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I firstly obtain Buddha and after that I learned what it was, I didn't even knew what buddhism was. I wasn't interested in it, I didn't even knew it and I didn't needed it.. ...and now I need to find my place with it in here. Everything what is in this video, I'm seen it by myself, this is making it real for me, bow it's making real the effects of this. But my word of wisdom, don do anything if you don't understand why.. there is no right path without a right reason. Btw I think I even figured the meaning of everything here, we are training for something
So, according to Buddha, poor and depressed people are that way because of their previous Karma? So, instead of tyrannical dictators, I get the blame for my misery. Can any sane person call this justice?
For me it was Christianity, it really helped me to stop beating myself up on my own bad decisions and realize that I shouldn’t expect myself to be perfect.
@@charles21137Well, every religion does that. That's what makes religions go away from myths, when they spread and impact. Practice your own beliefs with pride.
@@charles21137Well, every religion does that. That's what makes religions go away from myths, when they spread and impact. Practice your own beliefs with pride.
And Buddha never preached to his disciples to follow his teachings blindly, in fact he was quite liberal and allowed his followers to pick and choose their beliefs.
Buddha was wrong, he is now dead, I prefer listening to the man who had victory over death and rose from the dead. Jesus Christ is the only way, what Buddha taught is nothing more than false enlightenment which leads to hell.
@@abhinavsadhu DEBUNKING SOME MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS PREVALENT IN INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT ABOUT BUDDHA DHARMA "A corollary to the above misconception is that the Buddha actually taught what was in the Vedas but his disciples either did not understand his teaching or distorted them. An aspect of the above mentioned misconception has already been shown as totally absurd. But there is another aspect which needs to be dealt with. As the Buddha's immediate disciples had experienced in their own mental continuum what the Buddha meant, there could not possibly have been any distortion. And as the living enlightened lineages continue to date, which means that each generation experienced in their mental continuum, the exact meaning of the Buddha's teachings, to claim that the Buddhists distorted the Buddha's teachings and that's why it has become so different from the Vedic teachings, is the height of naivety. And this brings us to another similar misconception about Buddhism. Most Hindu scholars, or otherwise, would like to believe that the Buddhism is a branch of Hinduism. This misunderstanding is rampant amongst educated Hindus and is a correlate of the story fabricated in the 16th century and later in the Shiva Purana and its likes, that the Buddha was an incarnation of Visnu. First of all Hinduism as it is known today did not exist at the time of the Buddha, so there can be no question about Buddhism being a branch of Hinduism. In fact, according to historical records and anthropological studies, what we call Hinduism is 75% derived from Buddhism and is the offspring of the impact of Buddhism on the Brahmanic system. What existed in the Buddha's time was a form of Brahmanism that was quite different from what is known as Hinduism today. From ancient times there were two streams of spiritual quest in the Indian sub-continent. One was Sramanism and the other was Vedic Brahmanism. These two streams did interact with each other as is seen clearly in the Upanishads of the Brahmanic systems and the sutras of the Buddhists and Jains who were both members of the sramanic system. It should be kept in mind that both the Buddha and Mahavir called themselves Mahasramans, which is a clear indication that they did not subscribe to the Brahmanic systems. In one of the most famous mantras of Buddhism 'ye dharma hetu prabaha hetustathagato hyevadat tesancha yo nirodho evam badi mahasramana, Aswajit, the famous Brahmin disciple of the Buddha called the Buddha Mahasramana. Sramanism was probably older than the Vedic Brahmanism that, according to many historians came into India when the Indo-Aryans transmigrated into the Indian sub-continent, from Central Asia. But there are many who do not agree to this view. However, Sramanism is definitely an indigenous spiritual tradition of the Indian subcontinent, and there is no two thoughts about this. We see the transactions between the Sramans and Brahmins in the Brihadaranyak Upanishad 3.6.1 where we find Gargi (who is often vaunted as the daughter of Nepal) challenging the Brahmin Yagyavalkya. We know that Gargi was a Sraman by the fact that she stuck a twig of the rose-apple (Jambu tree) as a sign of challenge. And also the style of questioning of Gargi is a shade different from the questions put forth by the many other Brahmins in that same text. The Brihadaranyak is thought to be at least 2-3 hundred years older than the Buddha if not older. So Sramanism was an equally old (if not older) stream of spiritual system as Brahmanism and the Buddha has clearly called himself Mahasraman. This would clearly imply that Buddhism is definitely not an off-shoot of Brahmanism, what to speak of Hinduism which is a product of Brahmanism's interaction with Buddhism and thus something that developed in the Indian sub-continent after the Buddha. We could give scholastic quotes to validate this but it's not necessary in an article like this. Vedic Brahmanism metamorphosed drastically due to the catalytic influence of Buddhism and others and became the multifarious system under the generic name of Hinduism. But of course, we cannot say that Buddhism was not influenced by Vedic Brahmanism and later Hinduism at all. That would be too naïve. However, in the give and take which is inevitable in any culture within a space of time (and Buddhism covered 75% of India and 75% Asia for sixteen or so hundred years), it was Hinduism which took mostly from Buddhism and not the other way around. Another interrelated myth is that it was Sankaracharya who defeated the Buddhists all over India and that is how Buddhism vanished from India, or as the former President of India Dr. Radhakrishnan Sarvapulli put it, Hinduism embraced Buddhism and in the process killed it. Again these are myths running wild amongst Hindus of the Indian sub-continent; but they do not have any historical validity. This notion is given further credence to Nepalese, including Buddhist Newars by the Newari legend that Sankaracharya came to Nepal and defeated all the Buddhists, converted the kings and beheaded the Bhikchhus. First of all the Adi Sankaracharya was around the 7th century and great Mahavihars like Nalanda and Bikramashila were still running strong till the 12th /13th century when the Muslims over ran India and destroyed them. Secondly there were still Mahasiddhas like Naropa, Tilopa and many others till the Muslim invasion. So, Buddhism was still running strong five century after Adi Sankaracharya. And furthermore, the stories of Sankaracharya as written by Ananda Giri and Madhava etc. do not contain any element which mentions that he debated with the Buddhists all over India and defeated them. In fact those stories show Sankaracharya debating mostly with other non-advaita Hindus and rarely with the Buddhist. So, the misconception that Sankaracharya went up and down India defeating all the Buddhists and this is how Buddhism vanished from India seems to be baseless and fabricated by uneducated Non-Buddhists. Thirdly, the Sankaracharya that came to Nepal seems to be of the 11th-12th century or later and not the Adi Sankaracharya. He seems to have entered Nepal when Buddhism was beginning to decline in Nepal as a result of its having declined in India due to the Islamic invasion which literally destroyed Buddhism in India. So he did not find any match for his debates and was able to convert many people in Kathmandu. He may possibly be the same Harinanda who was defeated by the Great Tibetan Guru Sakya Pandit. However this is not conclusive. But the stories do say he died in Tibet. However he did not die before he created havoc amongst the Buddhists of Kathmandu Valley, who still do not seem to have recovered from the shock. Big learning houses like Nalanda, Bikramashila etc were raised to the ground and the monks beheaded and the books in the libraries burnt to cinders by the Islamic invaders like Bakhtiar, Khilji etc. It is said in the diary of Khilji's general that, the books of the library of Nalanda took six months for the cinders to settle down and nine months for the smoke to settle down. So much destruction took place all over the Indian subcontinent. It said one of the reasons why the Buddhist monasteries were specially picked out by the Islamic invaders is that they mistook the monks in uniform monk dress as uniformed army men and the books in the library as books on warfare et al. This happened in the 12th/13th century, almost 5 centuries after Sankaracharya. Till then Buddhism was still flourishing strong in the Indian subcontinent." Excerpted from "Marshland Flowers," by Vidhyadhara Acarya Mahayogi Shridhar Rana Rinpoche.
As someone from the United States where it is mainly Christianity, I've never really felt attached to it nor believed it. Buddhism seems so much more realistic and impactful.
I feel you. I have some Catholics, Jehovah, LDS, and Christians in my family but I veer more to Buddhism. It’s odd because I’m Hispanic but I just do not believe a lot of religions.
I was Christian for my entire childhood, then Atheist for a handful, but after reading about Buddhism, I feel... Enlightened. It genuinely feels RIGHT to me. It makes me smile. I think, I finally found tue first ever step on my own journey.
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Having great wealth and being a heroin addict are one in the same, each needs a fix daily. Making money fills the void just for a while and then once again, emptiness. This emptiness, which we all have and try to fill with food, work, television, movies, sports, religion, love, porno, i phones, computers, fast cars, shopping, criticizing others, gambling, hobbies, vacations, the list is endless. This emptiness can only be sated by the Divine. We are all here to seek the Divine...........................Falun Dafa (The Great Way).
As someone who did some research into religions about a year ago, it probably stems from the connectivity that all religions have. All religions have something that teaches you generosity, forgiveness, kindness, etc. You could say, every religion is a… technique to make people do good things, if you will.
@@aiosquadron what you said is true. Every religion is trying to teach what is good but Buddhism is less strict imo. Buddhism teaches that killing is incorrect or drinking until we lose our mind is wrong. And it didnt force people to stay inside their religion, force their spouse to join Buddhism, you can leave Buddhism anytime if one day you think Buddhism is not for you. That is truly what religion should be.
As a Buddhist myself, I must say that this was an excellent video. I didn't think it would be at first, but I was pleasantly surprised. Well done, sir. Thank you.
@@guitarslim69 arey same but it was a 20 minutes video na, so your reply about video being good came earlier Edit: I wrote a Hindi word instead of english I'm dumb
As an Atheist, Buddhism has always interested me. I may not be spiritual, or believe in a higher power, but I like everything it stands for and teaches.
@@reganbrannigan3006 In my opinion it is real,like every single country in this world have their own ghost story and there are a lot of people say they saw ghost,If this doesn't make me believe I don't know what can.
@@huellfring1434 in every country there is someone who says they saw god, doesn't make him any more real. if you try hard enough, you can force yourself to see anything. I've done it myself (wouldn't recommend its pretty weird)
I think the coolest part of Buddhism is that the way its core is written (at least, how you explained it) to *specifically* not conflict with other religions. There's no higher power you need to believe in, and it's modular enough to work within most other major faiths. It's like a well-written software package for 30 different languages with helpful tools, something that most people might benefit from and that doesn't require a huge change.
Never in my life I thought a Westerner will be more knowledgeable about Buddhism then it's birthplace.. Exquisitely explained & deconstructed the concept of Buddhism for all to understand. Excellent job brother.. From A humble Buddhist from Bangladesh🇧🇩
Westerners are knowledgeable. But more research is needed. Please allow me to interrupt. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. In Pidhauli (Vaishali) the local deity is Bardiha Baba. Bardiha means the Baba who didn't allow us to stay where he was staying. Bardiha Baba is the Buddha no doubt because he didn't allow the crowd of Lichavies to stay with him in Bandagama. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to Buddhists.
