Buddhism

= Welcome ようこそ to Japanese Buddhism 日本の仏教 = = = = ﻿   = = ﻿   = =  = http://ja10a.wikispaces.com/A2Japanese+Nature+Project http://ja10a.wikispaces.com/A3Japanese+Architecture http://ja10a.wikispaces.com/B2Buddhism http://ja10a.wikispaces.com/Japanese+Gardens http://ja10ab09.wikispaces.com/B11+Famous+Japanese+Places Origins -起源 The origin of Buddhism is India. It was formed by Prince Siddhartha of Nepal after he vowed his life to find Enlightenment ( 悟り ). He discovered the state of Nirvana ( 涅槃 ) , which is the ultimate goal of Buddhist. Prince Siddhartha is now known as the Great Buddha. Buddha means “Enlightened One.” Also, Buddha is not a god, but in fact a man. Over the years after the discovery, it spread out to other countries in Eurasia. It reached Japan in 538 century. There are about 400 million people who believe in Buddhism, today.

Beliefs - 信念 Mahayana Buddhism ( 大乗仏教 ) is one type of the many types of Buddhism. This type of Buddhism is what many Japanese people believe in. Mahayana Buddhism believes in the perfection of giving, morality, patience, courage, meditation, and wisdom. ( 道徳、忍耐、勇気、瞑想、知恵は, 与え﻿﻿ ) However, they teach to refrain from taking life, stealing, involving in sexual activity, lying, using intoxicating substances, eating after midday, using perfumes, seeing public entertainment, having grand beds, and accepting gold or silver. Meditation- 瞑想 Meditation is the control of the mind, body, and spirit, ( 心と身体と精神 )  which is practiced by monks and many ordinary people. Meditation is not part of any certain religion, but a practice to reach a relaxing state. It is a very important part of the Buddhism religion because of their goal to reach Nirvana. Meditation is part of a daily ritual and can take place once or more times a day. The goal is to completely clear the mind of all thoughts (Nirvana).

To listen to meditation music go to [] Temples-<span style="color: black; font-family: HGｺﾞｼｯｸE; font-size: 40pt;">寺院 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: small;">Temples are an important part of the Buddhist culture for there hold on meditation and there great architecture. Before entering a temple you must cleanse yourself at the Purifying Station, which is where you wash your hands and drink the water. You enter through the Ceremonial Gateway into the temple. Some areas of the temple you cannot wear shoes, like the Worship Hall. Most temples have the same basic structure as traditional temples with thick wooden columns and sloping roof with flaring corners. There are four main styles of <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">temples, wayo, daibutsu, zen, and shin- wayo. ( 和洋、大仏、禅と、すね和洋 ) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: small;">

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: small;">In Buddhism, gardens are a place to study, think, meditate, and relax. ( 研究では、瞑想と思うとリラックス <span class="short_text">) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: small;"> They are found by temples, monasteries, Shinto shrines, and some modern Japanese homes. In gardens it is important on how the rocks are placed. The four basic ways of placing rocks are placing rocks according to their Medial Axis, placing stones to symbolize objects, choosing and placing stones according to colour, and landscape creation with rocks. Gardens are a relaxing place and are important thing to warm up the outside of temples and other places. = To view some gardens, go to [] = =<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: small;">  =

By Christina Thompson and Skyllar Erickson
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