the Lotus Sutra. That sutra has the Buddha indicate that he became Awakened countless, immeasurable, inconceivable myriads of trillions of aeons (“kalpas”) ago and that his lifetime is “forever existing and
Sharon Salzberg considers the concept of the Buddha as a human being who had real questions much like our own; what Buddha discovered was found through the power of his own awareness, and through his teachings, we too can uncover our own innate compassion....
Meditation is tentatively realized as a way of increasing organismic and phenomenological awareness, of cultivating and refining a way of being, of fostering a re-sacralization of the everyday and a greater appreciation of the existential dilemma of being human.doi:10.1080/14779757.2011.576560...
In the Anguttara Nikâya (I, 22), there is a clear instance in which the Buddha categorically declared that he was a human being: "Monks, there is one person (puggala) whose birth into this world is for the welfare and happiness of many, out of compassion for the world, for the ...
Jesus is God in human form while Buddha was a human being who reached supreme insight under the Bodhi tree. Roderick Ninian Smart, a Scottish writer and university educator of religious studies, argues in his book, Buddhism and Christianity: Rivals and Allies, “Jesus saved humanity through his...
a person on the way to becoming a Buddha. Amitabha has 84,000 marks and virtues, and among other Buddhas, he is most similar to Shakyamuni. As shown in this thangka, Amitabha is painted while diamond pose-seated with his hands in meditation mudra. A closer look shows him as a human ...
Any unfavourable situation can be changed into a source of value, by challenging and overcoming that circumstance. And thus grow as human beings. We need to take PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY –To transform sufferings or obstacles into value-creating experiences ...
As a wandering monk and mendicant, he travelled far and wide, meeting people and giving them sermons. Declaring that desire is the root of all sorrow, he taught them how to end human sorrow, and preached love, kindness and compassion towards all beings. People were deeply moved by his ...
These teachings have been compiled into a collection of texts known as the Buddhist scriptures, which contain a vast array of Buddha quotations on topics such as love, happiness, wisdom, and suffering. His teachings, philosophy, and doctrines ended up creating the religion Buddhism. ...
Pandit remarked: “This year's Buddha Jayanti is being observed at a time when the whole world is grappling with conflict, hatred, and fear leading to suffering (dukkha). From war zones that echo with pain, we are witnessing an erosion of the values that bind us together as a human ...