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More Devotional Forms Of Buddhism

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1. What are some of the more “devotional” forms of Buddhism, and how are they distinguished?

Theravada the most ancient form of Buddhism also called “ The Doctrine of the Elders”, undo itself as representing the original authentic teachings of the Buddha. By studying the ancient texts, meditating, and following the Eightfold Path, that Theravada Buddhist believe they will achieve Enlightenment,Which is mainly pursued through meditation; merit- making to improve future rebirth,which is primarily pursued through service to the sangha and Society at large, and toward transcending the law of karma through magic, rituals, and talismans.
The historical Buddha is clearly the dominant figure of the Theravada Buddhism.

Mahayana Buddhism or The Great Vehicle primary goal is not to secure one’s own personal enlightenment but, rather work to bring all beings to nirvana. Although the Mahayana Buddhism developed out of Theravada Buddhism 500 years after Buddha attained enlightenment and they focused on the idea of compassion and touts bodhisattvas and that are beings that work out of compassion to liberate others beings from their suffering, Other features of Mahayana teachings included emphasis on medication instead of textual study, the importance of faith , …show more content…

The teachings of Zen was taught by the monk Bodhidharma. Zen Buddhist saw doctrines as a crutch or often a distraction from immediate sudden, spontaneous enlightenment called satori. Zen was about teaching your true

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The Lotus Sutra, “Lotus of the True Dharma” notes the empowerment and influence from the philosophies of Buddhism as it shows the way towards Nirvana (Doc 3). The purpose of the Sutra is to convey to people of the hardships of making it to “Tathagata”, which encourages them to work harder and mature mindfully. Furthermore, the practices of Buddhism is also shown in an edict of Ashoka, the emperor of the Maurya Dynasty (Doc 6). He was a strong supporter of Buddhism and based many propagandas from the religion. His form of the religion, however, is the practice of great education and a path to happiness.

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The three branches are Theravada, Vajrayana, and Mahayana Buddhism. Theravada refers to the way of the three elders. This branch of Buddhism is considered to be conservative. Some monasteries are located within the cities, which can be beneficial so that monks would be able to ask for food. Mahayana is another branch of Buddhism and it is translated to mean big vehicle.

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More importantly, Mahayana Buddhists teach that enlightenment is reachable in one lifetime, and this can be fulfilled by a layman. The assorted subclasses within the Mahayana tradition, like Nichiren, Pure Land, and Zen, advocate various ways of obtaining this ambition, but each group agrees that it can be reached in a one lifetime by anyone who truly wants it ("Mahayana," n.d.). Mahayana Buddhism bears more of a religious nature than its Theravadan counterpart does. It many times involves the adoration of Buddhas, celestial beings, boddhisatvas, ceremonies, rituals, and the use of sacred objects. The role of these religious elements changes, but remains essential to Tibetan/Tantric

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Eventually Mahayana became the largest major branch of Buddhism, due to its integration with the early schools. According to Wikipedia, “The Mahayana tradition is the largest major tradition of Buddhism existing today, with 53.2% of practitioners, compared to 35.8% for Theravada and 5.7% for Vajrayana in 2010.” (htt) The early beginnings of Theravada spread back furthermost in history. It is descending from an elder group called the Sthavira that broke away during the Second Buddhist Council, in the 3rd century B.C.

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It also became an agent of mental and practical liberation to the oppressed peoples and of economic development to the disadvantaged peoples. “Engaged Buddhism” is defined by the intention of Buddhists of whatever sect to apply the values and teachings of Buddhism, especially compassion and love, to the problems of society in a nonviolent way, and are motivated by concern for others’ welfare, and is served as a channel to express their own Buddhist practices. So, “Engaged Buddhism” is neither a new Buddhist sect nor does it belong to one of the established sects. This engagement is not detached from Buddhist spirituality, but it is a modern phenomenon to express their Buddhism spirits and values to the problems of society (King, The Social Ethics of Engaged Buddhism, 2005). On the other hand, the reason of emergence of “Engaged Buddhism” was similar to the third problem Taixu discovered as I mentioned above.

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