Jewish And Buddhist Culture And Religion

While there are many similarities in both religions, they each contrast each other in many ways as well. Buddhism is a nontheistic religion, meaning that practitioners of the Buddhist religion do not recognize or worship a God. Instead, practicing Buddhists follow the teachings of a man named Siddhartha Gautama, who is more commonly known as Buddha. The term “Buddha” can be translated to mean “the awakened one”. Buddha’s followers recognize his as the enlightened teacher who would be able to help them let go of human wants, desires and ignorance to the goal of reaching a state of nirvana.

Question 3: Comparing Buddhist Nirvana with Hindu Moksha Nirvana is a word that is commonly used in Buddhism with varied meanings depending on the use. It means the state of blowing out from certain detractors in life. To “blow out” has great meaning and refers wholly to the extinguishing or dispelling of oneself from certain characters that are considered to be iniquitous. It is characterized by peace of mind and it saves man from the sufferings, the cycles of rebirth, and death. Nirvana could only be achieved by individuals who observed the laid down rules and detached themselves from sin.

He had sunken cheeks, a yellow complexion, a straight back, an ascetic aspect, and, with his arm dropped, the palm of hands outwards, resemble an idol” (page 2). The characteristic of Marlow in the description is similar to Buddha in many ways. Firstly, “an ascetic aspect” of Marlow is one of the most important principles of Buddhist practice. The Buddhist believes that self-discipline can help people get less distracted from worldly pleasure, the biggest obstacle for enlightenment. His self-discipline will prepare the reader for Marlow’s rejection of worldly pleasure later.

It is rational, experimental, practical and personally verifiable. It brings concrete benefits that can be realized in ones own life: it propounds lofty ethics and an intellectually cogent philosophy. Also less auspiciously it has an exotic air that attracts fascinated by the mystical and esoteric#.” Many people like Bhikkhu Bodhi think these same things about Buddhism, because of its simple way to life without suffering and the lack of a divine being.

Hence , good and bad acts are independent of concentration . Mindfulness is a mental quality and it is created by a clear understanding and contemplation of the true nature of phenomena . Mindfulness is useful in an attainment of insight and it is created by an inspection of one’s own thoughts . Buddhists claim that a clear understanding is created by meditation and a man can prevent the arrival of harmful thoughts from unconsciousness into consciousness . Buddhism gives great importance to a control of greed , hatred and delusion .

Thus, the realization of truth is also depends on his own. The freedom of thought of an individual allowed by the Buddha is unheard in other religions. Even though there is a big difference between Buddhism and other religious, the Buddha showed his embracement and peaceful mind. He thinks that one should not condemn other religions but should help all the others to grow. Then, the book addresses that Buddhism encourages people realizing the truth by seeing, knowing, understanding but not on faith or belief.

Only then has a person accomplished extinction of the Self or salvation. The aspect of the release from the cycle of rebirth is similar to the goal of a Hindu and like Hinduism; Buddhism encourages moral behavior in order to attain inner

... ... middle of paper ... ...ame, the moral values upheld and taught by these two religions are primarily alike in a general sense. When considering an abortion in both Judaism and Buddhism, it is only believed in appropriate circumstances. Homosexual acts in Buddhism are seen as sexual misconducts, and in Judaism seen as a sin. However, homosexuality from both a Buddhist point of view and a Jewish point of view are both seen as more or less acceptable, if only they are not acted upon sexually. Life after death in Buddhism is thought to be a time where reincarnation occurs until Samsara is over and Nirvana is achieved.

Comparative Analysis: Buddhism In India And China Buddhism is the non-theistic religion and philosophical system founded in North-East India in the sixth century by Gautama Siddharta (the Buddha). His followers seek to emulate his example of perfect morality, wisdom and compassion culminating in a transformation of consciousness known as enlightenment. Buddhism teaches that greed, hatred and delusion separate the individual from the true perception of the nature of things, causing him to remain tied to the bhavachakra (Ch’en, 1989). The apparent substantiality of all objects including the self is an illusion; everything mundane is temporary and ultimately unsatisfying. The central beliefs of Buddhism are based on Buddha’s Four Noble Truths the last of which is the Eightfold Noble Path, by which enlightenment may be attained and the individual self annihilated in Nirvana.

Buddhism is a nontheistic religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama in the 5th Century BC. It has been argued whether or not Buddhism should be regarded a... ... middle of paper ... ...ive of the afterlife. Both religions have an ultimate goal that religious believes must follow in order to obtain a utopian world. Yet, to reach these goals, Christianity and Buddhism vary as they both explore different concepts that must be understood and achieved before reaching a utopian world. Christians believe that one must obey the commandments w/o fail to reach heaven, Buddhists believe that a person who leads a good life, will be reborn into a good life.