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10,000 monks in protest for democracy.
Buddhism is a variety of teachings, sometimes
described as a religion[1] or way of life
that attempts to identify the causes of human
suffering and offer various ways that are
claimed to end, or ease suffering. This is
formulated through the Four Noble Truths
which teach suffering and its cessation
through the Eightfold Path. It is a body of
philosophies influenced by the teachings of
Siddhartha Gautama, known as Gautama
Buddha.[2] It is also a set of teachings to
guide one to directly experiencing
reality[3][4]. Many scholars say that there
is not one Buddhism but many Buddhisms, and
the latest edition of one textbook is
retitled Buddhist Religions.[5] Buddhism is
also known as Buddha Dharma or Dhamma, which
means roughly the "teachings of the Awakened
One" in Sanskrit and Pali, languages of
ancient Buddhist texts. Buddhism began around
the 5th century BCE in India with the
teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, commonly
referred to as "the Buddha".
Gautama, whose personal name according to
later sources was Siddhartha, was born in the
city of Lumbini[6] and was raised in
Kapilavastu.[7] The traditional story of his
life is as follows; little of this can be
regarded as established historical fact. Born
a prince, his father, King Suddhodana, was
said to have been visited by a wise man
shortly after Siddhartha was born. The wise
man said that Siddhartha would either become
a great king (chakravartin) or a holy man
(Sadhu). Determined to make Siddhartha a
king, the father tried to shield his son from
the unpleasant realities of daily life.
Despite his father's efforts, at the age of
29, he discovered the suffering of his
people, first through an encounter with an
elderly man. On subsequent trips outside the
palace, he encountered various sufferings
such as a diseased man, a decaying corpse,
and a monk or an ascetic. These are often
termed 'The Four Sights.
Gautama was deeply depressed by these four
sights and sought to overcome old age,
illness, and death by living the life of an
ascetic. Gautama escaped his palace, leaving
behind this royal life to become a mendicant.
For a time on his spiritual quest, Buddha
"experimented with extreme asceticism, which
at that time was seen as a powerful spiritual
practice...such as fasting, holding the
breath, and exposure of the body to pain...he
found, however, that these ascetic practices
brought no genuine spiritual benefits and in
fact, being based on self-hatred, that they
were counterproductive."
After abandoning asceticism and concentrating
instead upon meditation and, according to
some sources, Anapanasati (awareness of
breathing in and out), Gautama is said to
have discovered what Buddhists call the
Middle Way—a path of moderation that lies
mid-way between the extremes of
self-indulgence and self-mortification. He
accepted a little milk and rice pudding from
a village girl and then, sitting under a
pipal tree or Sacred fig (Ficus religiosa),
also known as the Bodhi tree, in Bodh
Gaya,[10][11] he vowed never to arise until
he had found the Truth. His five companions,
believing that he had abandoned his search
and become undisciplined, left. After 49 days
meditating, at the age of 35, he attained
bodhi, also known as "Awakening" or
"Enlightenment" in the West. After his
attainment of bodhi he was known as Buddha or
Gautama Buddha and spent the rest of his life
teaching his insights (Dharma).[12] According
to scholars, he lived around the fifth
century BCE, but his more exact birthdate is
open to debate.[13] He died at the age of 80
in Kushinagara (Pali Kusinara) (India).
The most common way scholars categorize
Buddhist schools follows the major languages
of the extant Buddhist canons, which exist in
Pāli, Tibetan (also found in Mongolian
translation) and Chinese collections, along
with some texts that still exist in Sanskrit
and Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit. This is a
useful division for practical purposes, but
does not necessarily correspond to
philosophical or doctrinal divisions since,
despite the differences, there are common
threads to almost all Buddhist branches:
All accept the Buddha as their teacher.
All accept the Middle Way, Dependent
origination, the Four Noble Truths and the
Noble Eightfold Path, in theory, though in
practice these have little or no importance
in some traditions.
All accept that both the members of the laity
and of the Sangha can pursue the path toward
enlightenment (bodhi).
All consider Buddhahood to be the highest
attainment; however Theravada consider the
Nibbana attained by Arahants as identical to
that attained by the Buddha himself, as there
is only one type of Nibbana. According to
Theravada, a Buddha is someone that had
discovered the path all by himself and taught
it to others.
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| beyond rangoon epsiode 1 |
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there is a friendster ac under the name of
suu kyi.Those support suu kyi can add in and
write comments about
her.http://profiles.friendster.com/assk
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| Monks' Revolution in Rangoon |
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Monks' Revolution in Rangoon, Burma
(www.dvb.no)
Buddhist monks all over Burma are today
making peaceful walks and launching boycotts
on the military regime, in protest of Junta's
recent cruel crack down on Monks peaceful
demands for government efforts to relieve of
poverty in Burma.
Monks' boycott means that they will not
accept any donations from any military
officials and will not do any religious rites
for them; in essence all military officials
will be shunned from all aspects of Buddhist
religion. As 85% or more of Burmese
population is Buddhist such a Buddhist
religious boycott will very seriously damage
regime's credibility.
Date: September 18th 2007
Location: Rangoon, Burma
Described by Hla Hla Win
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| Beyond Rangoon - Burma |
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August 2003
The abduction of Aung San Su Kyi and murder
of her supporters has refocused the world's
attention on the plight of the Burmese
people.
Prisoner 2874 holds up the heavy foot
shackles and handcuffs he was forced to wear
during his long imprisonment. Although now
safe in Thailand, the suffering he endured
under Burma's military dictatorship still
haunts him. He is determined to publicise the
plight of his countrymen and has mounted an
exhibition exposing human rights abuses in
Burma. However, the generals are equally
determined to prevent a new wave of protests
and have been surprised by the enduring
popularity of the opposition movement. On the
streets of Rangoon, large posters warn people
to be vigilant for critics of the government.
They are to be regarded as traitors and must
be eliminated. Supporters of Aung San Su Kyi
have been arrested or executed. "Every night
we are afraid that somebody will come
knocking on our door," confides one
opposition supporter. "One is simply afraid
to go to sleep."
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