The concept of ‘monks’ entails all persons who were working in a Buddhist institution in Cambodia and were living according to the Patimokkha. This is the basic code for Theravada Buddhism, which is the conventional form of Buddhism in Cambodia. I am aware of the fact that there are various groups of monks, and that this group is not homogeneous. Therefore, there will be attention for the diversion in this group and for the various attitudes towards the
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One type of mindfulness based stressed reduction meditation, Loving Kindness Meditation (LKM), explicitly emphasizes caring and connection with others (Salzberg, 1995). The practice of LKM combines mindfulness in a form of non-judgmental awareness of the present moment (Kabat-Zinn, 2003) with a meditative cultivation of feeling of love for all beings (Lee et al., 2012). Loving Kindness arising from the Buddhist concept is related to cultivating “compassion, joy, equanimity, empathy, altruism and
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Hinduism unlike other religions, there was no one who neither started nor predicted the religion would become one. It is known as “the religion of the Indians”. The beginning of Hinduism goes back to the Vedic period. Some say that Hindu practices was already shown to Indus culture during the third millennium BCE. Hinduism is not only a religion with countless gods, but Hinduism idols got several natures and hold several forms. There are three important idols that the Hindu has Shiva, Vishnu, and
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In the video, God and Buddha, Deepak Chopra lists the five causes of human suffering, and suggests that they are related to the same concept - the recognition of the truth. He says these five cause, or “kleshas,” of human suffering are: not knowing the true nature of reality…clinging to, or grasping, or holding on to that which is ephemeral, transitory, illusionary, insubstantial, and therefore not real…aversion to, revulsion to, fear from or fear of that which is insubstantial, transitory, illusionary
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Asceticism is defined as a type of extreme self-discipline that is usually attributed to religious devotion. This theme of strict practices that one chooses for themselves can be observed in the wooing prayers. In Richard Rollie’s The Form of Living, asceticism is also shown through the practice of being an anchorite and separating from society. In the text, Rollie is writing to Margaret Kirkby, who is assumed to be beginning her calling as an anchoress and secluding herself from society as an act
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Buddhism has become a religion that millions across the globe have started to participate in. Many people believe in the idea of karma, that if one does good things, good things will happen to them. However, several people do not realize that many Buddhist practices such as karma and reincarnation are rooted in Hinduism. How do the different Hindu and Buddhist prayers compare and how are they used amongst the lay people? These two religions have stark differences with their methods of prayer, so
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some saint for insight, or forgiveness or for some action to be taken on their behalf. That is, they are praying for some supernatural being to intercede for them. In Buddhism a prayer is more like a mantra in which the person praying is reciting a lesson sutra or guideline which tells them how to behave and act. For
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Buddha was born in Kapilavastu, India. His full name was Siddhartha Gautama(Gale Research in Context). There were 360 million followers of Buddha (Thompson). I had chosen this topic because I had heard about Buddha that he was not a god but he was a good person. So, in many places their temples of Buddha and also I want to learn more information. So I had chosen this topic. There are temples of Buddha in Japan, China, etc. There are many statues of Buddha in many places, but there is the
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Siddharth, a handsome and loved son of a Brahmin, lives in Ancient India with his father. Siddhartha is expected from his friends and others to be as successful men as his Brahmin father. Govinda, his childhood friend, loves everything about Siddhartha especially his spirit, his transcendent, and his fiery thoughts. Govinda knew that Siddhartha would not become a common Brahmin and Govinda himself did not wanted to become a common Brahmin so he follows Siddharth in his journey. However, Siddhartha
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The religion that I would choose to join for the rest of my life would be Hinduism. The reason I chose the religion is because after researching about Hinduism, I found that I share a lot of the same beliefs as Hindus. Hinduism is believed to be the world’s oldest religion, stretching back many thousands of years ago. In result, there is no known founder, scripture or any commonly agreed set of teachings. The religion is mostly being practiced in South Asia, majority of people are in India and Nepal
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