Buddhism Ethics
In Buddhism culture, Buddha is seen as not an ultra-ego but seen more as a man who discovered nirvana and a great teacher. Buddha spreads a message of a life that is pure, free from evil and a world that everyone has a chance to reach their nirvana.
Spiritual Beings
Before reaching nirvana, Buddhist people must follow rules and consequences of their actions to commence passing through nirvana. It is said that it is important to remember that spiritual beings and lands are temporary. They are part of the wheel of samsara (meaning rebirth) and will not be necessary when passing through nirvana. Although a being cannot hope to reach nirvana in this life time because more lives will be required to achieve this.
Bodhisattvas are beings who are about to become Buddha’s, but who delay their entry to nirvana for everyone to achieve reaching it. These Bodhisattvas are worshiped and called different ways throughout different countries and cultures. One said to be the most important is Amitabha, also known as Amit’o Buddha, This Buddha inhabits a world of peace, goodwill, pure and free from pain and suffering and all those who achieve this will be destined to reach nirvana in the next life. It is said that those who show belief and devotion to Amitabha will sure go to Pure Land Buddhism after death, showing devotion may include having faith in him, meditating on and even chanting his name, and also practising virtue.
Other Bodhisattvas are seen as being of help and people who are turned to when in time of need. Also there are many who are seen as compassionate beings, But all Bodhisattvas are seen as saviour gods and through good actions gain rewards for their followers.
Human Nature Buddha believed in three things, rebirth, karma and Samsara. Rebirth meaning that every living thing, after death, will return back to Earth in a new birth. It is said that all being are caught in a cycle called Samsara and the ultimate goal in life is to escape the cycle. The only way to escape the cycle is to create good karma, this meaning that if you act good then good things will happen to the living thing and so on with bad karma. A being’s karma effects what their new life will entail. Good Karma could bring a living being to be a human or even a god, and bad karma could result the new life being an animal. So the aim of all this is to stop the process of Samsara.
Salvation
Through Buddha's journey, he discovered the knowledge to open to all living things. It is the understanding of all and appreciating one another’s differences. There is four noble truths, First Noble Truth; The Truth of Suffering, The Second Noble Truth; The Truth of the Cause of Suffering, The Third Noble Truth; The Truth and The Forth Noble Truth; The Path Leading to the End of Suffering. These truths explore the wonders of beings and their true inner self and to be sensitive and understanding of one another. Also accepting differences and respecting one another.
By: Caitlin SCRIPTURES
SACRED STORIES AND SACRED TEXT
Sacred Text Sacred texts are not written down until hundreds of years after Buddha's death, before then, their contents were passed on by word of mouth. It was told that after Buddha's death, his disciple had recited all his sayings and rules for monks that he had laid down. There are a number of Buddhist scriptures and religious texts, which commonly divided into different categories. The best known is the Pali Canon or Tripitaka. Pali Canon: Pali Canon is made up of three texts that was originally taught and memorized around 600 BCE. Scriptures at the time were written on palm leaves that were stored in baskets.Today the Pali Canon are printed on woodblocks instead of palm leaves . The name “ Tripitaka”, meaning “ three baskets”.
The three texts are:
· Vinaya Pitaka
· Sutta Pitaka
· Adhidhamma Pitaka
With the Pali Canon, the Buddha taught the three Pitakas. It is usually believed that most of the Pali Canon was created from the Buddha and his followers. After the Buddha's passing, a council was held shortly to collect and care for his teachings.Between the 5th century BC to the first century BC, the Scriptures was rehearsed orally when it was written down. A few years later, additions were made. PALI CANON AND JATAKA STORIES: The Monkey King Story ORIGIN: A kingdom of monkeys in the forest being told by the Monkey King to remove all the mangoes from the trees, "or there would be disaster" with the humans. The humans had found it and did not want to share with the monkeys, he then ordered the monkeys to be killed.
CHARACTERISTICS:
The King of the Monkeys was very very large, extremely kind and wise.
ROLES:
"The humans chased thousands of monkeys all the way to the edge of the forest. There was a deep cliff at the edge of the forest, and a bamboo forest at the other side of the cliff. The Monkey King saw that if his subjects could cross over to the bamboo forest, they will be saved. With his huge body, he formed a bridge over the cliff and thousands of monkeys trampled over him to reach the safety of the bamboo forest. He endured all the pain . One monkey did not like the King & he saw this as an opportunity to get even. As he was crossing over the King's body, he pierced a spear through the King's heart. The King screamed in pain but endured the pain until all his subjects were safely across. Then he collapsed.
DESTINY OF HUMANITY:
Individuals: The human king had decided to be a good king and ordered that the monkeys were protected from harm forever.
