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- Clearly not an easy A. "This year, we'll be studying three religious traditions: Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism.†
p. 32.4Buddhism = religion based on the Buddha’s teaching that aims to end suffering by ending selfish desire and following a path of wisdom, ethics, and meditation
- And I listened in class, too, but on that Wednesday morning, when Dr. Hyde started talking about how Buddhists believe that all things are interconnected, I found myself staring out the window.†
p. 39.1Buddhists = people who believe in the teaching of Buddha -- that aims to end suffering by ending selfish desire and following a path of wisdom, ethics, and meditation
- You've got a lifetime to mull over the Buddhist understanding of interconnectedness.†
p. 50.2 *Buddhist = someone who believes in the teaching of Buddha -- that aims to end suffering by ending selfish desire and following a path of wisdom, ethics, and meditation
- But while you were looking out the window, you missed the chance to explore the equally interesting Buddhist belief in being present for every facet of your daily life, of being truly present.†
p. 50.4
- She said it over and over, like it wasn't a verb so much as a Buddhist mantra.†
p. 67.3
- Choose your question wisely, and then examine how Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity attempt to answer it.†
p. 70.5Buddhism = religion based on the Buddha’s teaching that aims to end suffering by ending selfish desire and following a path of wisdom, ethics, and meditation
- It's the one thing Buddhists, Christians, and Muslims are all worried about.†
p. 82.7Buddhists = people who believe in the teaching of Buddha -- that aims to end suffering by ending selfish desire and following a path of wisdom, ethics, and meditation
- Buddhists are more complicated—because of the Buddha's doctrine of anatta, which basically says that people don't have eternal souls.†
p. 100.1
- She had a Buddhist funeral, and they cremated her, but before they did she was on this, like—well, it's not really Buddhist.†
p. 118.6Buddhist = someone who believes in the teaching of Buddha -- that aims to end suffering by ending selfish desire and following a path of wisdom, ethics, and meditation
- She had a Buddhist funeral, and they cremated her, but before they did she was on this, like—well, it's not really Buddhist.†
p. 118.7
- I mean, religion is complicated there, so it's a little Buddhist and a little Shinto, but y'all don't care—point being that she was on this, like, funeral pyre or whatever.†
p. 118.7
- And how to live in the shadow of grief is not something nameless Buddhists, Christians, and Muslims have to explore.†
p. 158.2Buddhists = people who believe in the teaching of Buddha -- that aims to end suffering by ending selfish desire and following a path of wisdom, ethics, and meditation
- Buddhism, particularly as it is popularly practiced, promises improvement through karma.†
p. 174.1Buddhism = religion based on the Buddha’s teaching that aims to end suffering by ending selfish desire and following a path of wisdom, ethics, and meditation
- We had one that Wednesday morning: Share an example of a Buddhist koan.†
p. 195.5Buddhist = someone who believes in the teaching of Buddha -- that aims to end suffering by ending selfish desire and following a path of wisdom, ethics, and meditation
- A koan is like a riddle that's supposed to help you toward enlightenment in Zen Buddhism.†
p. 195.6Buddhism = religion based on the Buddha’s teaching that aims to end suffering by ending selfish desire and following a path of wisdom, ethics, and meditation
- Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism each have founder figures—Muhammad, Jesus, and the Buddha, respectively.†
p. 215.9
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(Buddhism) religion and way of life based on the Buddha's teachings that seeks freedom from suffering by letting go of selfish desire and following a path of wisdom, ethical conduct, and meditation.Buddhism began in ancient India with Siddhartha Gautama, called the Buddha, who taught that suffering is tied to craving and ignorance. According to his teaching, suffering can end when people see reality more clearly, let go of selfish attachment, act compassionately, and practice meditation, eventually reaching enlightenment (nirvana).
Today, Buddhism is followed by hundreds of millions of people, especially in Asia, and it has also spread to Europe and the Americas. Different Buddhist traditions vary in rituals and practices, but they share core ideas about suffering, compassion, and the search for awakening. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)