Essays on Buddhism

Buddhism as a Major Religious Practice Buddhism is one of the major religious practices in the world. It is mostly practiced in the Asian countries since it was first introduced 2500 years in India by Siddhartha Gautama who tried to discover how humans could live happily in this world. While still...

Buddhism's Spread in and around the Middle Ganges Buddha Gautama who started Buddhism, after receiving information, spent a large part of his life spreading Buddhism and its teachings in and around of the middle Ganges. This period is believed to be after 550 BC. Buddha had close disciples that followed his...

Theravada Buddhism which in modern is predominant as compared to the other form of Buddhism called Mahayana. The other major factor is marriage among the people practicing Buddhism and non-Buddhist. This factor of marriage is also tied to the gradual cultural assimilation by new settler (that is the Buddhist missionaries)....

Buddhism refers to dharma or religion that encompass a diversity of beliefs, spiritual practices, and traditions majorly based on different teachings accredited to the Buddha which results to interpreted philosophies. Initially, Buddhism originated from Antique India between 6th and 4th centuries BCE and extended throughout Asia and later declined during the...

Introduction It is a philosophical understanding of life that was discovered 2500 years ago in Nepal by Siddhartha Gautama in his research on what could end suffering. It is majorly practiced in Southeastern Asia. The statue of Buddha is found in places of worship and at home, even if it is...

Manjushri: An Indian Image with Historical and Cultural Significance Manjushri is an Indian image constructed in the early 10th century. Manjushri is classified as a sculpture that has a dimension of 15 cm (Anandajyoti). The History and Impact of Manjushri The picture was given as a gift in the museum back in 1983,...

Luxury of Islamic Art Luxury of Islam art includes vegetal and floral art, geometrical art and calligraphy. The use of this form of art "conditioned to some extent by the Islamic prohibition of the imitation of living creatures" (Saoud). The artwork did not have a representation of life in them. For...

Art is an important aspect of human life in both the present and the past because of the various roles it plays. As an art from Southern Asia and particularly India, Yama is a good portrait indicating the Indian God of Death dating back to 17th to 18th century. He...

Context: Central Tibet, Densatil Buddhist Monastery. Dimension/Medium: 20 1/16 x 16 9/16 in. (51x42cm).  Gilt Copper Alloy and semiprecious stones. The description of the Artwork             The figure of the Goddess Lhamo is a sculpture located in the Carlos Museum, and it is made available for educational, personal and non- commercial purpose only....

All religions that are predominant to a people have a large role to play in their history as well as in their current transformation. To the outside world, Buddhism is known as the most predominant religion in Asia. Countries around Asia that have been influenced by the Chinese have adopted...

Bodhisattva refers to an individual who has dedicated himself or herself to the Buddhist practice. This practice leads to the enlightenment of all the sentient beings that have committed themselves to bodhicitta. Once they take vows, the Bodhisattva commit themselves to fulfilling specific roles in the presence of their master...

Primarily, this essay aims at characterizing, comparing, as well as contrasting the development of Buddhism across Asia in the unified Koryo and Silla period. In particular, the Asian countries selected in this paper include Korea, China, and Japan. Here, some of the specific traits such as time period, patronage, beliefs...