All 6 Uses of
Buddhism
in
Change of Heart, by Picoult
- What if it didn't matter if you were a Christian or a Jew or a Buddhist or a Wiccan or a ....a transcendentalist?†
*Buddhist = someone who believes in the teaching of Buddha -- that life is permeated with suffering and that suffering ceases when desire ceases
- That sounds more Buddhist than Christian.†
- No. A Buddhist?†
- Buddhists and Hindus believe organ donation is a matter of individual conscience, and they put high value on acts of compassion.†
Buddhists = people who believe in the teaching of Buddha -- that life is permeated with suffering and that suffering ceases when desire ceases
- And Buddhist enlightenment is very much like the Gnostic idea that we live in a land of oblivion, but can waken spiritually right here while we're still part of this world.†
Buddhist = someone who believes in the teaching of Buddha -- that life is permeated with suffering and that suffering ceases when desire ceases
- The bodhisattva in Buddhism promises to wait for liberation until all who suffer have been freed.†
Buddhism = the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering and that suffering ceases when desire ceases
Definition:
the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that suffering and rebirth end when enlightenment is obtained through right conduct, wisdom and meditation