Whole: The human king being a higher human being, would then show being a good person is the way to live life. ----
I personally choose this story because it seemed interesting and different from the other stories shown. In this story, not only it mentions humans, it also mentions Monkeys, at first the king monkey knew there was going to be a disaster if they had kept the mangoes tree, so he had ordered his monkeys to remove them all. As the human beings had found it, they did not want to share it with the monkeys and had ordered to kill them, as soon as the King Monkey found out, he quickly came up with a idea in order to save his monkeys. With the quick thought, there was only one problem, there was no way to get over to the other side because there was a cliff. The King Monkey being injured by a hater endured the pain to save the rest, when the human king had saw, he was so touched and ordered the King Monkey and monkeys to be saved at once.
To me, I found that the human king had been so touched by how the King Monkey had saved his monkeys the human king had then decided to change his attitude and be a good person as a individual to be a good role model/higher being.
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By: Cindy Buddhism belief of the humanity
Many Buddhists do not believe in God. They believe in Karma and some of them believe in deities and bodhisattvas.
Karma Buddhists believe in human actions, if they have done some thing wrong in their life and do not achieve enlightenment, they will reborn into one of six the in the Wheel of Samara.
The Wheel of Samara are: ·Devas, the reals of gods ·Asuras, the reals of demigods ·Manushya, the human realm ·Tiryyak, the aniamal realm ·Pretas, the realm of hungry ghosts ·Niryak, the hell realm
When they reborn into their realm where they use up all of karma they will again reborn into anther realm.
Deities and bodhisattvas some Buddhists believe in deities and bodhisattvas, especially those practising Tibetan Buddhism. Deities are people who have special power to provide rainfall, food crops, wealth, children and protection from danger. Bodnhisattvas are people who have achieved enlightenment, but have put off nirvana to help other achieves enlightenment.
Beliefs about behaviour there are Noble Eightfold Path and Five precepts.
The Noble Eightfold Path are:
1.see the world as it really is
2.commit yourself to what is good and positive
3.speak kindly, warmly, gently, turthfully and with purpose
4.do not kill, hurt, lie or steal
5.avoid actions that harm living creatures and the environment
6.control dangerous desires
7.be aware of your thoughts and actions
8.achieve a state of inner calm though meditation
The Noble Eightfold Path is the only way to become enlighten and nirvana.
The five Precepts are:
1.must avoid hurting living things
2.must not steal from other people
3.must not be involved in sexual misconduct
4.must not lie or gossip
5.must not drink alcohol or use drugs and other substances that cold ones thinking and make one behave irrationally
Precepts for monks and nuns
To be a monks and nuns they must follow this: ·not eat after noon each day ·not dance, sing or go to the theater ·not wear expensive clothes, jewelery or perfume ·not sleep on a comfortable bed ·i will not have money
Buddhism Ethics
In Buddhism culture, Buddha is seen as not an ultra-ego but seen more as a man who discovered nirvana and a great teacher. Buddha spreads a message of a life that is pure, free from evil and a world that everyone has a chance to reach their nirvana.
Spiritual Beings
Before reaching nirvana, Buddhist people must follow rules and consequences of their actions to commence passing through nirvana. It is said that it is important to remember that spiritual beings and lands are temporary. They are part of the wheel of samsara (meaning rebirth) and will not be necessary when passing through nirvana. Although a being cannot hope to reach nirvana in this life time because more lives will be required to achieve this.
Bodhisattvas are beings who are about to become Buddha’s, but who delay their entry to nirvana for everyone to achieve reaching it. These Bodhisattvas are worshiped and called different ways throughout different countries and cultures. One said to be the most important is Amitabha, also known as Amit’o Buddha, This Buddha inhabits a world of peace, goodwill, pure and free from pain and suffering and all those who achieve this will be destined to reach nirvana in the next life. It is said that those who show belief and devotion to Amitabha will sure go to Pure Land Buddhism after death, showing devotion may include having faith in him, meditating on and even chanting his name, and also practising virtue.
Other Bodhisattvas are seen as being of help and people who are turned to when in time of need. Also there are many who are seen as compassionate beings, But all Bodhisattvas are seen as saviour gods and through good actions gain rewards for their followers.
Human Nature
Buddha believed in three things, rebirth, karma and Samsara. Rebirth meaning that every living thing, after death, will return back to Earth in a new birth. It is said that all being are caught in a cycle called Samsara and the ultimate goal in life is to escape the cycle. The only way to escape the cycle is to create good karma, this meaning that if you act good then good things will happen to the living thing and so on with bad karma. A being’s karma effects what their new life will entail. Good Karma could bring a living being to be a human or even a god, and bad karma could result the new life being an animal. So the aim of all this is to stop the process of Samsara.
Salvation
Through Buddha's journey, he discovered the knowledge to open to all living things. It is the understanding of all and appreciating one another’s differences. There is four noble truths, First Noble Truth; The Truth of Suffering, The Second Noble Truth; The Truth of the Cause of Suffering, The Third Noble Truth; The Truth and The Forth Noble Truth; The Path Leading to the End of Suffering. These truths explore the wonders of beings and their true inner self and to be sensitive and understanding of one another. Also accepting differences and respecting one another.
