Buddhism
is built on Hinduism in much the same way the Christianity is built on Judaism. Guatama Buddha,
the figure whose teachings are the basis of Buddhism, was a Hindu himself. According to legend,
when he finally left his palace after a sheltered existence, he was depressed by seeing the old,
sickly, and dead, and his charioteer had to explain to him that everyone grows old. Buddha would
seek to defeat this cycle by leading an ascetic life.
Buddha was primarily
concerned with the suffering of man and finding a way to end it or at least a reason for it.
Buddhism maintains the concept of...
Wednesday, 2 September 2009
Describe the Buddha's reaction against early Hinduism.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
To what degree were the U.S., Great Britain, Germany, the USSR, and Japan successful in regards to their efforts in economic mobilization during the...
This is an enormous question that can't really be answered fully in this small space. But a few generalizations can be made. Bo...
-
The love that exists between CÄrudatta and VasantasenÄ is clearly very strong as it endures throughout all manner of trials and tr...
-
We are given only a few glimpses of the lives of inner party members. However, those glimpses show us that this small group of party...
-
Eliza Doolittle undergoes various transformations as she is changed from a poor, Cockney, downtrodden flower girl to a lady who is d...
No comments:
Post a Comment