... hurtful to others (ibid.). In fact, attaining Nirvana requires to refuse any participation in lying, gossiping, drug dealing or other harmful behaviors. The last category is about meditation and mental discipline. It suggests that one should put the right effort to develop a good and productive state of mind and to eliminate and avoid any bad and unproductive condition or mental state ... be discussed is yoga, which is a form of meditation that involves a complete consciousness on a physical and mental level. This practice, which is inspired from Hindu traditions, allows a devoted pract...

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... introduced by China. This form of Buddhism was soon Japanized into the now known form of Zen. Zen Buddhism is a school of meditation, which teaches enlightenment, underlined by simplicity, austerity, discipline and loyalty to one's master. Zen Buddhism was widely accepted by the Japanese people, especially by the samurai class. The ideals of Zen Buddhism projected many similar characteristic of the ... samurai code such as self-discipline, self-reliance, self-denial, frugality and loyalty (Newman, 1989). These characteristics of Bushido have become a way of life in Japanese society, it ...

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... (Hardy). The weekly Observance Day rituals at the Theravada monastery are opportunities for both laity and monks to quicken faith, discipline, and understanding, and make and share merit. On these days, twice each month, the monks change and reaffirm the code of discipline. On all of these days, they administer the Eight Precepts to the gathered laity, the laity repeating them after ... ...

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... became to be known as Zen. There are two main sects of Zen. They are Rinzai Zen and Soto Zen. The Soto sect seems to put more emphasis on the discipline of zazen, while the Rinzai sect puts more emphasis on koans (meditation problems). However, Zazen and koans are both integral parts of both sects. Japanese who had studied in China ... . The connection between Zen and Metaphysics is that both have the same goals. They are concerned with studying the underlying nature of things. Both, Zen and metaphysics focus on self-discipline, meditation, and attainment of enlightenment through direct ...

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... from suffering back into the individual's hands. Conquering suffering requires self-control. Buddha felt monks should stay in close proximity to laypeople to act as teachers and example of self-discipline. The laity cultivates self-denial by giving material wealth (food, lodging, etc.) to the monks. Eventually the laity began to see Buddha and his monks as creating excess merit that ... experiencing the karma we've accumulated so far as well as in previous lives (Earhart, p. 856). "The path to enlightenment and nirvana begins with faith and proceeds with charity, moral discipline, and m...

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... extension of the Mahayana movement rather than as a wholly different yana. Like the Mahayana division, the Vajrayana division is difficult to specifically define in terms of chronology. As an organized discipline, Vajrayana Buddhism seems to have originated in India during the 7th century with centers at Nalanda and Vikramashila, both located in northeastern India. During this time, sVajrayana BuddhismSanskrit, वज्ई$�ान Vajrayāna ... ...

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... for Change. Minority Rights Group International. UK 15. South, Ashley., (2008). Ethnic Politics in Burma: States of conflict.: Routledge, 2008. 16. Steinberg, David I., (2011). Myanmar's Perpetual Dilema: Ethnicity in a "Discipline-Flourshing" Democracy. East West Center. 17. Tucker, Shelby., (2001). Burma: The Curse of Independence.: London. Pluto Press. 18. Taylor, Robert H., (2005). Does State Make Nations?: The Politics of Identity ... ...

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... and Hudson, 1973. 195-225 12. George S. Bailey A history of Japan. Calif.: Stanford University Press, 1958-63. 13. Nukariya, Kaiten The religion of the Samurai; a study of Zen philosophy and discipline in China and Japan. Totowa, N.J: Rowman & Littlefield, 1973. 14. Charles A. Moore, ed. The Chinese Mind: Essentials of Chinese Philosophy and Culture. Honolulu: University of Hawaii, 1967. ...

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... a man's blindness was caused neither by his own nor his parents" sin." In the New Testament and in other Christian literature, another understanding states that suffering exists as a form of discipline. As Paul states: "Suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope." These learning experiences are designed to conform the Christian to the image of Christ. From a Christian ... ...

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... of wisdom. It could be important to note that the Eightfold Path is often further subdivided into three major sections, trishiksa - literally the "threefold training". Trishiksa embodies training in moral discipline (steps 3, 4, and 5), training in mental concentration (steps 6, 7, and 8), and training in wisdom (steps 1 and 2). The first is "Morality". The idea here is to live a life where one tries to constantly ... ...

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... , renounced the world at the age of 29 to search for an ultimate solution to the problem of the suffering innate in the human condition. After six years of spiritual discipline, he achieved the supreme enlightment and spent the remaining 45 years of his life teaching and establishing a community of monks and nuns, the sangha, to continue his work. In conclusion ... ...

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