By: Caitlin
SCRIPTURES
SACRED STORIES AND SACRED TEXT
Sacred Text Sacred texts are not written down until hundreds of years after Buddha's death, before then, their contents were passed on by word of mouth. It was told that after Buddha's death, his disciple had recited all his sayings and rules for monks that he had laid down.
There are a number of Buddhist scriptures and religious texts, which commonly divided into different categories. The best known is the Pali Canon or Tripitaka. Pali Canon: Pali Canon is made up of three texts that was originally taught and memorized around 600 BCE. Scriptures at the time were written on palm leaves that were stored in baskets.Today the Pali Canon are printed on woodblocks instead of palm leaves . The name “ Tripitaka”, meaning “ three baskets”.
The three texts are:
· Vinaya Pitaka
· Sutta Pitaka
· Adhidhamma Pitaka
With the Pali Canon, the Buddha taught the three Pitakas. It is usually believed that most of the Pali Canon was created from the Buddha and his followers. After the Buddha's passing, a council was held shortly to collect and care for his teachings.Between the 5th century BC to the first century BC, the Scriptures was rehearsed orally when it was written down. A few years later, additions were made.
PALI CANON AND JATAKA STORIES: The Monkey King Story
ORIGIN:
A kingdom of monkeys in the forest being told by the Monkey King to remove all the mangoes from the trees, "or there would be disaster" with the humans. The humans had found it and did not want to share with the monkeys, he then ordered the monkeys to be killed.
CHARACTERISTICS:
The King of the Monkeys was very very large, extremely kind and wise.
ROLES:
"The humans chased thousands of monkeys all the way to the edge of the forest. There was a deep cliff at the edge of the forest, and a bamboo forest at the other side of the cliff. The Monkey King saw that if his subjects could cross over to the bamboo forest, they will be saved. With his huge body, he formed a bridge over the cliff and thousands of monkeys trampled over him to reach the safety of the bamboo forest. He endured all the pain . One monkey did not like the King & he saw this as an opportunity to get even. As he was crossing over the King's body, he pierced a spear through the King's heart. The King screamed in pain but endured the pain until all his subjects were safely across. Then he collapsed.
DESTINY OF HUMANITY:
Individuals: The human king had decided to be a good king and ordered that the monkeys were protected from harm forever.
Whole: The human king being a higher human being, would then show being a good person is the way to live life.
----
I personally choose this story because it seemed interesting and different from the other stories shown. In this story, not only it mentions humans, it also mentions Monkeys, at first the king monkey knew there was going to be a disaster if they had kept the mangoes tree, so he had ordered his monkeys to remove them all. As the human beings had found it, they did not want to share it with the monkeys and had ordered to kill them, as soon as the King Monkey found out, he quickly came up with a idea in order to save his monkeys. With the quick thought, there was only one problem, there was no way to get over to the other side because there was a cliff. The King Monkey being injured by a hater endured the pain to save the rest, when the human king had saw, he was so touched and ordered the King Monkey and monkeys to be saved at once.
To me, I found that the human king had been so touched by how the King Monkey had saved his monkeys the human king had then decided to change his attitude and be a good person as a individual to be a good role model/higher being.
----
By: Cindy
Buddhism belief of the humanity
Many Buddhists do not believe in God. They believe in Karma and some of them believe in deities and bodhisattvas.
Karma Buddhists believe in human actions, if they have done some thing wrong in their life and do not achieve enlightenment, they will reborn into one of six the in the Wheel of Samara.
The Wheel of Samara are:
· Devas, the reals of gods
· Asuras, the reals of demigods
· Manushya, the human realm
· Tiryyak, the aniamal realm
· Pretas, the realm of hungry ghosts
· Niryak, the hell realm
When they reborn into their realm where they use up all of karma they will again reborn into anther realm.
Deities and bodhisattvas some Buddhists believe in deities and bodhisattvas, especially those practising Tibetan Buddhism. Deities are people who have special power to provide rainfall, food crops, wealth, children and protection from danger. Bodnhisattvas are people who have achieved enlightenment, but have put off nirvana to help other achieves enlightenment.
Beliefs about behaviour there are Noble Eightfold Path and Five precepts.
The Noble Eightfold Path are:
1. see the world as it really is
2. commit yourself to what is good and positive
3. speak kindly, warmly, gently, turthfully and with purpose
4. do not kill, hurt, lie or steal
5. avoid actions that harm living creatures and the environment
6. control dangerous desires
7. be aware of your thoughts and actions
8. achieve a state of inner calm though meditation
The Noble Eightfold Path is the only way to become enlighten and nirvana.
The five Precepts are:
1. must avoid hurting living things
2. must not steal from other people
3. must not be involved in sexual misconduct
4. must not lie or gossip
5. must not drink alcohol or use drugs and other substances that cold ones thinking and make one behave irrationally
Precepts for monks and nuns
To be a monks and nuns they must follow this:
· not eat after noon each day
· not dance, sing or go to the theater
· not wear expensive clothes, jewelery or perfume
· not sleep on a comfortable bed
· i will not have money
By: Ratana