@@williamashford4896er… no. Jesus is a fairytale. If you have to believe in something - it isn’t real. Buddhism rejects concepts and beliefs because it’s only interested in reality. Christianity rejects reality because it’s desperate to believe in some magic sky fairy. You’re too old to believe in that poorly thought out fairytale
the more pain I feel in life the more I turn to the Budda's teaching. My fiancee/partner of 6.5 years just left me and I'm here reminding myself that all this pain isn't necessary nor does it really exist. I must allow it to flow past and experience here while I have the chance.
Pain is unavoidable. Suffering is optional. Like when you're standing outside and feel cold. When you relax and concentrate a bit you realize that it's just the senses telling you that "you're uncomfortable" but you can let that go and the suffering disappears and the sensory impression becomes "empty". It's just cold, nothing more, you don't feel cold. That's mindfulness and equanimity, in a simplistic way.
I'm facing my traumas and fears head-on and also having relationship issues, but the practices of Buddhism are preventing me from falling into an endless hole of despair. There is something hidden underneath all the layers we mask ourselves with that completely overtakes the mind once you calm it enough to experience it. One could call it infinite love or ineffable happiness, but I personally think it's the location where you can find the epitomized concept of "god." They say that all we need is to look inward to find everything we could ever dream of, and this is true to me. After all, we are the universe experiencing itself and therefore, we have no limits in our minds unless we place them ourselves through ignorance.
. Please allow me to interrupt. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. In Pidhauli (Vaishali) the local deity is Bardiha Baba. Bardiha means the Baba who didn't allow us to stay where he was staying. Bardiha Baba is the Buddha no doubt because he didn't allow the crowd of Lichavies to stay with him in Bandagama. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to Buddhists.
I'm a Buddhist from 'that circle' and you did an excellent job summarizing the basics of Buddhism for new comers. Your research was well done and I applaud you for the trouble it must have been. Thank you very much.
There is book called Tripitaka which has all the teachings of Buddha. Other books are like side notes explanations and other additions which came much later .
@@toxicmaniax5719 I can't even answer you properly. It's impossible to tell you of one single book that is Absolute. Plus, I belong to a specific sect and only know of things here. Tell me if you want an elaboration, I'll try my best to tell you about our texts.
i love Buddhism, it is so pure. it is the only religion that doesn't tell you hurt or kill or disrespect other because they don't belive, are impure, of another race or culture or whatever. it's just pure peace
I agree with you. Please allow me to interrupt. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. In Pidhauli (Vaishali) the local deity is Bardiha Baba. Bardiha means the Baba who didn't allow us to stay where he was staying. Bardiha Baba is the Buddha no doubt because he didn't allow the crowd of Lichavies to stay with him in Bandagama. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to Buddhists.
Check about Jainism, another religion contemporary to Buddhism still alive in India. They have an even more extreme ideology of nonviolence. You will love it more !
@@buddhaexhumed9922 it doesn't matter if it's your line or not Research NDEs of hell because there's studies on them There's a lot of testimonies and it should concern you that there's so many Please do research
@THISUL WICKRAMARACHCHI sure , you must visit dungeshwari and mahabodhi temple both are really great and spiritual , I visit my village in diwali vacation so I go to buddha temple to worship .
You briefed the basics of buddhist teachings which I learned my whole life in school and in Sunday school from a 20 mins video. Well done!❤️Love from Sri Lanka.🇱🇰
as a buddhist i really like watching videos that explain buddhism. i know and understand everything about my religion but i am always curious what other people learn about it. i saw a lot but...this one is the most accurate. from japan🇯🇵💕
Having great wealth and being a heroin addict are one in the same, each needs a fix daily. Making money fills the void just for a while and then once again, emptiness. This emptiness, which we all have and try to fill with food, work, television, movies, sports, religion, love, porno, i phones, computers, fast cars, shopping, criticizing others, gambling, hobbies, vacations, the list is endless. This emptiness can only be sated by the Divine. We are all here to seek the Divine...........................Falun Dafa (The Great Way).
Well, pay attention. Pay attention to your actions, speaks and mind. I can't write that well in Eng. Anyway, they are the last words of Buddha before he died. So, they are very important?
I have been a Christian all my life but recently I’ve been curious on other religions like Buddhism and want to learn them. Are there any other videos on Buddhism you could recommend me?
I wouldn't say Buddhism has decreased in India because the Hindu and Buddhist believes and ideas are very similar. You can find Buddha Statues and quotes like literally every Hindu, Sikh and Jain people houses. Sure there were people who opposed it but those people were not faithful but "blinded" by the faith. In the end the religion born in India are soo similar in foundation that most of people don't care about you are Hindu, Sikh, Jain or Buddhist. They are just part of the same ideas and knowledge, just people learning it in different ways.
No. Lord Buddhas' Damma and Sanatana Dharma is totally different. Hindus believe in Wishnu Brahma and Shiva. Brahma is the creater. In Buddha Dhama, there are no such almighty creaters. Creater of you is you. Your liberation can be achieved by your own mind, your own effort. No one can offer it to you. Please learn Buddhist teachings before comments.
@@gharrahrudhra1575 I know Buddhist teachings. What I meant to say they mostly believe in reincarnation, karma, your life, your choices and your deeds. And Hinduism is an umbrella term which means it doesn't have any consistent idea, which means anyone can define Hinduism for their on culture. That's why there are different practice of Hinduism on north and south India. Buddhism also shares same foundation or why wouldn't it because Hinduism was practiced during Buddha time so obviously there will be similarities. And yes there different things which also separates them like achieving enlightenment and Nirvana in Buddhism. I know my religion, but I wouldn't said in above comment because I didn't know some will get butt hurt even from this.
I am from Bodh gaya where buddha got enlightened. If you get a chance make sure to Visit Mahabodhi temple of bihar. It does not get that much attention sadly. People dont even know that it was built by "Ashoka the great".
@@IronpenWorldbuilding Our region is called Magadh which created the largest empire in indian history as well as the golden age of india. Maurya empire (largest empire) Gupta empire (golden age) Also Malla dynasty of Nepal was built by people of bihar which was the golden age of Nepal. Our region is least influenced by Mughals because we were mostly independent. Karnat dynasty (1097-1324) Oiniwar dynasty (1324-1524) Khandavala dynasty (1530-1947)
I knew very little about buddhism before this but this actually addresses some of my fears and I am actually really interested now and will probably bring some of the teachings into my life
@kaustubh nigam When the Buddha taught Buddhism, he never forced people to change their religions. He would teach them something that was useful for that individual and it was up to that individual based on those teachings and his/her personal experience to decide what to afterwards. The Christian world view is quite different to the Buddhist world view BUT there are many things non- Buddhists can benefit from the Buddha's teachings.
@kaustubh nigam Not true, if you have read the Pali Canon (Tipitaka) there are multiple times the Buddha taught people of different religions (Who worship one god, many gods, atheists etc). And what exactly in the Noble eight fold path cant a Christian follow? You can argue right view but that right view is developed by all humans Buddhist or Non-Buddhist throughout their experiences during meditation.
@kaustubh nigam You are making huge assumptions on one of the largest groups of people in the world. Ive come across many christians who stand for Buddhist Ideals much better than born christians, and I am saying this as a Buddhist by Birth.
Buddhism is an organized philosophy. It helps us to understand that sickness and death is a part of life and not a curse or antagonist to life. Buddhism, instead of God, talks about Human and his/her happiness.
@THISUL WICKRAMARACHCHI well how can you say that when Nepal and India follow the other theories and the Buddha was born in those lands. So their teachings must be the correct ones right
@@lycan_system8427 Sri Lanka and Thailand follow same Buddhist sect. It's Theravada Buddhism. Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos follow Theravada Buddhism. China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan and Singapore has Mahayana Buddhism. Tibet, Bhutan, Mongolia, Tuvan, Buryatia and Kalmykia follow Vajrayana Buddhism. There are other Buddhist sects like Navyana Buddhism in India, Hoa Hao Buddhism in Vietnam, Won Buddhism in South Korea, etc.
Wealth and being a heroin addict are one in the same, each needs a fix daily. Making money fills the void just for a while and then once again, emptiness. This emptiness, which we all have and try to fill with food, work, television, movies, sports, religion, love, porno, i phones, computers, fast cars, shopping, criticizing others, gambling, hobbies, vacations, the list is endless. This emptiness can only be sated by the Divine. We are all here to seek the Divine...........................Falun Dafa (The Great Way).
As a Buddhist myself I'm really happy to see that there's information like this out here as Buddhism apart from the spiritual part can be really helpful for a successful and meaningful life to anyone.
It's not that Buddhism declined in India, it's our core belief is inclusivity rather than exclusivity in the Abrahamic tradition. The Buddha is still revered but not as prominently as in other neighbouring countries. Moreover the west likes to separate Sanathana from Buddhism but they are just different paths of Dharma.
Yeah, similar thing happens in Sri Lanka, we are Buddhist but we still have connections to Hindu gods, its not uncommon to see some Hindu gods in some Buddhist Temples or households over here.
What the f**k are you blabbering. sanathana dharma is an antonym to Buddhism values. Sanathana dharma is a curse to the humanity and its a synonym to oppression and suffering. Get the F88k out of here.
No. Lord Buddhas' Damma and Sanatana Dharma is totally different. Hindus believe in Wishnu Brahma and Shiva. Brahma is the creater. In Buddha Dhama, there are no such almighty creaters. Creater of you is you. Your liberation can be achieved by your own mind, your own effort. No one can offer it to you. Please learn Buddhist teachings before comments.
This is one of the better explanations.. Appreciate how Buddha's teachings are explained as guidelines and not rules. There's no all knowing all powerful god to punish anybody for not following them. Only you can help yourself. Nobody else. Love from Sri Lanka. 🙏🙏🙏
@@6tbrowny430 as a indian i would say indian are not consevative but we are just too very tolrant that people take advantage of us, we have seen this throughout the history mainly by Islamist
But there is an all knowing and all-powerful God. One is not punished for not following God, one is punished for hurting his fellow man. ..................................falun dafa
As a Christian myself, I was always fascinated by Buddhism and had been researching about Buddhism for over a six months now and I can tell, Buddhism feels much more realistic and tolerant compared to Christianity. Philosophically speaking, Buddhist philosophy has some similarities with Jesus' teaching but as a religion, Buddhism feels to be more open minded than Christianity. Buddhism has all levels of believers and speaks a great deal about inclusion. Like you can be an agnostic or a theist and be a Buddhist. You can venerate Gods of other religions and still follow Buddhist teachings (Merging of Confucianism and Taoism in China, Hinduism in India, Shinto in japan and so on). And always views life realistically, yet at the same time importance is given to Spirituality too.
