What is Kamma and rebirth?

Kamma means action, if we do good thing, good result will come back to you and if you do bad thing, bad result will come back to you. It means that the echo of your action will come back to you.

What is the most important in five precepts?

The third precept sexual misconduct is the most important in five precepts because the third precept sexual misconduct is strictly superfluous and any sexual conduct involving violence, manipulation or deceit conduct that therefore leads to suffering and problems.

What is the role or importance of precepts in Buddhism?

The morality is a very important for everyone in any society, by fully maintain the five precepts, we become prepared to perform good actions of many other types, and the main benefit of keeping precepts is for yourself because they prevent you from going astray.

Why do people bow to the Buddha statues?

A piece of clay or bronze or jade is not object of our respect. Buddhists do not bow to just statues but to the Buddha statues that representative of real Buddha and his teaching or Dhamma.

What is triple gem in Buddhism?

Triple Gem is Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha.

Buddha= Buddha is a Sanskrit word that means’ awakened one’. A Buddha is someone who has realized the enlightenment that end the cycle of birth and death and which bring liberation from suffering.

Buddhism in Contemporary World

Buddhism in contemporary world

Today, the study of contemporary state of Buddhism crosses over the all continents of the world such as, Asia, Europe, America, Africa and Australia with greatest attention to the influence of Buddhists teachings realistically. The number of around the world is grossly underestimated. The current number of Buddhist is about 1.2 to 1.6 billion that places it nearly equal with each of the two largest religions of Christianity and Islam. Even with the conservative estimate, it is still much higher than the 300 to 500 million still being placed in many references. The 6% of world population is Buddhist.

Buddhism in Indonesia

Preface

This is an assignment to serve the Subject of Buddhism in Contemporary world and the topic here I would like to mention is about Buddhism in Indonesia. The aim of this topic is just let all you know the current Buddhism situation in Indonesia and also to know about the history of Buddhism and how Buddhism was flourished in Indonesia. So I deeply hope that this assignment makes all of you very knowledgeable and this knowledge will play some important part in the process of our journey. I would like to give my special thanks to our teacher Dr. Doungkamon Tongkanaraksa  for giving me this chance to write this assignment and also guiding us the right way to reach our destination

Buddhism in Myanmar in present time

Introduction

As assignment of Thai sagha administration subject by phramedhiratanadilok, I will write about Buddhism in Myanmar in present time. Especially I will introduce what people in Myanmar are going on to take refuge in Buddhism and how and why they believe in Buddhism. And also I will introduce how to relate between the monks and lay people. Then I will describe education system of monastic life in Myanmar from past time to present time. In the Sangha administration, how monks are trying to propagate Buddhism in talking an active part of leading ways.

Summary of Islam

Introduction

Islam is a prophetic religion of a comparatively late origin. It has its origin in the teaching of prophet Mohammad, who is taken by its followers as messenger of God Allah. Mohammad was born in Arabia in the year 570 A.D. Mohammad preached a religion of strict monotheism and a life of religious discipline devoid of any ritualism or ideology. For some time after birth, Mohammad used to live like an ordinary man. He had a wife named Khadjjah and also children . it was so often that he retired to caves and mountain for prayer and meditation. He had become fond of solitude.

Summary of Christianity

Introduction

Christianity is one of the monotheistic religion and has proved to be the most influential and has dominated a large population of the world, especially in western world. The Jesus is prophet of Christianity and he is Jew and was born from virgin mother Mary. Although he came from Jewish family, he was trying to cleanse Judaism of the rubbish which clustered around it in course of time. He himself repeatedly asserted that he had come not to destroy but to fulfill the law and the prophets

Summary of Jainism

After reading the hand out that the teacher distributes for all students about Jainism, I notice that Jainism is very similar to Buddhism , just differ some idea and some concepts .

Load Mahavira is regarded as the founder of Jain religion. Actually there are twenty three religious teachers in Jainism.

Summary of Zoroastrianism

Introduction

This religion is one of the oldest religion in the world but now very few followers remain in some countries especially in India. This is the religion of Persia

This religion also has prophet like Islam, Christianity. The prophet is Zarasthustra, also known as Zoroaster who was regarded as the founder of this religion.

Summary of Judaism

Introduction

Judaism is a strictly monotheistic religion and religion of the Jews. This religion has three pillars Jehovah, the God, Covenant and the Torah the law. Old Testament of the Bible is a main text of Judaism. And Moses is the prophet of this religion. And also Judaism has really for its origin the prophet Abraham as its founder and a chain of prophets after Moses.

Theravada - Mahayana Buddhism

What is the difference between  Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism.

Let us discuss a question often asked by many people: what is the difference between Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism? To see things in their proper perspective, let us turn to the history of Buddhism and trace the emergence and development of Mahayana

Ordination Ceremony

Buddhist believes that ordination is an act of great merit and that the merit can be transferred to the presents.

Meditation in daily life

Introduction:       

                     Our everyday life is too mundane and not so beautiful. Everybody in the world is infatuate, wanted and loves Sukha which mean real happiness and enjoys but dislike mental and physical painful feeling that called in Pali Dukha. And also find the way of avoiding and removing unpleasantness