THE ART OF HEART SUTRA
INTRODUCTION
The basis of the Dalai Lama’s teachings has been presented in the text ,this short Buddhist scripture entitled the heart of wisdom is considered as one of the most sacred texts of Mahayana Buddhism .
The religion which mainly flourishes in India ,china,Tibet,japan,korea,Mongolia ,Vietnam,and many other regions of central Asia ,including what is today’s modern Afghanistan.
This text plays a very important role in the religious lives of people who follow Buddhism all around the world; these scriptures are memorized, chanted, and meditated by the followers of Mahayana Buddhism. Even in today’s world where religious beliefs outnumbers the chanting of these sutras can be heard in Tibetan monasteries ,Zen temples
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Edward conze played a very important role in translating theses scriptures’ ,He is an European scholar who spent much of his life in translating this scriptures .As per Edward conze these scriptures were composed somewhere between 100 B.C.E to 600 C.E .
As one goes further with the text the great Dalai Lama himself shares his views on the way we humans are, the nature of the humans and the nature of universe in its context being one of the greatest practitioner of Buddhism in the history he is respected by millions of Buddhists as well as non Buddhists from all around the glob though he just considers himself nothing but a lazy practitioner of Buddhism.
RESARCH OBJECTIVES
We need religion in order to develop both this inner peace and peace among the world’s people that is the essential role of religion today and in pursuit of this goal, harmony among the different traditions become
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then whether it be Hinduism ,Buddhism or any other religion as the topic that I choose was very deep hence it was not an easy task for me to gather the perfect information required I had to go through many sites learn about mahatma Buddha first and then learn about the present spiritual leader of Buddhists Mr. Tenzin gyatso commonly known as the fourteenth dalai lama, but all I was getting was short biographies and quotes which was not at all satisfactory but I got a brief idea on how the teachings of Buddhism work and what’s so interesting about the teachings of Buddhism .interacting with some Buddhist monks helped a lot I went to a monastery near kailash colony lajpat nagar a Japanese monastery basically but it has no huge difference though, it was then when the abbes (the head monk of the monastery ) told me about the basic concepts of Buddhism around which all the teachings chants and meditation is done and referred me the text essence of heart sutra a book published by wisdom publications the texts refers about the ancient scriptures the sutras of Buddhism .thanks to the abbes for his cooperation and time but it was not at all an easy task to find a monastery in a
The teachings of buddhism, the Dalai Lama and the Temple Puja can all impact a Buddhist adherents on the ethical issues of the individual. The buddhist teachings consist of lists of rules that can be followed in order to live a peaceful and humble life, which nirvana can be met. Temple Puja are acts and ways the buddhist teaching can be applied to the life of Buddhist adherents. The Dalai Lama is a spiritual leader of the tibetan people who expand on the teachings of Buddhism worldwide. All these factors influences the decision making of challenging ethical issues of Buddhist adherents.
With guidance from principle beliefs and the XIVth Dalai Lama, Buddhist bioethics and the devotional practice of Temple Puja have an impact of high significance on individuals, and the Buddhist community in ultimately, guiding the life of the adherent to achieve total enlightenment. As the modern figurehead for Buddhism, the XIVth Dalai Lama has contributed to the formulation and reassessment of the Buddhist approach to ethical issues.
Yu, Han. “Memorial on Buddhism”. Making of the Modern World 12: Classical & Medieval Tradition. Trans. Richard F. Burton. Ed. Janet Smarr. La Jolla: University Readers, 2012. 111-112. Print.
Armstrong, Karen. Buddha. New York: Lipper/Penguin, 2004. 66-98. Print.