Yes. Buddha never announce himself as the god or the only one, never forbid his disciples to belief in other religion, never force one into Buddhism through marriage, never force disciples into praying multiple times in a day, Buddhism only teaches, which is I think is the proper way for all religion
@alistonsimon297 I want to ask you a question and hopefully you will respond. If a person is a Buddhist, under Christian religion do they go straight to Hell when they die? The Bible says that only those who accept Jesus will go to Heaven. There are tons of people in this world who have never heard of Jesus. For example, most North Koreans are closed off to the world and have never heard of Jesus. So, do they go straight to Hell? They have sinned at one point in their lives. The wages of sin is death. It honestly makes zero sense in my opinion. Do you have any insight on this? And please don't give the cookie cutter answer, "Only God can judge" etc. The Bible is clear about Jesus being the only way to Heaven, so it seems by that logic, all Buddhists go straight to Hell despite their peaceful way of life.
When I live in Buddhism. I cycle between working way too well and I'm so calm that I can't function to adding some stress so I can be productive to be way too stressed. I can never find a middle way for me. I don't know if that has been a problem for you ever.
As a Theyavada Buddhist, this video really impress me. The buddhism is Learning buddha's teaching. In a way you can just say that it is not religion. It is a way of life. The inner peace( if u want to say). I am from Myanmar.
I am a Buddhist from India There like more than 100 Million of us here and we usually in the THERAVADA and it was great to hear about the other types of Buddhism and man please don't forget "Bhutan"in any further videos It's a place that takes buddhism to it's core
@@Sahilsharma-sk5vr I don't want to associate myself with my former religion as it make my acquaintances think I'm also one of those people who wants Islamic rule all over the world and agree that disbelievers are not worth of love and equality, i know not everyone has this thinking, but Islam has a very bad image because of history, root ideology and current incidents done by its followers... Also I cant recognise myself with another religion because I will loose my family+ I'm not connecting with most of the religions I am seeing since childhood as I don't believe in God no point of converting just for showoff If I am not embracing it with my heart 😔 BTW I was taking about govt documents and matters related to laws, I hope you'll understand
I'm a Buddhist i love and am proud to be one i shall follow Buddha's teachings and hope to be a Buddhist monk one day. 🙏❤☸ edit: thanks for the insight in the comments 💖💖
Don’t be identified as a “Buddhist”, a “monk”, or be proud of it - it’s a wrong view. this is what even so called Buddhists fail to “see”. Just see the truth, don’t put labels
@@That_guyexist it fosters the ego, the "I", limit your capacity to think beyond or question the Buddhist scripture, which misses the whole pont of being a Buddhist
@Arnice164 Can you show me the historical documents from the time of Buddha. I already know that no written records about Gautama were found from his lifetime or from the one or two centuries thereafter. But from the middle of the 3rd century BCE, several Edicts of Ashoka
Thank you for remaking this video, the old one was way too simplified and flawed. This video is just right, not too complicated or too simplified. It gives the right amount of information, and I really enjoyed it.
Yes 👍 Me too 😍 Infact most Indians from north belonging to Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism worship each others God and the culture is also same . 🧡🇮🇳
@@nationandbeyond3882 true. In Buddhism, the Buddha is considered human who attained enlightenment, but in Hinduism Buddha is considered 9th Avatar of Bhagwan Shri Vishnu, making him equivalent to a god for Hindus.
@@mitonaarea5856 I heard it's because of Shankaracharya(8th-9th century AD). His philosophy of Hinduism was more in line with Buddhist philosoohy but there was a concept of god here. So people might have found it more appealing than Buddhism. I am not totally sure though, what I'm sure is that Shankaracharya was definitely responsible for it.
. Please allow me to interrupt. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. In Pidhauli (Vaishali) the local deity is Bardiha Baba. Bardiha means the Baba who didn't allow us to stay where he was staying. Bardiha Baba is the Buddha no doubt because he didn't allow the crowd of Lichavies to stay with him in Bandagama. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to Buddhists.
Actually, just take time, when you are free just get a recommended book of Buddhism and spend time with it, as you are a not a Buddhist, you might have to know things in Buddhism, you will never regret.
Ive been considering Buddhism for a while, and after this video I want to know more. This video managed to calm my anxiety, which is kind of impressive lol. I’m going to give Buddhism a try after this
Even it's look good but dont believe it just yet Buddha also teach that dont blindly believe anything without second tough If the information you recieve is repeated speaking by various people It's something people inherited them from people before them as a story or tradition It's something majority of people believe it's true It's a teaching in the textbook It's logical when you thinking about that It's just a guessing It's seem plausible It's happen to suit your bias It's come from people who look relible It's from someone who have power over you Always doubt Every message you recieve Always think before you believe Even you already believe it's true Think about it like it's may be not true Including what he just said What he saying And he will say
The way to know it is to experience it. Ehipassiko (Come and See it). Buddhism never force some one to blindly belief anything, instead promote more asking to find the answer for something that you haven't found or confident yet.
I'm a Theravada Buddhist from Sri Lanka. And I didn't think that this video would be a perfect one at the first sight when I started watching it. But it actually did. This is a great video to understand what Buddhism is and what Lord Buddha taught. May the one who made this video have more merits in your life. May the triple gems bless you. 🙏🙏🙏 Namo Buddhaya.
@@Reepapers in Buddhism everything is started with the mind. What is your state of mind when you were playing it? Did you play out of ignorance? Did you play to learn or experiment? Did you play with the intention of killing(even as a cool cop/hero)? Your mind is the creator of any karma that you sow and reap
At a young age I didn’t care much about my religion since it didn’t interest me, but as I grew up I saw that my way of living, my mannerisms, my language and even the way that I thought all tied with the teaching of Buddhism (specifically Vajrayana). Now a days as I work in the hospitals and clinics as a healthcare professional I carry the practice with me and as I listen to The Dalai Lama’s (also getting the chance to meet him in person) teachings it gives me a better sense of my purpose here on this earth.
So, according to Buddha, poor and depressed people are that way because of their previous Karma? So, instead of tyrannical dictators, I get the blame for my misery. Can any sane person call this justice?
@@zfg07 Sounds cruel but it’s technically true. However, I believe both are responsible. The tyrant is responsible for acting like a tyrant, while your previous karma is responsible for putting you under him. But since you still have another life after now, you’ll have to strive for a better rebirth in the present, so you won’t be stuck with a tyrant next life. However, the way you render “tyranny” could also be the case. If you go with your emotions and believe someone is a tyrant just because you think so, you’ll go exactly the way Buddha warned you not to. However, if a tyranny kills and oppresses by his greed, true, you’re stuck with him because of bad karma. So, you have to do good in this life to get a better, tyranny-free, life.
@@zfg07 lmao for deeper explanation!! The reason you are depressed is because you did it yourself buddha ready if you a way out is to meditate and slowly you will be able to understand the nature of life and you will be able to let go. Because when you meditate your mind will be peaceful and that’s when your mind can see the truth of nature how things are going!! So there are two type of karma (good and bad) And the reason you being poor is fist your previous bad karma that make you to born in a poor family!!! BUT!!! that is your previous karma not your present karma, for present karma you have right to choose to do bad or good , and the present karma will be the one controlling your future!! you can pray or meditate and doing good things by follow what Buddha have taught and that will bring you the bright future. And if you said you did good and why you don’t get anything good back? Buddha said doing good if just like planting it’s take time to grown and you need to water your plants regularly!! So that’s mean doing good things you need to do it regularly and wait for the the right time for it to show positive things that will happen to you. Same as doing bad things the one who did bad will at some point they will be getting some benefit from doing bad but when time come they will also get the karma on what they did for sure (but if that person did bad things but if they also did good things or meditate too than the karma they get might not me as bad as If they don’t do anything good at all, but they still can’t run away from the sin they did. But that is really rare to happen lol because bad person keep doing bad things because they are getting benefits from doing it. And for poor and rich Buddha said you might be born in poor family because of your previous karma!! But in order to get rich Buddha also giving a tip he said ( your need brains + previous good karma + hard working ) in order to be rich, using brains and hard working is more than enough to get rich but you might not as successful as the one who have previous good karma ( like the one who have previous good drama will easily be rich like they will have a lot of person helping them to be successful or they will have a person who lead the way for them to be successful or born in a rich family )
Hindu is not Buddhist and never near them. Hidu is God religious in nature. Contradict to Buddhist. And the most disgusting Hidu promotes caste system which is worst to mankind than communist.
'Your animation quality and those cutes characters + those inside jokes + by giving examples and smoothly changing track to tell everyone to sub' makes you different from rest all other educational you tubers 🤗
Love your religion series and binge watching these videos. I have been student of theology for years but your videos are awesome in giving an accurate overview to most. Your sense of humor is so cool.
Dearest cogito, I love this video. Thank you so much for saving so many others with this introduction to man’s saving grace. ALSO I NEED A POSTER OF THE BUDDHA CARTOON MEDITATING UNDER THAT TREE, it’s too cute
This channel is a treasure trove of wisdom! Each video offers such profound insights into Buddhist teachings that I find myself reflecting on them throughout the day. Thank you for sharing!
I've been an atheist for the longest time. My family is Muslim, but I never believed in it. Then I met an evangelical Christian friend, who talked about Jesus a lot. I realized that maybe believing in something rather than nothing might be worth it. Having faith is something very beautiful and reassuring, but christianity just never felt right. The bible and what it preaches could never align with my personal morals and principles. Buddhism on the other hand... from just watching one video instantly connected with me. Thank you ❤
Buddhism opens your mind. It doesn't forbid you on something, it rather teach you than forcing you. You can choose to believe Buddhism today and not to the next day without any consequences or foul words from fellow buddhist fell upon you. That is one of the beauty of Buddhism. Be at peace and rid of extreme desire.
Buddha was human our holy Quran already teaches is world is temporary and we all have to return to our god Allah and our prophet Mohammed pbuh already guided about these things in detail read it
@@shadabnafees3189 I have read part of Quran AND a lot of the bible. Do you know that most of what the bible says is the same as the quran? The bible was written a long time before the quran. It doesn't matter to me, but I think you might find it interesting if you read even the first 25 pages of the bible.
@@Sana-cz9neIf you read a little of the Quran even though you were a Muslim and opened another book that has nothing to do with you!? This is your problem. There are similar things but the most different things are there and there are contradictions in the Bible and errors unlike the Quran. I advise you to review your life and know what will happen if you die as an unbeliever.
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Even it's look good but dont believe it just yet Buddha also teach that dont blindly believe anything sithout second tough If the information you recieve is repeated speaking by various people It's something people inherited them from people before them as a story or tradition It's something majority of people believe it's true It's a teaching in the textbook It's logical when you thinking about that It's just a guessing It's seem plausible It's happen to suit your bias It's come from people who look relible It's from someone who have power over you Always doubt Every message you recieve Always think before you believe Even you already believe it's true Think about it like it's may be not true Including what he just said What he saying And he will say
Thank you so much for making this video! I've had a lot of questions about religion but watching your religions explained videos has really helped me. I have concluded that I follow Buddhism and a little bit of Hinduism. May you be happy, healthy, loved, have peace, and be full of light!
