Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Buddhism, A Peaceful Religion.

Buddhism, A Peaceful Religion.

Buddhism is a peaceful and beautiful religion. At times if we think this kind of religion is very easy to follow it is ‘cause of the simple teachings of Buddhism. There are eight noble principles or noble Eightfold Truth which should be followed by a monk in Buddhism.  The eight principles are seeing the good things ( Samyak Dhrushti), good motivation ( Samyak Sangalpa), good truth( Samyak Vak), good acts( Samyak Karma), good life( Samyak Ajeeva), good motivation (Samyak Viyamam), good notions( Samyak Smirthi) or in other words right speech, right action and right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration, right understanding, and right thought.            

Firstly seeing the good things is seeing the positive of all good things and also analyzing everything and accepting the good things, and knowing all things by its characteristics as it is, is called Samak Dhrushti. Secondly Samyak Vak includes speaking good things, especially abstaining from speaking lies, abstaining from speaking ill of others especially in the person’s absence, abstaining from speaking harsh words and abstaining from unwanted words. A person who follows Samyak Vak should be absent from all blemishes and should spread happiness and encouragement to all others. Thirdly good acts or good deeds, one should avoid deeds which creates evil results and should prefer deeds which creates good results. Fourthly Samyak Ajeeva, when one is doing a job he shouldn’t hurt anyone or should abstain from bad deeds or deeds which creates disturbance or sorrows to others and he’d prefer deeds creates good results and also one should be selfless ‘cause selifish life is animal like. Fifthly, good motivation, which means good thoughts or good seeds of thoughts. Some say the reasons for our sufferings are fate, some say ‘cause of god’s intention, some say they occur without any reason. If there’s lust in our mind we’ll suffer. We become of what we imagine. If there are bad thoughts in our mind our words and actions will be blemished. So one should be aware of one’s inner thoughts or inner enemies ‘cause enemies are not outside. If there’s good thoughts in our mind that is a friendly thought and if there are evil thoughts in our mind that is a perilous thought. And next,cne should not waver on seeing happiness, for instance, on meditating many powers will be gotten. Without considering these happiness one should aim at salvation( I guessed this ‘cause this is said in Hinduism). Further one who knows the nature of him and one who knows the nature of others and acts accordingly his nature is connected with the nature of nature. This is called Samyak Samadhi.

Well. There are mainly two kinds of Buddhism in the world: Theravada Buddhism also called “Great Vehicle”, which is followed in countries like Sri Lanka, Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia and parts of South East Asia, and Mahayana Buddhism, which is followed in countries like Tibet, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and parts of Northern East Asia. Also there are differences between Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism. Theravada Buddhism is connected with silent or mindful meditation while Mahayana Buddhism is connected with mantras and chanting. Mahayana Buddhism suggests that the Bodhisatvas delay their realization and stay in samsara to help other struggling humans while Theravada Buddhism emphasizes the enlightenment of Bodhisatvas before releasing other souls who’re in samsara. In Mahayana Buddhism Bodhisatvas have greater prominence. Theravada Buddhism places greater emphasis on “Arhat”, liberation or Nirvana. In Mahayana Buddhism the role of Bodhisathva path is given prominence.

Thus Buddhism has it's own doctrines and there are two main branches of Buddhism as aforesaid.

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