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  2. Buddhist influences on Christianity - Wikipedia

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    [10] [11] In the East, the syncretism between Nestorian Christianity and Buddhism was deep and widespread along the Silk Road, and was especially pronounced in the medieval Church of the East in China. [12] There are also historical documents showing the syncretic nature of Christianity and Buddhism in Asia such as the Jesus Sutras and ...

  3. Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra - Wikipedia

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    The Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra (Entering the Bodhisattva Conduct) or Bodhicaryāvatāra (Entering the Bodhi Way; Tibetan: བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དཔའི་སྤྱོད་པ་ལ་འཇུག་པ་ byang chub sems dpa'i spyod pa la 'jug pa; Chinese: 入菩薩行論), is a Mahāyāna Buddhist text written c. 700 CE in Sanskrit verse by Shantideva (Śāntideva), a ...

  4. Pūjā (Buddhism) - Wikipedia

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    In Buddhism, a Pūjā (offering or worship) is a ritual devotional action made to a Buddha, deity or to the Triple Gem.Within the traditional Buddhist framework of karma and rebirth, Pūjās lead to the accumulation of merit (Sanskrit: puṇya; Pali: puñña), which leads to: a better rebirth as well as progress towards nirvana.

  5. Bodhisattva Precepts - Wikipedia

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    In Chinese Buddhism, this is often done in a ceremony at a Buddhist temple and sometimes a retreat lasting multiple days is required for orientation. [6] The six major lay bodhisattva precepts in this sutra are the five precepts plus an extra precept which focuses on not "speaking of the faults of bhiksus, bhiksunis, upasakas, or upasikas."

  6. Buddhism and Christianity - Wikipedia

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    [11] [39] Buddhist scholar Masao Abe pointed out that while "the event of the Cross" is central to Christianity, it is not possible for Buddhism to accept its importance. [39] Buddhist philosopher D. T. Suzuki stated that every time he saw a crucifixion scene it reminded him of the "gap that lies deep" between Christianity and Buddhism. [40]

  7. Buddhist calendar - Wikipedia

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    The tradition of using different reference calendars continued in Siam in 1912 when King Vajiravudh decreed that the Buddhist Era would now track the Thai solar calendar, the Siamese version of the Gregorian calendar with the New Year's Day of 1 April. Therefore, the Thai Buddhist Era year of 2455 began on 1 April 1912 (as opposed to 15 April ...

  8. Five precepts - Wikipedia

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    The Noble Eightfold Path, of which the five precepts are part. Buddhist scriptures explain the five precepts as the minimal standard of Buddhist morality. [15] It is the most important system of morality in Buddhism, together with the monastic rules. [16] Śīla (Sanskrit; Pali: sīla) is used to refer to Buddhist precepts, [17] including the ...

  9. Uposatha - Wikipedia

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    An Uposatha (Sanskrit: Upavasatha) day is a Buddhist day of observance, in existence since the Buddha's time (600 BCE), and still being kept today by Buddhist practitioners. [1] [2] The Buddha taught that the Uposatha day is for "the cleansing of the defiled mind," resulting in inner calm and joy. [3] On this day, both lay and ordained members ...