I’m a Sri Lankan buddhist who follows Theravada Buddhism. This video was just great! (Both informative and creative)♥️ You guys have made it in a super-concise manner, yet covering almost all the core values and beliefs of both Theravada and Mahayana Buddhist teachings- including its tolerance and compassion towards other religions and faiths as well. The video was quite simple to understand and most importantly it contained really accurate information about Buddhism and Buddhist teachings, which didn’t mislead viewers at all! Thank you very much for making this video, and again, great great work guys! ♥️ Love and blessings from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰.
@@samoptimus4228 Theravada focus on sravakayana path of arhat and Mahayana focus on path of bodhisattva In Theravada , bodhisatta (bodhisattva) is any being which is on the path of enlightenment and the path is same as path of tathgatha (fully enlightened arhat , samyaksambuddha) And in Mahayana , bodhisattva path is different from arhat path of sravaka , and samyaksambuddha is considered a bodhisattva before enlightenment , not a sravaka , Buddha in Mahayana teaches this path and call it supreme path
@THISUL WICKRAMARACHCHI oh.......you are right , I made a mistake 😅 Word bodhisatta in Theravada is used only for those who are on the arhat path of becoming a samyaksambuddha , it isn't used for all arhats My fault...........going to edit it 😅
Umbrella of Dharmic way of life ...I am a sanatani Hindu , I went to Mandir , gurudwara , monastry , Jain Mandir ... All Dharmic people respect each other and went to each other holy places ..... but now days some extremist try to harm this Dharmic umbrella .. I wish this Dharmic umbrella became stronger day by day
This made me cry. I've been so unhappy for a while now. All I keep thinking about is how I want so badly to be free. I KNOW this is a stupid, but there's several Buddhist temples around me, I want to go but am afraid to.
Hey don’t be scared open yourself to new things😊 Buddhist temple are open for everyone. And plus if you can learn mor about Buddhism and read Dharma you will be able to get out of your unhappy zone 😊 I used to be like you but after I’ve have read Dharma I am now able to understand human nature and life nature and able to let go of things or person that make me unhappy. Well I am born Buddhist but just learn and read about Dharma. If you try to learn deeply about Buddhism you will understand the nature of life more!!!
Don't worry about anything. All Buddhist temples are open to everyone whether they are Buddhist or not. If you are in the temple no one asked you about anything. Just find a monk and ask your problems. Plus you don't want to be a Buddhist to follow Buddhism. Buddha never asked for his followers to ban their previous beliefs. You can be a Christian and follow Buddhism you can be an Islam and follow Buddhism. So don't be afraid to do it, plus you have every right to be live in happiness.
I am a Christian and learned a short time about Buddhism in preschool, school the first four grads and thats it. I found to Buddhism four years ago traveling through Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Thailand. I am not really religious but I still am a signed up christian in my country. In my country the church does a lot for the schools, handicapped people, shelters etc. so I see it as supporting the poor. I also do not believe in god. I for myself can say that Buddhism made the person I now am today. I can't even say if I am Buddhist because I do not follow the rules strictly. Yes, I drink a glas of wine. Yes, I sometimes eat meat for example the dinner on christmas from my grandmother. But I try not to lose my face when drinking alcohol. I try not to eat meat from animals that are being abused and I buy it (if I buy it myself) in moderate portions. Does that make me less Buddhist? Maybe. But what I want to say is that the teachings of buddhism are true and if people on this planet would atleast try to live day to day close to these guidelines we would have less suffering and humanity would be in a much better place. Nothing is wrong about Buddhism. And Buddhism isn't a religion - to me it is a passion and a guide to living life in a way that we treat other living beings (Nature, Animals and Humans) with respect. It is a philosophy. And every one can be a Buddha even without being a "hardcore" Buddhist. If you ever sleep in a hotel and see the hard working lady cleaning the rooms for 200$ a month and you give her 10 € tip instead of buying a 10 € overpriced beer you are a Buddha for that person. You probably just paid for her childrens education. Who knows. But you did something good. It doesn't have to only be giving people money. Being friendly, treating people with respect and not looking down on others is a good start. And you are correct if you think that all this has nothing to do with Buddhism. It is compassion. It is humanity. And exactly that is what Buddhism is. You see? Buddhism isn't a relgion.
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Next, make a video on Christianity
I firstly obtain Buddha and after that I learned what it was, I didn't even knew what buddhism was.
I wasn't interested in it, I didn't even knew it and I didn't needed it..
...and now I need to find my place with it in here.
Everything what is in this video, I'm seen it by myself, this is making it real for me, bow it's making real the effects of this.
But my word of wisdom, don do anything if you don't understand why.. there is no right path without a right reason.
Btw I think I even figured the meaning of everything here, we are training for something
So, according to Buddha, poor and depressed people are that way because of their previous Karma? So, instead of tyrannical dictators, I get the blame for my misery. Can any sane person call this justice?
I love how chill Buddhism is. As somebody with anxiety, having the mindset to not want to control everything actually reduces the anxiety.
yup i have ADHD and meditating has a history on calming the brain
For me it was Christianity, it really helped me to stop beating myself up on my own bad decisions and realize that I shouldn’t expect myself to be perfect.
@@charles21137Well, every religion does that. That's what makes religions go away from myths, when they spread and impact. Practice your own beliefs with pride.
@@charles21137Well, every religion does that. That's what makes religions go away from myths, when they spread and impact. Practice your own beliefs with pride.
You should definitely try meditation ⛩📿🕉👌
And Buddha never preached to his disciples to follow his teachings blindly, in fact he was quite liberal and allowed his followers to pick and choose their beliefs.
Same with Hinduism
@@abhinavsadhu typical brahmanical comment. Prove us he is hindu.
@@abhinavsadhu Hinduism is based on the Vedas, etc. The Buddha's philosophy is quite separate from that, so I don't think he saw himself as Hindu.
Buddha was wrong, he is now dead, I prefer listening to the man who had victory over death and rose from the dead. Jesus Christ is the only way, what Buddha taught is nothing more than false enlightenment which leads to hell.
@@abhinavsadhu DEBUNKING SOME MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS PREVALENT IN INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT ABOUT BUDDHA DHARMA
"A corollary to the above misconception is that the Buddha actually taught what was in the Vedas but his disciples either did not understand his teaching or distorted them. An aspect of the above mentioned misconception has already been shown as totally absurd. But there is another aspect which needs to be dealt with. As the Buddha's immediate disciples had experienced in their own mental continuum what the Buddha meant, there could not possibly have been any distortion. And as the living enlightened lineages continue to date, which means that each generation experienced in their mental continuum, the exact meaning of the Buddha's teachings, to claim that the Buddhists distorted the Buddha's teachings and that's why it has become so different from the Vedic teachings, is the height of naivety.
And this brings us to another similar misconception about Buddhism. Most Hindu scholars, or otherwise, would like to believe that the Buddhism is a branch of Hinduism. This misunderstanding is rampant amongst educated Hindus and is a correlate of the story fabricated in the 16th century and later in the Shiva Purana and its likes, that the Buddha was an incarnation of Visnu. First of all Hinduism as it is known today did not exist at the time of the Buddha, so there can be no question about Buddhism being a branch of Hinduism. In fact, according to historical records and anthropological studies, what we call Hinduism is 75% derived from Buddhism and is the offspring of the impact of Buddhism on the Brahmanic system. What existed in the Buddha's time was a form of Brahmanism that was quite different from what is known as Hinduism today. From ancient times there were two streams of spiritual quest in the Indian sub-continent. One was Sramanism and the other was Vedic Brahmanism. These two streams did interact with each other as is seen clearly in the Upanishads of the Brahmanic systems and the sutras of the Buddhists and Jains who were both members of the sramanic system. It should be kept in mind that both the Buddha and Mahavir called themselves Mahasramans, which is a clear indication that they did not subscribe to the Brahmanic systems. In one of the most famous mantras of Buddhism 'ye dharma hetu prabaha hetustathagato hyevadat tesancha yo nirodho evam badi mahasramana, Aswajit, the famous Brahmin disciple of the Buddha called the Buddha Mahasramana. Sramanism was probably older than the Vedic Brahmanism that, according to many historians came into India when the Indo-Aryans transmigrated into the Indian sub-continent, from Central Asia. But there are many who do not agree to this view. However, Sramanism is definitely an indigenous spiritual tradition of the Indian subcontinent, and there is no two thoughts about this.
We see the transactions between the Sramans and Brahmins in the Brihadaranyak Upanishad 3.6.1 where we find Gargi (who is often vaunted as the daughter of Nepal) challenging the Brahmin Yagyavalkya. We know that Gargi was a Sraman by the fact that she stuck a twig of the rose-apple (Jambu tree) as a sign of challenge. And also the style of questioning of Gargi is a shade different from the questions put forth by the many other Brahmins in that same text. The Brihadaranyak is thought to be at least 2-3 hundred years older than the Buddha if not older. So Sramanism was an equally old (if not older) stream of spiritual system as Brahmanism and the Buddha has clearly called himself Mahasraman. This would clearly imply that Buddhism is definitely not an off-shoot of Brahmanism, what to speak of Hinduism which is a product of Brahmanism's interaction with Buddhism and thus something that developed in the Indian sub-continent after the Buddha. We could give scholastic quotes to validate this but it's not necessary in an article like this. Vedic Brahmanism metamorphosed drastically due to the catalytic influence of Buddhism and others and became the multifarious system under the generic name of Hinduism.
But of course, we cannot say that Buddhism was not influenced by Vedic Brahmanism and later Hinduism at all. That would be too naïve. However, in the give and take which is inevitable in any culture within a space of time (and Buddhism covered 75% of India and 75% Asia for sixteen or so hundred years), it was Hinduism which took mostly from Buddhism and not the other way around.
