Definition of Buddhism
According to Cross Border Commerce, Buddhism is a religion that is centered on Siddhartha Gautama’s teachings. Gautama, the son of a wealthy landowner, was born around 560 B.C. in northern India. In order to triumph spiritual peace, he renounced is worldly advantages and became known as Buddha, or in other words; “the enlightened one.” Gautama expounded his religious views his whole life all through South Asia. Buddhism is a path of practice and spiritual development leading to insight into the true nature of reality. Buddhist practices, like meditation, are means of altering yourself in order to improve the qualities of awareness, kindness, and wisdom (Scatterlee).
Summary of article
“A Summary of Some of the Ideas of Siddhartha Gautama” is an article summarizing Buddhism courtesy of Peoria Buddhist Studies Group. The article begins by noting the founder and his fundamental teachings of the philosophy of Buddhism. The author Dan Dexter goes on to elaborate the teachings more effectively in the paragraphs to come. Using numbered bullets, the article’s contributor lists the religion’s eight practices of wisdom. In addition, the author noted the four foundations of Buddhism in four bullets.
Discussion
The chosen article by Dan Dexter relates to Cross Border Commerce’s chapter two “Aspects of Culture” and one of its key terms Buddhism. As one may know, culture is the set of collective values, goals, attitudes, and practices that depict a specific society. Since this a business class, business culture provides answers to inquiries pertaining to who, why, what, how, and when of any type of business or particular organization. Chapter two elaborated on different topics such as the dimensions of culture, cultural paradigms, and an examination of the major aspects of cultures. Consequently, global business professionals must comprehend these