Exploring A Religious Subculture Buddhism - 777 Words

I choose to complete Unit 13 Discussion on researching a religious subculture: Buddhism. History In 624 BC, a future Buddha and founder of Buddhism, who would eventually be named by his mother and father as Shakyamuni, was born into a royal Shakya family (About Buddhism). The King Shuddhodana and Queen Mahamaya had many predictions of their son extraordinary life; it as predicted that he son would one day become â€Å"either a Chakravartin, a universal monarch, or an â€Å"awakened one,† a Buddha† (The Kagyu Office, 2016). Before Shakyamuni went on his journey to reach enlightenment, he lived a fortuitous lifestyle. He was educated and trained to become his father’s successor. At sixteen, Siddhartha married a princess, Yashodhara. His life in Royalty had him engaged in the â€Å"delusions†. It wasn’t until he left the palace to go for a walk that he encountered Four signs: an old man, a sick person, and a dead body and a monk. The old man, a sick person, and a corpse gave him the clarity that life is short because it won’t last forever. At the age of twenty-nine, Siddhartha decided to leave his royal fortune, his wife and son to embark on an ascetic path through the teachings of Arada Kalama and Rudraka Rampurature, but he later realized that the road wasn’t for him. He left his ascetic teachers to seek his enlightenment. It took six years till Siddartha could find a place to call his sanctuary. He found his sanctuary, a place where he could meditate under the Bodhi T ree in Bodh Gaya,Show MoreRelatedRastafarian79520 Words   |  319 PagesCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Edmonds, Ennis Barrington. Rastafari : from outcasts to culture bearers / Ennis Barrington Edmonds. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-19-513376-5 1. Rastafari movement. 2. Jamaica—Religious life and customs. I. Title. BL2532.R37 E36 2002 299†².676—dc21 2002074897 v To Donnaree, my wife, and Donnisa, my daughter, the two persons around whom my life revolves; and to the ancestors whose struggles have enabled us to survive andRead MoreExploring Corporate Strategy - Case164366 Words   |  658 PagesAvailable from http://wiki.media-culture.org.au/. Stockport, G. (2002) ‘Amazon.com: from start up to the New Millennium’, in G. Johnson and K. Scholes, Exploring Corporate Strategy – Text and Cases, 6th edition, Prentice Hall, pp. 674–706. Stockport, G. (2005) ‘Amazon.com – from start up to 2004’, in G. Johnson, K. Scholes and R. Whittington, Exploring Corporate Strategy – Text and Cases, 7th edition, Prentice Hall, pp. 647–672. Stone, B. (1999) ‘Amazon’s pet projects’, Newsweek, vol. 133, no. 25, ppRead MoreProject Mgmt296381 Words   |  1186 Pageslove and encouragement—my parents (Samuel and Charlotte), my wife (Mary), my sons and their wives (Kevin and Dawn, Robert and Sally) and their children (Ryan, Carly, Connor and Lauren). C.F.G. â€Å"We must not cease from exploration and the end of all exploring will be to arrive where we begin and to know the place for the first time.† T. S. Eliot To Ann whose love and support has brought out the best in me. And, to our girls Mary, Rachel, and Tor-Tor for the joy and pride they give me. Finally, to myRead MoreDeveloping Management Skills404131 Words   |  1617 Pageseach year on training workshops designed to encourage their managers to become more sensitive, understanding, and supportive. The folly of the Type A approach to management, and to life, is illustrated in the following story from the lore of Zen Buddhism. Matajura wanted to become a great swordsman, but his father said he wasn’t quick enough and could never learn. So Matajura went to the famous dueler, Banzo, and asked to become his pupil. â€Å"How long will it take me to become a master?† he asked