Another interrelated myth is that it was Sankaracharya who defeated the Buddhists all over India and that is how Buddhism vanished from India, or as the former President of India Dr. Radhakrishnan Sarvapulli put it, Hinduism embraced Buddhism and in the process killed it. Again these are myths running wild amongst Hindus of the Indian sub-continent; but they do not have any historical validity. This notion is given further credence to Nepalese, including Buddhist Newars by the Newari legend that Sankaracharya came to Nepal and defeated all the Buddhists, converted the kings and beheaded the Bhikchhus. First of all the Adi Sankaracharya was around the 7th century and great Mahavihars like Nalanda and Bikramashila were still running strong till the 12th /13th century when the Muslims over ran India and destroyed them. Secondly there were still Mahasiddhas like Naropa, Tilopa and many others till the Muslim invasion. So, Buddhism was still running strong five century after Adi Sankaracharya. And furthermore, the stories of Sankaracharya as written by Ananda Giri and Madhava etc. do not contain any element which mentions that he debated with the Buddhists all over India and defeated them. In fact those stories show Sankaracharya debating mostly with other non-advaita Hindus and rarely with the Buddhist. So, the misconception that Sankaracharya went up and down India defeating all the Buddhists and this is how Buddhism vanished from India seems to be baseless and fabricated by uneducated Non-Buddhists. Thirdly, the Sankaracharya that came to Nepal seems to be of the 11th-12th century or later and not the Adi Sankaracharya. He seems to have entered Nepal when Buddhism was beginning to decline in Nepal as a result of its having declined in India due to the Islamic invasion which literally destroyed Buddhism in India. So he did not find any match for his debates and was able to convert many people in Kathmandu. He may possibly be the same Harinanda who was defeated by the Great Tibetan Guru Sakya Pandit. However this is not conclusive. But the stories do say he died in Tibet. However he did not die before he created havoc amongst the Buddhists of Kathmandu Valley, who still do not seem to have recovered from the shock. Big learning houses like Nalanda, Bikramashila etc were raised to the ground and the monks beheaded and the books in the libraries burnt to cinders by the Islamic invaders like Bakhtiar, Khilji etc. It is said in the diary of Khilji's general that, the books of the library of Nalanda took six months for the cinders to settle down and nine months for the smoke to settle down. So much destruction took place all over the Indian subcontinent. It said one of the reasons why the Buddhist monasteries were specially picked out by the Islamic invaders is that they mistook the monks in uniform monk dress as uniformed army men and the books in the library as books on warfare et al. This happened in the 12th/13th century, almost 5 centuries after Sankaracharya. Till then Buddhism was still flourishing strong in the Indian subcontinent."
Excerpted from "Marshland Flowers," by Vidhyadhara Acarya Mahayogi Shridhar Rana Rinpoche.
As someone from the United States where it is mainly Christianity, I've never really felt attached to it nor believed it. Buddhism seems so much more realistic and impactful.
You are lucky. The US has a vibrant practicing community and good teachers.
i'm not attached to Christianity but im attached to the person of Jesus. theyre 2 very different things
@@FirstNameLastName-pg3pi attachment leads to suffering
~ Buddha
Follow your heart :)
I feel you. I have some Catholics, Jehovah, LDS, and Christians in my family but I veer more to Buddhism. It’s odd because I’m Hispanic but I just do not believe a lot of religions.
I was Christian for my entire childhood, then Atheist for a handful, but after reading about Buddhism, I feel... Enlightened. It genuinely feels RIGHT to me. It makes me smile.
I think, I finally found tue first ever step on my own journey.
That’s amazing… I hope your journey is one of joy, love, and wisdom 🙏
As a buddhist I know that Buddhism is not a religion but a theory. No wonder you feel like that
I meant philosophy by the word theory. My native language isnt english. I used word theory accidentally.
Same ❤
Buhdhism dosen't have concept of God, so you can be both.
Much love to all our Buddhist brothers from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰❤️🇲🇲🇧🇹🇰🇭🇮🇳🇳🇵🇱🇦🇹🇭 (Tibet as well)
NAMO BUDDHAYA ☸️🙏
@@agentx963 china and north korea are communists not buddhists
@@kaustubhnigam628
Communism is not a religion
This is more like it
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Bhutan - Cambodia - China - South Korea - Hong Kong - Japan - Laos - Macau - Mongolia - Myanmar - Singapore - Sri Lanka - Taiwan - Thailand - Vietnam
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@@Manoatevarua you missed flag of India and Nepal
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I'm surprised how much I agree with the Buddhist beliefs. A lot of this is a good lesson for people of all religions. Thanks for the info!
Having great wealth and being a heroin addict are one in the same, each needs a fix daily. Making money fills the void just for a while and then once again, emptiness. This emptiness, which we all have and try to fill with food, work, television, movies, sports, religion, love, porno, i phones, computers, fast cars, shopping, criticizing others, gambling, hobbies, vacations, the list is endless. This emptiness can only be sated by the Divine. We are all here to seek the Divine...........................Falun Dafa (The Great Way).
As someone who did some research into religions about a year ago, it probably stems from the connectivity that all religions have. All religions have something that teaches you generosity, forgiveness, kindness, etc.
You could say, every religion is a… technique to make people do good things, if you will.
@@aiosquadron what you said is true. Every religion is trying to teach what is good but Buddhism is less strict imo. Buddhism teaches that killing is incorrect or drinking until we lose our mind is wrong. And it didnt force people to stay inside their religion, force their spouse to join Buddhism, you can leave Buddhism anytime if one day you think Buddhism is not for you. That is truly what religion should be.
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As a Buddhist myself, I must say that this was an excellent video. I didn't think it would be at first, but I was pleasantly surprised. Well done, sir. Thank you.
From where?
How did u watch it so fast?
@@kanika_j ? I don't know? I'm subscribed to the channel and received a notification.
@@bikdigdaddy I'm American. Raised Irish Catholic, but converted to Buddhism about six years ago. You?
@@guitarslim69 arey same but it was a 20 minutes video na, so your reply about video being good came earlier
Edit: I wrote a Hindi word instead of english I'm dumb
Such a nice intro of Buddha and Dhamma! Appreciate it!! 😊🙏
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video.
As an Atheist, Buddhism has always interested me. I may not be spiritual, or believe in a higher power, but I like everything it stands for and teaches.
Buddhism is atheistic spiritual teaching because it does not teach about God.
I like to think if ghost is real then heaven and hell are real.
@@huellfring1434 Are ghosts real though?
@@reganbrannigan3006 In my opinion it is real,like every single country in this world have their own ghost story and there are a lot of people say they saw ghost,If this doesn't make me believe I don't know what can.
@@huellfring1434 in every country there is someone who says they saw god, doesn't make him any more real. if you try hard enough, you can force yourself to see anything. I've done it myself (wouldn't recommend its pretty weird)
I think the coolest part of Buddhism is that the way its core is written (at least, how you explained it) to *specifically* not conflict with other religions. There's no higher power you need to believe in, and it's modular enough to work within most other major faiths. It's like a well-written software package for 30 different languages with helpful tools, something that most people might benefit from and that doesn't require a huge change.
True
Agree.
A Christian man or a Muslim girl can be a Buddhist if they practice these simple things to improve your well being.
it requires the bigges change that anyone can ask for.
@JoshuaBabymanThat is indian buddhism
this is why many buddhists (especially in southeast asia) worship hindu gods.
Started my buddhist journey about a year ago. Best choice ever made. My life and mind have never been better. Love from wales 🏴
Same here brother. Wish you all the peace ✌️
Am byth
Also welsh who is interested in Buddhism
One month in ❤️🫡
Anything can be good in a country like Wales....
Never in my life I thought a Westerner will be more knowledgeable about Buddhism then it's birthplace..
Exquisitely explained & deconstructed the concept of Buddhism for all to understand.
Excellent job brother..
From
A humble Buddhist from Bangladesh🇧🇩
Jesus is the way
Westerners are knowledgeable. But more research is needed. Please allow me to interrupt. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. In Pidhauli (Vaishali) the local deity is Bardiha Baba. Bardiha means the Baba who didn't allow us to stay where he was staying. Bardiha Baba is the Buddha no doubt because he didn't allow the crowd of Lichavies to stay with him in Bandagama. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to Buddhists.
@@williamashford4896er… no. Jesus is a fairytale.
If you have to believe in something - it isn’t real.
Buddhism rejects concepts and beliefs because it’s only interested in reality.
Christianity rejects reality because it’s desperate to believe in some magic sky fairy.
You’re too old to believe in that poorly thought out fairytale
@@williamashford4896respect other beliefs
the more pain I feel in life the more I turn to the Budda's teaching.
My fiancee/partner of 6.5 years just left me and I'm here reminding myself that all this pain isn't necessary nor does it really exist. I must allow it to flow past and experience here while I have the chance.
Pain is unavoidable. Suffering is optional.
Like when you're standing outside and feel cold. When you relax and concentrate a bit you realize that it's just the senses telling you that "you're uncomfortable" but you can let that go and the suffering disappears and the sensory impression becomes "empty". It's just cold, nothing more, you don't feel cold. That's mindfulness and equanimity, in a simplistic way.
Where are you at now mentally? Going through a somewhat similar thing too
@@Goatnime best wishes to you
@@BodhiPolitic100%
I'm facing my traumas and fears head-on and also having relationship issues, but the practices of Buddhism are preventing me from falling into an endless hole of despair. There is something hidden underneath all the layers we mask ourselves with that completely overtakes the mind once you calm it enough to experience it. One could call it infinite love or ineffable happiness, but I personally think it's the location where you can find the epitomized concept of "god." They say that all we need is to look inward to find everything we could ever dream of, and this is true to me. After all, we are the universe experiencing itself and therefore, we have no limits in our minds unless we place them ourselves through ignorance.
Buddhism teachings are so meaningful. Everytime I feel disappointed, everytime Buddhism teachings come & save me.
Buddham Sharnam Gachaami
@AlvinAustin-xj9rk accept that fact the world doesn’t revolve your religion
. Please allow me to interrupt. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. In Pidhauli (Vaishali) the local deity is Bardiha Baba. Bardiha means the Baba who didn't allow us to stay where he was staying. Bardiha Baba is the Buddha no doubt because he didn't allow the crowd of Lichavies to stay with him in Bandagama. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to Buddhists.
I'm a Buddhist from 'that circle' and you did an excellent job summarizing the basics of Buddhism for new comers. Your research was well done and I applaud you for the trouble it must have been. Thank you very much.
Do Buddhist have a book like the Bible?
@@toxicmaniax5719 buddhists have a huge library.
@@toxicmaniax5719 Pali Canon is a collection of books similar to that of the bible, however it is many hundred times longer
There is book called Tripitaka which has all the teachings of Buddha. Other books are like side notes explanations and other additions which came much later .
@@toxicmaniax5719 I can't even answer you properly. It's impossible to tell you of one single book that is Absolute. Plus, I belong to a specific sect and only know of things here. Tell me if you want an elaboration, I'll try my best to tell you about our texts.
i love Buddhism, it is so pure. it is the only religion that doesn't tell you hurt or kill or disrespect other because they don't belive, are impure, of another race or culture or whatever. it's just pure peace
I agree with you. Please allow me to interrupt. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. In Pidhauli (Vaishali) the local deity is Bardiha Baba. Bardiha means the Baba who didn't allow us to stay where he was staying. Bardiha Baba is the Buddha no doubt because he didn't allow the crowd of Lichavies to stay with him in Bandagama. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to Buddhists.
