Buddhism
Title: Buddhism
Category: /Society & Culture/Religion
Details: Words: 4038 | Pages: 15 (approximately 235 words/page)
Buddhism
Category: /Society & Culture/Religion
Details: Words: 4038 | Pages: 15 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Buddha
The Buddha was not a god. He was a human who by medidation and thought achieved
enlightenment. Many Buddhists say that the wisdom which he taught and which has now
become Buddhist teaching and central to their beliefs, was not new and had been in the
world from the beginning of time, it required the Buddha to discover it and reveal it to
humanity.
Introduction
The Buddhist scriptures are very extensive. When the
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a bodhisatta on which the
meditator can focus his or her concentration. Some thangkas are painted
on walls, and some are designed and made on cloth so that they can be carried around.
There will often be a chant or an explanation to accompany the visualisation, and the
words which are chanted are an aid
to concentration. Like the mandala, the creation of a thangka is often seen as a method of
awareness and meditaion