In the novel Siddhartha, by Herman Hesse, Siddhartha proves that enlightenment cannot come from doctrine. ... They teach him many invaluable traits, but he is no closer to enlightenment. ... He goes and listens to the Buddha speak about his path to enlightenment. ... This is when Siddhartha begins to understand he must achieve enlightenment through himself on his own path. ... After learning all of these things, Siddhartha at some point attains enlightenment. ...

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A Bodhisattva is one who is enlightened and one who truly seeks to guide others to enlightenment out of pure compassion. ... Another reason as to why karma was so widely accepted was because it spoke almost directly to the attaining of enlightenment. ... However, within the Mahayana school of Buddhism those who have attained enlightenment are still referred to as Buddha's and those who have reached enlightenment and return to help others are Bodhisattvas. Arhat - An arhat is one who has reached enlightenment and attained complete wisdom according to Thravadan teachings. ... This was ...

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These were their youth, their quests to find enlightenment and their success and failures. ... The quest to find spiritual enlightenment is a long and agonizing quest. ... Siddhartha left the Brahmins in offer to find spiritual enlightenment, he joined the Samanas. ... Even through the Buddha Siddhartha found no enlightenment. ... His first sermon laid out the plan for spiritual enlightenment and became a landmark in the world's religions. ...

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Upon enlightenment, his compassion compelled him to teach others how to obtain spiritual liberations. ... The fourth truth leads us to the Eightfold Path of Enlightenment, as in order to realize the third truth; one must follow the Eightfold Path. ... Following these eight points on the path can help lead one to spiritual enlightenment. When one reaches spiritual enlightenment, they can move on to nirvana, or choose to come back and help teach and guide others the path. ... If one does not reach enlightenment in this lifetime, their essence, not their "soul" will be reincarnated....

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Buddha- Siddharta Gautama brought the change, traveling to Asia to seek "Ultimate Enlightenment" which is "Nirvana", could be referred to as the main goal of life, or the state- once you fulfill it. ... The main idea in Buddhism is trying to understand the way, - find and reach the Ultimate Enlightenment. Literature (World Masterpieces), "Buddhism", page 229: "Buddhism teaches, that all life is sorrow and that sorrow is caused by desires, trying to eliminate desires is the way to achieve the ultimate enlightenment." ... It is believed that understanding Tao is the ultimate enlightenmen...

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After witnessing four events, and old man, a poor lady, a corpse being buried and a Jain ascetic begging for food and money, he decided to give up his belongings and search for enlightenment. After studying many different religions and trying many different life styles, and even fasting and marathon meditation, he discovered a new, less extreme way, and through meditation, he achieved enlightenment, or Buddahood. ... The Dharma is a Buddhist word that means the course of right conduct to enlightenment. Siddhartha achieved enlightenment one night he was meditating under a fig tree. ......

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Buddhism emerged in India in the sixth century BCE when a privileged man named Siddartha Gautama sought out to discover an escape from suffering and the path to spiritual enlightenment. ... This is crucial in understanding the path to enlightenment. ... After reaching enlightenment, the cycle of rebirth comes to an end at the time of death. ... If we ruminate in such concepts, we cannot reach enlightenment (Young). ... Enlightenment is possible....

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His quest took several turns, but the middle path he eventually trod led to his enlightenment. ... Buddhism is fundamentally a religion of wisdom, enlightenment, and compassion, the qualities embodied by Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. ... Mahayana means "Greater Vehicle,"" implying that the raft to enlightenment is large and open to all. ... Zen is known for its nontraditional techniques to bring the adept to enlightenment. ... Although it might seem contrary to popular conceptions, the Buddha did not advise people to permanently leave society for enlightenment. ...

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Siddhartha does return to the river after he realizes the life of indulgence will not help him reaches his goal of enlightenment. ... When Siddhartha arrives at the river, he thinks about the ferryman and realizes he must stay and the river to understand Enlightenment. ... The combination of the two is what leads Siddhartha to Enlightenment and the Middle Path. ...

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It has compassion, and puts off enlightenment to help others. ... Also 48 vows were made which is promised to fulfill before attaining enlightenment. ... These three things are closely related to getting enlightenment. According to the hand out that we got, "sutras teach us that through the actions of the body, speech and mind, called the three mysteries each of us has the ability to attain enlightenment in this very life". ...