Check about Jainism, another religion contemporary to Buddhism still alive in India. They have an even more extreme ideology of nonviolence. You will love it more !
Please do your research on testimonies of people who die and go to hell
@@Maicon-b1b Thats not my line.
@@buddhaexhumed9922 it doesn't matter if it's your line or not
Research NDEs of hell because there's studies on them
There's a lot of testimonies and it should concern you that there's so many
Please do research
Siddhartha’s dad out here sounding like the CEO of Abercrombie not allowing “ugly” people anywhere near him
Stupid fellow s
@Buddhist States of America best name 🤣🤣
No other had told buddhas'dad is bad
@THISUL WICKRAMARACHCHI Buddha's hometown is 2 km away from my village 😎 . I don't know why I feel proud of Gautama
@THISUL WICKRAMARACHCHI sure , you must visit dungeshwari and mahabodhi temple both are really great and spiritual , I visit my village in diwali vacation so I go to buddha temple to worship .
You briefed the basics of buddhist teachings which I learned my whole life in school and in Sunday school from a 20 mins video. Well done!❤️Love from Sri Lanka.🇱🇰
😍
Namo Buddhaya
එළ
So true.
But they use Buddhism in politics. Worst one.
as a buddhist i really like watching videos that explain buddhism. i know and understand everything about my religion but i am always curious what other people learn about it. i saw a lot but...this one is the most accurate. from japan🇯🇵💕
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Having great wealth and being a heroin addict are one in the same, each needs a fix daily. Making money fills the void just for a while and then once again, emptiness. This emptiness, which we all have and try to fill with food, work, television, movies, sports, religion, love, porno, i phones, computers, fast cars, shopping, criticizing others, gambling, hobbies, vacations, the list is endless. This emptiness can only be sated by the Divine. We are all here to seek the Divine...........................Falun Dafa (The Great Way).
As someone trying to start a journey is there something you can tell me?
Well, pay attention. Pay attention to your actions, speaks and mind.
I can't write that well in Eng. Anyway, they are the last words of Buddha before he died. So, they are very important?
I have been a Christian all my life but recently I’ve been curious on other religions like Buddhism and want to learn them. Are there any other videos on Buddhism you could recommend me?
The combination of straightforward, easy to understand information and casual humor in this video is GOLD
I wouldn't say Buddhism has decreased in India because the Hindu and Buddhist believes and ideas are very similar. You can find Buddha Statues and quotes like literally every Hindu, Sikh and Jain people houses.
Sure there were people who opposed it but those people were not faithful but "blinded" by the faith.
In the end the religion born in India are soo similar in foundation that most of people don't care about you are Hindu, Sikh, Jain or Buddhist.
They are just part of the same ideas and knowledge, just people learning it in different ways.
No. Lord Buddhas' Damma and Sanatana Dharma is totally different. Hindus believe in Wishnu Brahma and Shiva. Brahma is the creater. In Buddha Dhama, there are no such almighty creaters. Creater of you is you. Your liberation can be achieved by your own mind, your own effort. No one can offer it to you. Please learn Buddhist teachings before comments.
@@gharrahrudhra1575 I know Buddhist teachings. What I meant to say they mostly believe in reincarnation, karma, your life, your choices and your deeds.
And Hinduism is an umbrella term which means it doesn't have any consistent idea, which means anyone can define Hinduism for their on culture. That's why there are different practice of Hinduism on north and south India.
Buddhism also shares same foundation or why wouldn't it because Hinduism was practiced during Buddha time so obviously there will be similarities.
And yes there different things which also separates them like achieving enlightenment and Nirvana in Buddhism.
I know my religion, but I wouldn't said in above comment because I didn't know some will get butt hurt even from this.
that is cool ,
@@gharrahrudhra1575 SHIVA IS SIMILAR TO BUDDHA .
@@pradipbiswas6352 This is not a place to do jokes. 😊
Life is suffering and biggest suffering is UA-cam buffering.😂
Every day I'm buffering
Also UA-cam's commercial...🤣🤣🤣🤣
Poorn buffering
You can make a religion out of it
@@phs125 history of the world 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I am from Bodh gaya where buddha got enlightened.
If you get a chance make sure to Visit Mahabodhi temple of bihar. It does not get that much attention sadly.
People dont even know that it was built by "Ashoka the great".
Yeah sure bro... 😊👍
@李娜娜 chenyi?
@@IronpenWorldbuilding
M.A.G.A.D.H
@@IronpenWorldbuilding
Our region is called Magadh which created the largest empire in indian history as well as the golden age of india.
Maurya empire (largest empire)
Gupta empire (golden age)
Also
Malla dynasty of Nepal was built by people of bihar which was the golden age of Nepal.
Our region is least influenced by Mughals because we were mostly independent.
Karnat dynasty (1097-1324)
Oiniwar dynasty (1324-1524)
Khandavala dynasty (1530-1947)
@@IronpenWorldbuilding
Yes, that is stupid.
Ashoka the great was the 3rd Mauryan emperor.
Akbar the great was the 3rd Mughal emperor.
I knew very little about buddhism before this but this actually addresses some of my fears and I am actually really interested now and will probably bring some of the teachings into my life
While I’m not Buddhist and still Christian, these core tenets are very helpful and enlightening
you should reflect and act according to them in your day to day life, it would make you a better Christian and more importantly a better living being!
@kaustubh nigam When the Buddha taught Buddhism, he never forced people to change their religions. He would teach them something that was useful for that individual and it was up to that individual based on those teachings and his/her personal experience to decide what to afterwards. The Christian world view is quite different to the Buddhist world view BUT there are many things non- Buddhists can benefit from the Buddha's teachings.
@kaustubh nigam The Four Noble Truths are applicable to all humans.
@kaustubh nigam Not true, if you have read the Pali Canon (Tipitaka) there are multiple times the Buddha taught people of different religions (Who worship one god, many gods, atheists etc).
And what exactly in the Noble eight fold path cant a Christian follow? You can argue right view but that right view is developed by all humans Buddhist or Non-Buddhist throughout their experiences during meditation.
@kaustubh nigam You are making huge assumptions on one of the largest groups of people in the world. Ive come across many christians who stand for Buddhist Ideals much better than born christians, and I am saying this as a Buddhist by Birth.
Buddhism is an organized philosophy. It helps us to understand that sickness and death is a part of life and not a curse or antagonist to life. Buddhism, instead of God, talks about Human and his/her happiness.
The existance of God and the creation are one of theories of the creation of the universe which is yet to be proved.
@THISUL WICKRAMARACHCHI yeah but thats in Sri Lankan version of buddhism, the chinese dont believe that, thailand follows another theory
@THISUL WICKRAMARACHCHI well how can you say that when Nepal and India follow the other theories and the Buddha was born in those lands. So their teachings must be the correct ones right
@@lycan_system8427 Sri Lanka and Thailand follow same Buddhist sect. It's Theravada Buddhism.
Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos follow Theravada Buddhism.
China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan and Singapore has Mahayana Buddhism.
Tibet, Bhutan, Mongolia, Tuvan, Buryatia and Kalmykia follow Vajrayana Buddhism.
There are other Buddhist sects like Navyana Buddhism in India, Hoa Hao Buddhism in Vietnam, Won Buddhism in South Korea, etc.
The original is pretty good but im happy that that theres a newer and more informational version
Wealth and being a heroin addict are one in the same, each needs a fix daily. Making money fills the void just for a while and then once again, emptiness. This emptiness, which we all have and try to fill with food, work, television, movies, sports, religion, love, porno, i phones, computers, fast cars, shopping, criticizing others, gambling, hobbies, vacations, the list is endless. This emptiness can only be sated by the Divine. We are all here to seek the Divine...........................Falun Dafa (The Great Way).
As a Buddhist myself I'm really happy to see that there's information like this out here as Buddhism apart from the spiritual part can be really helpful for a successful and meaningful life to anyone.
It's not that Buddhism declined in India, it's our core belief is inclusivity rather than exclusivity in the Abrahamic tradition. The Buddha is still revered but not as prominently as in other neighbouring countries. Moreover the west likes to separate Sanathana from Buddhism but they are just different paths of Dharma.
I want to revive Buddhism in India someday
Yeah, similar thing happens in Sri Lanka, we are Buddhist but we still have connections to Hindu gods, its not uncommon to see some Hindu gods in some Buddhist Temples or households over here.
What the f**k are you blabbering. sanathana dharma is an antonym to Buddhism values. Sanathana dharma is a curse to the humanity and its a synonym to oppression and suffering. Get the F88k out of here.
Casteist Brahmins erased their past and classified them as untouchables or backward castes
No. Lord Buddhas' Damma and Sanatana Dharma is totally different. Hindus believe in Wishnu Brahma and Shiva. Brahma is the creater. In Buddha Dhama, there are no such almighty creaters. Creater of you is you. Your liberation can be achieved by your own mind, your own effort. No one can offer it to you. Please learn Buddhist teachings before comments.
This is one of the better explanations.. Appreciate how Buddha's teachings are explained as guidelines and not rules. There's no all knowing all powerful god to punish anybody for not following them. Only you can help yourself. Nobody else. Love from Sri Lanka. 🙏🙏🙏
True all the Indian religions are open minded and teach us liberation but sadly india is conservative due to invaders and britishers
thank you 🙏🏾
@@6tbrowny430 as a indian i would say indian are not consevative but we are just too very tolrant that people take advantage of us, we have seen this throughout the history mainly by Islamist
But there is an all knowing and all-powerful God. One is not punished for not following God, one is punished for hurting his fellow man. ..................................falun dafa
@@jeffforsythe9514 ew falun gong cultist
Great work! Keep Buddha's teachings alive! In a world of ever growing materialism , we need them now more than ever.
As a Christian myself, I was always fascinated by Buddhism and had been researching about Buddhism for over a six months now and I can tell, Buddhism feels much more realistic and tolerant compared to Christianity. Philosophically speaking, Buddhist philosophy has some similarities with Jesus' teaching but as a religion, Buddhism feels to be more open minded than Christianity. Buddhism has all levels of believers and speaks a great deal about inclusion. Like you can be an agnostic or a theist and be a Buddhist. You can venerate Gods of other religions and still follow Buddhist teachings (Merging of Confucianism and Taoism in China, Hinduism in India, Shinto in japan and so on). And always views life realistically, yet at the same time importance is given to Spirituality too.
Yes. Buddha never announce himself as the god or the only one, never forbid his disciples to belief in other religion, never force one into Buddhism through marriage, never force disciples into praying multiple times in a day, Buddhism only teaches, which is I think is the proper way for all religion
Yes! You can be a Buddhist Christian.
You’re not Christian
@@aaliyawright961 🤣🤣🤣🤣. That’s a silly thing to say.
@alistonsimon297 I want to ask you a question and hopefully you will respond.
