What it's all about? > Is a moral philosoply/ religion
base upon the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.
> Buddha (from the
ancient Indian Languages of pali and Sanskrit) means "one who has
awakened". It is derived from root
budh" meaning " to
awaken" or to be enlightened.
Beliefs / teachings > Liberation from suffering may come by
training the mind and acting according to the laws of karma i.e. with
the right
action, good things
will come to you.
> Basic Teachings:
Three Marks of Existnce; The Four Noble truths; The five Stratas; The
six Realms; The Eightfolds paths
Words of Wisdom: > It is proper fopr you to doubt... do
not go upon report.. do got upon tradition.. do not go upon hearsay
> No to do any evil, to
cultivate the good, to purify one's mind, this is the Teaching of the
Buddhas.
> By endeavor, diligence,
discipline and self-mastery, let the wise person make (of himself) an
island that no flood can
overwhelm.
TAOISM
What it's all about? > Is one of the great religions /
philosophies of Ancient China. It was adopted as a state religion of
China, with Lao Tzu
honoured as a diety.
> Lao Tzu. He was a
contemporary of Confucius and wrote a book called the Tao Te Ching,
composed some time between
the sixth
and third century centuries B.C.
Beliefs / Teachings > Tao can be defined as path or road. The ways
of Tao is the way of Nature and ultimate reality.
> Believe in yin-yang:
yin the negative element and yang the positive element
Famous Qoutations > If people do not revere the Law of
Nature, It will inexorably and adversely affect them.
If they accept it with
knowledge and reverence, It will accomodate them with balance and
harmony.
> Being one with Nature,
he is in accord with the Tao. Being in accord with the Tao, he is
evelasting.
CONFUCIANISM
What it's all about? > Confucianism means "The School of
the
Scholars"; or, less accurately, "The Religion of Confucius") is an
East
Asian ethical
and philosophical system
originally developed from the teachings of the early Chinese sage
Confucius.
Beliefs/ Teachings > Confucianism is a "code of conduct"
> His way to please God or the
gods is through a "good conduct" with your family, neighbors, and
society... if you are a
good person,
God is going to like you, as we already commented in Taoism.
>Confucius said: A virtuous
man has three awes:
1- Awe
for Heaven's decree,
2- Awe
for great men.
3- Awe
for saints' words... When worshipping God, one must feel as if He were
visibly present.
Famous Qoutations > Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first
principles.
> I am not one who was born in
the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity,and
earnest in seeking it there.
> Everything has its beauty but
not everyone sees it.
HINDUISM
What it's all about? > The word Hindu is derived from the
river Sindhu, or Indus. Hindu was .primarily a geographicall term that
referred to India or to a
region of India (near the
Sindhu) as long ago as the 6th century BC.
> Hindus themselves prefer to
use the Sankrit term sanatana dharma, "moral order", "duty"
and " right
action".
> Hindus believe in: Brahma -
corresponds to the creative spirit form which the universe arises;
Vishnu -corresponds to the force of
order that sustains the
universe; Shiva - corresponds to the force that brings a cycle to an
end.
Beliefs / Teachings > The Hindu acknowlegde that there are many
paths by which people may seek and experience religious understanding
and
direction. It also claims
that every individual has the potential to acchieve enlightenment.
SHINTOISM
What it's all about? > "the way of the GODs:, originating in
prehistoric times and occupying an limportant national position for long
in the history of Japan,
particlularly in recent times
> kami means God or deity, or sometimes
soul
> it's characteristics is a great love
and reverence for nature in all it's forms and for natural artifacts and
processes. Shinto is about
expressing one's own love of the
natural landscape of Japan and the people and spirits that reside within
it.
Beliefs / Teachings > Absolute Universal Self is not affected by
the spiritual and the material. the invisible and the visible, the real
and the ideal.
> Absolute loyalty to the Sovereign
Emperor, who is regarded as a direct descendant and representative of
God, respect for ancestors,
profound feeling of piety towards
the parents and love for children form the fundamenta structure of the
great Universal Way.
> The Mirror, the Sword and the Jewel
symbolize wisdom, courage and benevolence or intelligence, will and
love.
Famous Qoutaions > The heart of the person before you is a mirror.
See there your own form.
> Even the wishes on an ant reach to
heaven.
> Leave the things of this worl and come
to me daily with the pure bodies and pure hearts.
> A single sincere prayer moves heaven.
You will surely realize the divine presence through sincere prayer.
JAINISM
What it's all about? > tha jain Philosophy bases its doctrine on the
absolute necessity of conquering the lower nature form the realization
of Truth.
> Jain or jaina means a follower of
Jina which applied to those people who have conquered the lower nature,
passion, hatred etc.
> There are six real substances which
constitute the world: space, time, matter souls, Dharmastikaya (fulcrum
of motion) and
and Adharmastikaya (fulcum fo
stability or rest).
> The Jains worship there liberated
souls ( tirthankaras) who have destoryed all karmas and attained
salvation as thier God.
Beliefs / Teaching > Janism believes that whole universe can be
divided into categories:Jiva ( soul) and Ajiva (non-soul). There are
seven propositions
called seven tattvas or realities in
Jainism:
= Jiva (Living
Substance)- there is something called the living.
= Ajiva (matter
or non-living) - there is something called the living
= Asraya ( the
influx of karmic matter) - the living and nonliving come in contacta
with each other
= Bandha (
bondage of soul by karmic matter)- the contact leads to the production
of some energies
= Samyara ( teh
stopping of Asyara) the process of thi0s contact could be stopped
= Nirjara ( the
gradual removal of karmic matter) - the existing energies could also be
exhausted
= Moksha ( the
attainment of perfect freedom or salvation) - salvation could be
achieved.
Quotations > Right faith is the belief that the Jaina
Tirthankaras are the true God, the Jaina Sastras are the true scriptured
and the jaina
saints are the true
preceptors.
> Right knowledge reveals the nature of
things as it is and with certainty.
> Right conduct is the Jain ethics.
CHRISTIANITY
What it's all about? > Christianity is based upon the teachings of Jesus
, a Jew who lived his life in the Roman province of Palestine.
> Christianity believes in one God, while
the central figure in Christianity is Jesus
(or Christ), a Jew who came into this world by
immaculate conception to a virgin
named Mary
. His birth is celebrated at Christmas
with hymns and gift giving. It's believed
that Jesus was not only man, but also
the son of God and lived his life without sin.
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