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All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means including photocopying recording or information storage and retrieval without permission in writing from the publisher except for reading an. by. . Dr. . Rekha. . Shetty. How cool it would be to spend your time thinking of lovely new ways to inspire more joy and happiness in the people around.. Looking at the opposite of conventional wisdom is future vision. Analyze carefully before acting. . Amita. /. Amitabha. . – Buddha associated with Pure Land Buddhism very popular in Japan. . Anatman. . – Buddhist doctrine of no-self. There is no “self” that migrates from one life to the next in reincarnation because we are only a composite of five . 1. prefatory remarks. 2. enable. . VPN to Oxford. definitions. the voluntary giving of help to those in need who are not related to the . giver (Wikipedia). Terminology. gong . 公. , . yi. . 義. types:. A . 2500 year old tradition that began in India and spread . throughout . the Far East. A . way of living or seeing . the . world followed . by more than 300 million . people. Considered a religion by many, but Buddhists do not worship God per se. Dhammapada. means?. Do not follow a life of evil; do not live heedlessly; do not have false views; do not value worldly things.. In this way one can get rid of suffering. . Buddhist and . S. uffering. The “middle way of wisdom and compassion”. A 2500 year old tradition that began in India and spread and diversified throughout the Far East. A philosophy, religion, and spiritual practice followed by more than 300 million people. The “middle way of wisdom and compassion”. A 2500 year old tradition that began in India and spread and diversified throughout the Far East. A philosophy, religion, and spiritual practice followed by more than 300 million people. Art & Architecture. Japan borrowed artistic ideas from China and Korea. Japanese artisans made many things with shiny red and black lacquer coating, such as:. Wooden Statues * Furniture * Household Items. Besma . Chaudry. Marissa . DeVinny. Van . Ngyugen. Period 3. Artistic and Architectural Accomplishments of Pre-Buddhist Japan. Jomon Period (ca. 10,500-300 BCE). Artistic:. Thick and heavy pots. Great pottery adorned with rope markings and coils of clay. . CHAPTER SIX: . Buddhism. Fundamental questions. 1. What is the human condition?. Buddhists believe humans are caught in . samsara. : the endless cycle of existence, characterized by . maya. (illusion), . - 8 9 - a world economy and its conjunctures during and after the war N.D. Kondratieff , , Buddhism and Hinduism . Buddhism. Foundation. Founded in the 6. th. century BCE in India . Founded by Siddhartha Gautama. Became known as “The Buddha” (the Awakened One). Beliefs and Practices. They do not worship gods, therefore they are considered non-theistic. 7.29 – Trace the Emergence of the Japanese nation during the Nara and the Heian Periods.. Nara Buddhist Temple. _______________(". Great Eastern Temple") is one of Japan's most famous and historically significant temples and a landmark of Nara. The temple was constructed in 752 as the head temple of all provincial Buddhist temples of Japan and grew so powerful that the capital was moved from Nara to Nagaoka in 784 to lower the temple’s influence on . There is no compulsory ceremony in a Buddhist marriage, it is entirely up to the wish of a . couple.  to go for a registered marriage at court or one of the few Buddhist temples licensed as a legal marriage venue. However, in general a typical Buddhist wedding takes place in two parts, one of them is a Buddhist component and the other is a non-Buddhist component. .