It did not matter how big or small, simple or ornate, old or new something was "Japhy freely gave or shared, but did not give for mindless reasons. "Smith, you don't realize that it's a privilege to practice giving gifts to others. The way he did it was charming; there was nothing glittery or Christmasy about it, but almost sad, and sometimes his gifts were beat up old things but they had the charm of usefulness and the sadness of his giving-(76). 3 " not allowing the mind to depend upon notions evoked by the sensible world "by not allowing the mind to depend ...

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At this time he sat under a Bohda tree and remained there until he reached an enlightened state when he became know as the Buddha. ... The Buddha believed that a person must give up all wants, desires, and attachments in order to reach nirvana, but Buddha, himself, was guilty of want until the day he died. ... He reached enlightenment while sitting under a Bohda tree. ...

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During this period he sat under a tree with a plan to stay there until he became enlightened. When he was under the tree he was tempted evil but did not give in to temptations. ... Even though Buddhists do not believe in a creator they do worship and give honor to supernatural beings, gods and goddess, animals and Buddha. ...

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His second stop was to join a band of ascetics and give this lifestyle a try. ... He sat down in front of the Bo tree and vowed not to rise until he reached enlightenment. He sat at the tree for forty-nine days until he reached enlightenment. ...

• Word Count: 1983
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One night Siddhartha sat down beneath a tree, refusing to move until he could find a way to "end the suffering." It was there, underneath a tree, that he became "enlightened," becoming the Buddha, or "enlightened one" (Mitchell 10). ... We give this tendency the general name of "craving," but it also expresses itself as disliking, fear, anger, jealousy, confusion, etc. This tendency can be so pervasive that it gives rise to a nearly constant sense in our lives of striving and struggle (for what?). ...

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He realized that giving up the two extremes and practicing moderation was the correct path to achieve nirvana. ... He made a firm resolution as he sat under the, now famous, Bodhi tree at Bodhgaya saying to himself, "My body may shrivel up, my skin, my bones my flesh may dissolve, but I will not move from this very seat until I have obtained enlightenment" (Strong #70) At this point Mara, the Lord of desire, sensed the thoughts of Bodhisattva and tried to frighten him with armies of demons, but they failed to disrupt his meditation, and their weapons turned into flowers as they reach...

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The Brahmins (intelligent men who were skilled at interpreting dreams) told the king that the dream was a sign that the child that his wife would give birth to was a holy child and would achieve perfect wisdom (Rawding 7). ... He used his sword to cut off his hair to give to Channa to give to his wife as a keepsake. ... With this he began intense meditation under a pipal tree in Benares. ...

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Bring no harm to the trees, nor burn them with fire, especially those which are fruitful. ... Again it provides support for people who are engaging in war and gives saves them from sin. ... A position on war taken by the Buddha is as follows, "In times of war/Give rise in yourself to the mind of compassion/Helping living beings/Abandon the will to fight....

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"Then God said, I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. ... And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground "everything that has breath of life in it "I give every green plant for food' And so it was (3)."" ... Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything (3)- The ability to eat meat is awarded to Noah, as well as the ability to be at the head of the food chain. ...

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Her name was Thanhtrang and she proceeded to give us lots of information about their temple and the Buddhist religion. ... The incense is also to give Buddha thanks. ... It is believed that in the forest where Buddha died, all of the trees bloomed flowers. ... There was not very much talk during the service besides the sister giving the message. ...

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As a custom, Queen Maya returned to her own home to give birth. ... However, as a vow to find enlightenment, Siddhartha sat under a tree and through deep meditation, he became the enlightened Buddha. ...

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