Although Buddhism is able to change, adapt, and be adopted by other cultures and lifestyles, with all these changes, do you think that the original meaning of Buddhism taught by the Buddha himself can be lost or even die? Does the original meaning even ma
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CHICAGO style!! (very important)
This is a sample Chicago style paper.
At least two sources, (one journal article from the website, https://www.jstor.org/), and another source will be from the book,
Sandving, Kirk, The Buddhism Course Reader- Rel_S 338. (2nd Edition). Polymath Learning. 2018. pages 130-170
OR
Hanh, Thich Nhat, The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching, Parallax Press, 1998. pages 184-213
500 to 600 words.
work cited.
The prompt is:
Although Buddhism is able to change, adapt, and be adopted by other cultures and lifestyles, with all these changes, do you think that the original meaning of Buddhism taught by the Buddha himself can be lost or even die? Does the original meaning even matter if it loses its relevancy?
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BUDDHISM, ORIGINAL MEANING AND TEACHINGS
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Buddhism, Original Meaning and Teachings
Buddhism’s original meaning as taught by Buddha, cannot be lost. Buddhism means
finding the true meaning of life, peace, and happiness. From the concept of troubles that children
and adults go through such as fear for death, diseases and the beauty of nature. Children may get
worried about “why did my grandfather die, why my wishes are not going through and why
people are born and then die”? The teachings of Buddha were basically based on living a
pleasant life even when there is so much suffering in the world. Buddha taught people to live a
peaceful and happy life, all through his life. He based his teachings on three concepts, which
include the four sights, renunciation, and enlightenment.1
Four sights
Buddha decided to see a different life outside his palace. He made four trips outside the
place and found four situations that changed his life.2 Old age, sickness, death and the wandering
monk who had given up everything he owned to seek an end to suffering. After all these
situations, he decided to be simple and think of...
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