He also makes reference to the long history of religious intolerance and persecution within the Christian tradition, brought about by greed, mistrust, and ignorance. He emphasizes the need for continuous practice, prayer, meditation, mindfulness, and personal growth within individual religious traditions and cultures. We must make the spirit of the Buddha and the spirit of Christ part of our everyday lives. He explores the “Five Wonderful Percepts of Buddhism”: reverence for life, generosity, responsible sexual behavior, speaking and listening deeply, and ingesting only wholesome substances; comparing them to the teachings of Christ. These precepts are without a doubt, very similar to the principles thought by Christ and his apostles. Each precept or teaching works with the next, interconnecting and building upon each other toward the same goal to end suffering, bring about personal and worldly understanding, world peace, and spiritual
Rinpoche, Samdhong. Uncompromising Truth for a Compromised World: Tibetan Buddhism in Today’s World; forward by 14th Dalai Lama. (Tibet: World Wisdom, 2006), 264.
The word “ Awareness” is talked heavily all through this book. For Buddhists, this is probably the most important aspect in their religion. Unlike the other books I have read, this book left out a lot of elements like ritual, prayer, clothing, and all of the trappings of religion. I really do not agree with this part of the book. I find this part of religion interesting
Religion is an ever-growing idea that has no set date of origin. Throughout history religion has served as an answer to the questions that man could not resolve. The word religion is derived from the Latin word “religio” meaning restraint in collaboration with the Greek word “relegere” which means to repeat or to read again. Religion is currently defined as an organized system of beliefs and practices revolving around, or leading to, a transcendent spiritual experience. Throughout time, there has yet to be a culture that lacks a religion of some form, whether it is a branch of paganism, a mythological based religion or mono/polytheistic religion. Many religions have been forgotten due to the fact that they were ethnic religions and globalizing religions were fighting to be recognized, annihilating these ancient and ethnic religions. Some of these faiths include: Finnish Paganism, Atenism, Minoan Religion, Mithraism, Manichaeism, Vedism, Zoroastrianism, Asatru, and the Olmec Religion. Religion is an imperative part of our contemporary world but mod...
The Heart Sutra can be divided into different parts. Following the work of Lordo, I parse it into four main parts. The first section is the Introduction, consisting of two phrases that constitute a dedication, a declaration and a demonstration of dependency. The de...
Religions have always played a vital role between humans and its society especially in terms of what is good and proper in the society. In modern world, people have become increasingly dissociated from religion and spirituality.
The Everything Buddhism Book: Learn the Ancient Traditions and Apply Them to Modern Life. Avon, MA: Adams Media Corporation, 2003. Print. The.
Religion plays an enormous role in the history of mankind. Wars have been fought over it, lives have been surrounded by it, and it has directly or indirectly shaped the lives of many individuals. Culture and religion play a large role in developing each other. People’s religion is decided by their culture. The prominence or the lack of religion will develop someone’s religious identity have play a core role in determining what that person believes.
To them he is a celebrity, a man who supports non-violent acts even when facing aggression, he is a man who supports Mahatma Gandhi’s pacifist policies, he is a man of peace who represents one of the major religions in the world ‘Tibetan Buddhism’, which in the eyes of the Western people it is a religion of peace and wisdom. And even though Buddhism has always been a missionary religion, the Dalai Lama stated that his positive views of the future has no intentions to make people convert into the religion that he represents, and he believes that each person has the right to choose any religion that they prefer, but at the same time they also has the right to change their religion if they’ve found another religion is more appealing to them spiritually, but most importantly he asks them to be genuine and dedicated to whichever religion that they choose. Here is what Dalai Lama had to say in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech; “In general I am in favor of people continuing to follow the religion of their own culture and inheritance. Of course, individuals have every right to change if they find that a new religion is more effective or suitable for their spiritual needs. But generally speaking, it is better to experience the value of one’s own religious tradition. […] If you are a Christian, it is better to develop spiritually within your religion and be a genuine, good Christian. If you are a Buddhist, be
Buddhism is one of the major world religions with many followers around the world. It is unique in its nature as it is frequently referred to as a ‘spiritual tradition’ (Miller, 2010). Buddhism focuses on personal spiritual development and the attainment of a deep insight into the true nature of life (Johnston, 2003). Buddhists believe that nothing is fixed or permanent and that change is always possible. This belief in the impermanence of all things underpins the Buddhist interpretation of the world and reality (Maguire, 2001).
Sayings of the Buddha: A selection of suttas from the Pali Nikayas. Gethin, Rupert. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. Print.