If a person is a Buddhist, under Christian religion do they go straight to Hell when they die? The Bible says that only those who accept Jesus will go to Heaven. There are tons of people in this world who have never heard of Jesus. For example, most North Koreans are closed off to the world and have never heard of Jesus. So, do they go straight to Hell? They have sinned at one point in their lives. The wages of sin is death. It honestly makes zero sense in my opinion. Do you have any insight on this? And please don't give the cookie cutter answer, "Only God can judge" etc.
The Bible is clear about Jesus being the only way to Heaven, so it seems by that logic, all Buddhists go straight to Hell despite their peaceful way of life.
I grew up as a Buddhist in Sri Lanka and I must say, this vid was surprisingly accurate. ♥️👍
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When I live in Buddhism. I cycle between working way too well and I'm so calm that I can't function to adding some stress so I can be productive to be way too stressed. I can never find a middle way for me. I don't know if that has been a problem for you ever.
@@Skoopyghost Do you meditate?
@@BodhiPolitic I do.
KONO DIO DA!
As a Theyavada Buddhist, this video really impress me. The buddhism is Learning buddha's teaching. In a way you can just say that it is not religion. It is a way of life. The inner peace( if u want to say). I am from Myanmar.
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Thank you for teaching me this stuff about Buddhism, I converted to it a few days ago and this really helped me!
Same here
I was born in a christian family. I am still christian but somehow after watching this video, I feel like I am more attached to Buddhism.
As buddhist I suggest you not to leave christan...Christine are beautifully peoples...nothing wronge to learn from others.
You can be both
Maybe after watching a video on gay men you'll be more attracted to them also??
@@miracles4u that’s not funny …
@@miracles4uit helps if you read properly…they didn’t say attracted, they said attached.
I am Roman Catholic and i truly respect Buddism and really learned from this video. I have fallen ill and this has also helped me.
I am a Buddhist from India There like more than 100 Million of us here and we usually in the THERAVADA and it was great to hear about the other types of Buddhism and man please don't forget "Bhutan"in any further videos It's a place that takes buddhism to it's core
There are 10M Buddhists Dude in India
@ཚಹཚ it was a mistake. May be due to indians uses lakh more usual than million.
bro , all 1 billion hindus worship buddha .. he is literally considered as 13 incarnation of lord vishnu .after ram and krishna
I'm a Indian buddist too
hindu buddhist plz stay unite to protect dharma on earth
I'm an atheist but if I were to choose a religion...it would have been Buddhism without a doubt
I'm also an Atheist, but in my country India, you cannot live without any religion, Atheism or irreligiousness is not recognised anywhere
@@zarakhan1685 just be yourself why you want anyone to recognise it
@@Sahilsharma-sk5vr I don't want to associate myself with my former religion as it make my acquaintances think I'm also one of those people who wants Islamic rule all over the world and agree that disbelievers are not worth of love and equality, i know not everyone has this thinking, but Islam has a very bad image because of history, root ideology and current incidents done by its followers... Also I cant recognise myself with another religion because I will loose my family+ I'm not connecting with most of the religions I am seeing since childhood as I don't believe in God no point of converting just for showoff If I am not embracing it with my heart 😔 BTW I was taking about govt documents and matters related to laws, I hope you'll understand
@@zarakhan1685 got it . I am also a agnostic atheist
@@Sahilsharma-sk5vr thank you bro👍
I'm a Buddhist i love and am proud to be one i shall follow Buddha's teachings and hope to be a Buddhist monk one day. 🙏❤☸
edit: thanks for the insight in the comments 💖💖
Don’t be identified as a “Buddhist”, a “monk”, or be proud of it - it’s a wrong view. this is what even so called Buddhists fail to “see”. Just see the truth, don’t put labels
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@@charithwijesundara I'm curious why you think it's wrong
@@That_guyexist it fosters the ego, the "I", limit your capacity to think beyond or question the Buddhist scripture, which misses the whole pont of being a Buddhist
@Arnice164 Can you show me the historical documents from the time of Buddha.
I already know that no written records about Gautama were found from his lifetime or from the one or two centuries thereafter. But from the middle of the 3rd century BCE, several Edicts of Ashoka
Thank you for remaking this video, the old one was way too simplified and flawed. This video is just right, not too complicated or too simplified. It gives the right amount of information, and I really enjoyed it.
I am a Hindu from India.
I also worship Buddha.
In your animation Buddha is looking so cute 😘
🕉️☸️🙏
Yes 👍
Me too 😍
Infact most Indians from north belonging to Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism worship each others God and the culture is also same . 🧡🇮🇳
Bro it's like umbrella....
@@nationandbeyond3882 true. In Buddhism, the Buddha is considered human who attained enlightenment, but in Hinduism Buddha is considered 9th Avatar of Bhagwan Shri Vishnu, making him equivalent to a god for Hindus.
@@mitonaarea5856 I heard it's because of Shankaracharya(8th-9th century AD). His philosophy of Hinduism was more in line with Buddhist philosoohy but there was a concept of god here. So people might have found it more appealing than Buddhism. I am not totally sure though, what I'm sure is that Shankaracharya was definitely responsible for it.
Sadhu Sadhu! Friends of the world.
One of the best explanations ever imo! I loved that you mentioned the different focuses in Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana branches.
This was EXACTLY what I needed. Thank you very very much.
I'm a brazilian Pure Land buddhist. Thank you for your video, it's great.
Namo Amida Butsu
Namo budhdhaya! fellow Buddhist from Sri Lanka.
. Please allow me to interrupt. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. In Pidhauli (Vaishali) the local deity is Bardiha Baba. Bardiha means the Baba who didn't allow us to stay where he was staying. Bardiha Baba is the Buddha no doubt because he didn't allow the crowd of Lichavies to stay with him in Bandagama. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to Buddhists.
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Wow I am thrilled! Been wanting a longer one on buddhism from you, it’s a dream come true ☺️ thank you for all the energy you put into making a video!
Actually, just take time, when you are free just get a recommended book of Buddhism and spend time with it, as you are a not a Buddhist, you might have to know things in Buddhism, you will never regret.
🙏❤ namobuddaya
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Ive been considering Buddhism for a while, and after this video I want to know more. This video managed to calm my anxiety, which is kind of impressive lol. I’m going to give Buddhism a try after this
Even it's look good but dont believe it just yet
Buddha also teach that dont blindly believe anything without second tough
If the information you recieve is
repeated speaking by various people
It's something people inherited them from people before them as a story or tradition
It's something majority of people believe it's true
It's a teaching in the textbook
It's logical when you thinking about that
It's just a guessing
It's seem plausible
It's happen to suit your bias
It's come from people who look relible
It's from someone who have power over you
Always doubt
Every message you recieve
Always think before you believe
Even you already believe it's true
Think about it like it's may be not true
Including what he just said
What he saying
And he will say
@@chin258456 yes!
The way to know it is to experience it. Ehipassiko (Come and See it). Buddhism never force some one to blindly belief anything, instead promote more asking to find the answer for something that you haven't found or confident yet.
I am a Christian. And I love Buddhism.❤
its very rare a westerner properly explains buddhism, and despite some problems with pronounciation,it was very well done.
I'm a Theravada Buddhist from Sri Lanka. And I didn't think that this video would be a perfect one at the first sight when I started watching it. But it actually did. This is a great video to understand what Buddhism is and what Lord Buddha taught. May the one who made this video have more merits in your life. May the triple gems bless you. 🙏🙏🙏 Namo Buddhaya.
Does playing airsoft for fun (and with no intent if hurting or causing anyone distress) still gain bad karma?
@@Reepapers in Buddhism everything is started with the mind. What is your state of mind when you were playing it? Did you play out of ignorance? Did you play to learn or experiment? Did you play with the intention of killing(even as a cool cop/hero)? Your mind is the creator of any karma that you sow and reap
@@floreentan8020 Ohhh okay that makes a lot of sense. I just play because of the people i meet and getting to have fun with those people. Tysm.
That was definitely the best, most accurate short description of Buddhism that I've ever heard. Good job!
I love how Buddhism gives you peace. It is a really good religion.
I've been trying to study more about it. And this video helps a lot, thanks:)
At a young age I didn’t care much about my religion since it didn’t interest me, but as I grew up I saw that my way of living, my mannerisms, my language and even the way that I thought all tied with the teaching of Buddhism (specifically Vajrayana). Now a days as I work in the hospitals and clinics as a healthcare professional I carry the practice with me and as I listen to The Dalai Lama’s (also getting the chance to meet him in person) teachings it gives me a better sense of my purpose here on this earth.
In India the Vajrayana Buddhist legacies have been occupied by brahmins and converted into kali,durga,shiva etc
His timeless teaching will bring the world a better place to live with generous act by the way he teach.
I was learning about Buddhist philosophy and you uploaded a video about Buddhism. What a coincidence!
So, according to Buddha, poor and depressed people are that way because of their previous Karma? So, instead of tyrannical dictators, I get the blame for my misery. Can any sane person call this justice?
@@zfg07 Sounds cruel but it’s technically true.
However, I believe both are responsible. The tyrant is responsible for acting like a tyrant, while your previous karma is responsible for putting you under him.
But since you still have another life after now, you’ll have to strive for a better rebirth in the present, so you won’t be stuck with a tyrant next life.
However, the way you render “tyranny” could also be the case. If you go with your emotions and believe someone is a tyrant just because you think so, you’ll go exactly the way Buddha warned you not to.
However, if a tyranny kills and oppresses by his greed, true, you’re stuck with him because of bad karma. So, you have to do good in this life to get a better, tyranny-free, life.
@@zfg07 lmao for deeper explanation!! The reason you are depressed is because you did it yourself buddha ready if you a way out is to meditate and slowly you will be able to understand the nature of life and you will be able to let go. Because when you meditate your mind will be peaceful and that’s when your mind can see the truth of nature how things are going!! So there are two type of karma (good and bad) And the reason you being poor is fist your previous bad karma that make you to born in a poor family!!! BUT!!! that is your previous karma not your present karma, for present karma you have right to choose to do bad or good , and the present karma will be the one controlling your future!! you can pray or meditate and doing good things by follow what Buddha have taught and that will bring you the bright future. And if you said you did good and why you don’t get anything good back? Buddha said doing good if just like planting it’s take time to grown and you need to water your plants regularly!! So that’s mean doing good things you need to do it regularly and wait for the the right time for it to show positive things that will happen to you. Same as doing bad things the one who did bad will at some point they will be getting some benefit from doing bad but when time come they will also get the karma on what they did for sure (but if that person did bad things but if they also did good things or meditate too than the karma they get might not me as bad as If they don’t do anything good at all, but they still can’t run away from the sin they did. But that is really rare to happen lol because bad person keep doing bad things because they are getting benefits from doing it. And for poor and rich Buddha said you might be born in poor family because of your previous karma!! But in order to get rich Buddha also giving a tip he said ( your need brains + previous good karma + hard working ) in order to be rich, using brains and hard working is more than enough to get rich but you might not as successful as the one who have previous good karma ( like the one who have previous good drama will easily be rich like they will have a lot of person helping them to be successful or they will have a person who lead the way for them to be successful or born in a rich family )
Same Destination of 4 religions
Break the Cycle of Rebirth
1.Hinduism 🕉
2.Budhism☸
3.Sikhism
4.Jainism
@@kaustubhnigam628 yes they believe
@@kaustubhnigam628 yes
We miss hinduvisum
Bhudisum
Sikhism
Jainism
Zoroastrian
Yasriz
Paganisum
Flok
All are the same sanadana dharma hinduvisum..forms🙂🤗💜love u all
@@ghosthunter8664 no bro there is difference
Hindu is not Buddhist and never near them. Hidu is God religious in nature. Contradict to Buddhist. And the most disgusting Hidu promotes caste system which is worst to mankind than communist.
