C founded by Gautama Buddha. ... Hindu's mainly practices in India but the Buddhist practices all over the continent except Antarctica. ... One of the reasons may be because it is part of the heritage of their culture. ...
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. ...
Prior to Buddhism in the Indian culture, women were considered significantly inferior to men physically, and mentally as well as deemed a possession. ... In addition to the consideration of both men and women equal, in society and culture, each had important contributions to offer. ... As compared to other religious beliefs at the time, for example, Islam and Confucianism, daughters were not considered inferior or cause for "despair," at birth which, in the Indian culture in general, male babies were more highly valued (buddhanet.net). ... With women considered equal to the lowes...
Buddhism, arising in India, reached its peak between the eighth and sixteenth centuries C.E. ... Buddhism does have a perspective that may balance an over-emphasis on technology and scientism and thus has the potential to gain an increasing foothold in cultures of the West. ...
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. ...