Buddhism is a tradition whose tenets, practices and rituals are regarded by some as a philosophy and others as a religion. At the heart of one of the main Buddhist schools, the Mah膩y膩na, is the practice (or cultivation) of the virtues of the Bodhisattva, also known as the "six p膩...
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While Hinduism and Buddhism come from the same cultural backgrounds, they are extremely diverse in their beliefs on afterlife, deity, and rituals. Both religions believe in reincarnation, but it is where an individual goes after he or she gets off the endless cycle that differs. These religions...
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Christians are the only religion, out of any religion (Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, etc.), to believe that there is nothing humans can do to earn our way into heaven. They believe that God sent Jesus to be crucified and to take away the sin of the world. No other religion believes tha...
I walk some distance to Danjo Garan, also known as Dai (Great) Garan, the central temple complex of Mount Kōya. Shingon Buddhism training has been taking place here from the 9th century to the present day. I pass a red bridge over a lotus pond that echoes a Monet painting. The Lotus...
Buddhism, in its wider context, includes various traditions such as Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana, each with its own practices, rituals, and interpretations of the Buddha's teachings. While Zen seeks to transcend the intellectual understanding through meditation, broader Buddhism encompasses a ...
(Buddhism) The teachings of Buddha. 1 Dharma Basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes; 1 Dharma (in Indian religion) the eternal and inherent nature of reality, regarded in Hinduism as a cosmic law underlying right ...