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In the third chapter of Huston Smith's book, The World's Religion, the author explores the Buddhist religion. Although many have heard of Buddha, they do not understand who he really was, and do not understand his religious beliefs. Huston Smith gives a clear explanation of who Buddha was, why ...

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Buddhists strive for enlightenment (nirvana). ... They are aloofness, appeasement, enlightenment, and renunciation. ... I believe non conflict is inevitable and nobody is guaranteed to ever reach enlightenment. ...

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; a quiz titled "How Enlightened Are You About Enlightenment?"... In exploring Beliefnet for the first time, I discovered that it was rohatsu, or Enlightenment Day, which takes place from December 1-8. On the eighth day of December, Buddha realized enlightenment: People vow to experience this very same experience of the Buddha as they approach the rohatsu sesshin. ...

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This religion is based on Buddha's personal experience of enlightenment, which resulted after he ventured outside the palace walls from which he lived and saw how life really was. It was after his enlightenment that he discovered the Four Noble Truths, which are the foundation for all forms of Buddhists philosophy. 1. ... If followed one may achieve true enlightenment, or nirvana. ...

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He inquired again, and the hapless charioteer told him that the holy man was escaping life to find the cause of all the misery in the world and to achieve enlightenment. ... Following such a routine of abstemiousness while spending all of his time in meditation, Siddhārtha ultimately achieved enlightenment. He achieved enlightenment sitting under a peepal tree (called the bodhi tree in honor of him, the Buddha; bodhi is an abstract noun formed from the Sanskrit verbal root budh (to awake, become aware or understand). ... Today, Buddhism looks to the Dālai Lāmā ("ocean"/"hig...

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Once upon a time in India, a white elephant offered a woman a lotus flower and then entered her side. This elephant became Siddhartha; the Buddha. Buddhism eventually formed after Siddharth's long journey to find enlightenment. In time Buddhism would spread out of India and into China. One reason it...

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To summarise, once we are able to recognise what suffering really is, then we can start to remove its causes. To stop these activities that have no merits, we have to "dig out the root of defilement" (Cush, 1994). To eradicate personal defilement, one needs to remove their heart, which is this belie...

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Also, they use koans, which are riddles to contradict people to reach enlightenment (Meredith, 28). ... This even more confuses Buddhist on what path they should take to reach their enlightenment. ...

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Throughout my life I have considered myself to be a pretty religious person. I went to a catholic elementary school and I participated in the catholic beliefs with my family. I practiced these beliefs without thinking what they meant or really caring what they stood for. This continued up to about t...

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Buddhism compared to consumerism Ceremonies Both participate in different ceremonies that go throughout the year, being quite joyful occasions. Buddhist typically celebrate the birthdays of Bodhisattvas or other significant dates in the Buddhist calendar, the most significant celebration i...

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The media that I used for my sculpture is clay. The reason that I used it is because I used it in High School before, and I enjoyed using it. I like using clay because I can transform a plain old block into a beautiful object. On top of the clay I used acrylic paints. This was the first time I...

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Many of the festivals celebrate the Buddha's life, teaching or enlightenment. ... There is Vesakha, which falls on the full moon of Vesakha and marks the birth of the Buddha, enlightenment, and his passing into nirvana. ...

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While American Buddhism does tend to be very individualistic, individual enlightenment is grasped through the profound realization of the inseparability of the individual and their surroundings, and their ability to powerfully influence both. Interacting with other believers and working toward a similar goal is the key to individual enlightenment, thus connecting the American Buddhist individual to the American Buddhist community. ...

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The Buddha And His Teachings Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama. Gautama was born around 566 where he began life as a Kshatriya Prince. When he was young he lived a more sheltered life; not seeing the sickness and poverty he was surrounded by outside of the kingdom. When his charioteer dro...

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BUDDHISM Buddhism is one of the biggest religions founded in India in the 6th and 5th cent. BC by Siddhartha Gautama, called the Buddha. One of the great Asian religions teaches the practice of the observance of moral precepts. The basic doctrines include the four noble truths taught by the Buddh...

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