The quality of content is excellent, always delivering valuable knowledge about Buddhism.
Great Animation+Comody+Knowledge =Cogito
This animation is so cute and funny. As a Buddhist myself I appreciate this video and find it extremely informative!
'Your animation quality and those cutes characters + those inside jokes + by giving examples and smoothly changing track to tell everyone to sub' makes you different from rest all other educational you tubers 🤗
Thank you 😊
@@CogitoEdu if you dont mind can you please tell me how much time does it take to make this kind of videos as it look so time consuming
About one month to get from idea to finished video. But I work unhealthy hours. If i did 8 hour days it would take maybe 5-6 weeks
@@CogitoEdu thats a lot . hats off to your efforts
@@harshit2.02 Are bhai bhai bhai tu yaha .
Thanks!
Thank you!
"If you plant coriander you go straight to hell" pure unadulterated gospel...
😂 he’s really good at these kinda puns and jokes
Obviously he doesn't like coriander.
Preach it!
@- king- "It's good for you" isn't convincing enough :)
Lol there's a genetic component to your dislike of coriander. I happen to love the stuff, so fresh tasting.
"If you live outside this circle, you most likely don't know much about Buddhism"
Me a Sri Lankan: Hold up
@Surajit Daa our own India was also a Buddhist state once
This is another Sri lankan buddhist
same goes to india
Awesome video! Taking down notes into my journal. Powerful stuff!
It's a great honour for India that a great intellectual like Budhdha was once born and lived on this land.
My favorite Cogito line is now "MURDER TREE!!!!"
😂😂😂😂😂
You remade this video and made it even better. All hail Cogito!!!
Buddhism teaches the reality of the life and the nature. That's the greatest philosophy. Namo Buddhaya!
This video helped me a lot during a school research project, thank you so much:)
Your dislike of coriander is probably just karmic debt for something horrible like putting pineapple on pizza in a previous life.
Thank you for simplifying Buddhism in the most creative way! Kudos!
A new Cogito video? It must be my birthday
Really?
@@bikdigdaddy yes
@@JaelaOrdo Happy Birthday stranger. 😀
@@nikhilpolekar8325 thank you 😊
@@JaelaOrdo Then Happy Birthday Jaela🙌
This was so educational. Thank you for such a detailed explanation and animation!
Man, this is exatly what I needed today
Yay
Read about jainism
@@thepratik91 why?
@@itacom2199 Just for an comparision,as it suggest you are an atheist,and jainism is also atheist
@@thepratik91 it is?
"And is life just an endless cycle of pain, misery, disappointment and death"
Thanks for the existential crisis XD
@T teg Egg Unless you meditate! Then you got it under control!
Hats off to your research and work behind those videos, thanks for the upload.
I'm new at these videos / budda but it's already calming my anxiety down...one video made me cry...so soft n layed back ..
Love your religion series and binge watching these videos. I have been student of theology for years but your videos are awesome in giving an accurate overview to most. Your sense of humor is so cool.
Dearest cogito, I love this video. Thank you so much for saving so many others with this introduction to man’s saving grace. ALSO I NEED A POSTER OF THE BUDDHA CARTOON MEDITATING UNDER THAT TREE, it’s too cute
Please do more videos on Buddhism! I love your videos they’re so well done. Keep up the good work
This channel is a treasure trove of wisdom! Each video offers such profound insights into Buddhist teachings that I find myself reflecting on them throughout the day. Thank you for sharing!
I've been an atheist for the longest time. My family is Muslim, but I never believed in it. Then I met an evangelical Christian friend, who talked about Jesus a lot. I realized that maybe believing in something rather than nothing might be worth it. Having faith is something very beautiful and reassuring, but christianity just never felt right. The bible and what it preaches could never align with my personal morals and principles. Buddhism on the other hand... from just watching one video instantly connected with me. Thank you ❤
Buddhism opens your mind. It doesn't forbid you on something, it rather teach you than forcing you. You can choose to believe Buddhism today and not to the next day without any consequences or foul words from fellow buddhist fell upon you. That is one of the beauty of Buddhism. Be at peace and rid of extreme desire.
I recommend you to read the Bhagwad Geeta too. I'd be a worth it I promise
Buddha was human our holy Quran already teaches is world is temporary and we all have to return to our god Allah and our prophet Mohammed pbuh already guided about these things in detail read it
@@shadabnafees3189 I have read part of Quran AND a lot of the bible. Do you know that most of what the bible says is the same as the quran? The bible was written a long time before the quran. It doesn't matter to me, but I think you might find it interesting if you read even the first 25 pages of the bible.
@@Sana-cz9neIf you read a little of the Quran even though you were a Muslim and opened another book that has nothing to do with you!? This is your problem. There are similar things but the most different things are there and there are contradictions in the Bible and errors unlike the Quran. I advise you to review your life and know what will happen if you die as an unbeliever.
As a famous meme and movie dialogue said :
"Ye *DUkH* khatam kahe nahi hota hai be!?"
(why TF this suffering is not ending) :)
These videos have been a huge help in writing my novel. Such a good resource of good information. Thanks so much
Hello, brother ! The BEST UA-cam channel on Buddhism is 'Doug's Dharma'. If you are writing a Novel, please follow that channel. It will provide you with Authentic information about Buddhism ! 😄
Even it's look good but dont believe it just yet
Buddha also teach that dont blindly believe anything sithout second tough
If the information you recieve is
repeated speaking by various people
It's something people inherited them from people before them as a story or tradition
It's something majority of people believe it's true
It's a teaching in the textbook
It's logical when you thinking about that
It's just a guessing
It's seem plausible
It's happen to suit your bias
It's come from people who look relible
It's from someone who have power over you
Always doubt
Every message you recieve
Always think before you believe
Even you already believe it's true
Think about it like it's may be not true
Including what he just said
What he saying
And he will say
Thank you so much for making this video! I've had a lot of questions about religion but watching your religions explained videos has really helped me. I have concluded that I follow Buddhism and a little bit of Hinduism. May you be happy, healthy, loved, have peace, and be full of light!
I’m a Sri Lankan buddhist who follows Theravada Buddhism. This video was just great! (Both informative and creative)♥️
You guys have made it in a super-concise manner, yet covering almost all the core values and beliefs of both Theravada and Mahayana Buddhist teachings- including its tolerance and compassion towards other religions and faiths as well.
The video was quite simple to understand and most importantly it contained really accurate information about Buddhism and Buddhist teachings, which didn’t mislead viewers at all!
Thank you very much for making this video, and again, great great work guys! ♥️
Love and blessings from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰.
Sir if you have time can you tell whats the difference between therevada and mahanava?
@@samoptimus4228 Theravada focus on sravakayana path of arhat and Mahayana focus on path of bodhisattva
In Theravada , bodhisatta (bodhisattva) is any being which is on the path of enlightenment and the path is same as path of tathgatha (fully enlightened arhat , samyaksambuddha)
And in Mahayana , bodhisattva path is different from arhat path of sravaka , and samyaksambuddha is considered a bodhisattva before enlightenment , not a sravaka , Buddha in Mahayana teaches this path and call it supreme path
@@kaustubhnigam628 🙏🙏🙏thanks bro
@THISUL WICKRAMARACHCHI oh.......you are right , I made a mistake 😅
Word bodhisatta in Theravada is used only for those who are on the arhat path of becoming a samyaksambuddha , it isn't used for all arhats
My fault...........going to edit it 😅
I am a Sri lankan buddhist as well
"...Murder tree!" That got me. Right as I was stopping on a hot coffee. The burnt mouth was worth the good laugh
Great overview again, your religion videos are the best!
Yahweh bless you
I absolutely LOVED the coriander slander!!! Thank you. And love your content always.
Umbrella of Dharmic way of life ...I am a sanatani Hindu , I went to Mandir , gurudwara , monastry , Jain Mandir ...
All Dharmic people respect each other and went to each other holy places .....
but now days some extremist try to harm this Dharmic umbrella ..
I wish this Dharmic umbrella became stronger day by day
This made me cry. I've been so unhappy for a while now. All I keep thinking about is how I want so badly to be free. I KNOW this is a stupid, but there's several Buddhist temples around me, I want to go but am afraid to.
I don't get why you are afraid to go to them p sure they are open for everyone....
🤗 take a hug for the road :p
Hey don’t be scared open yourself to new things😊 Buddhist temple are open for everyone. And plus if you can learn mor about Buddhism and read Dharma you will be able to get out of your unhappy zone 😊 I used to be like you but after I’ve have read Dharma I am now able to understand human nature and life nature and able to let go of things or person that make me unhappy. Well I am born Buddhist but just learn and read about Dharma. If you try to learn deeply about Buddhism you will understand the nature of life more!!!
That's probably anxiety. Dont be scared to look like a fool. Dont be scared to follow your heart
Don't worry about anything. All Buddhist temples are open to everyone whether they are Buddhist or not. If you are in the temple no one asked you about anything. Just find a monk and ask your problems. Plus you don't want to be a Buddhist to follow Buddhism. Buddha never asked for his followers to ban their previous beliefs. You can be a Christian and follow Buddhism you can be an Islam and follow Buddhism. So don't be afraid to do it, plus you have every right to be live in happiness.
@@rusirusathkalana7355 sus
1:22 "one often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it."
-Master Oogway
The Buddha invented escaping the matrix
true
Thank you for sharing this knowledge, the first take was really good but this one is even better, keep up the good work!
Lord Buddha, thank you so much for filling my life with happiness ❤
Buddha never filling your life with happiness
It's up to you to do it
He just show you the way
Wish you always stay in the path he show
No....you have to eventually get rid of it.
@༼ཆ༽ chal bhgg
Why lord Buddha?
What make you think he has authority?
Perfect timing. I was feeling like a big pile of shit.
Namo Buddhaya ❤
They are called the 5 aggregates/ heaps 😉
Cursing is a sin
Perfectly explained 💛
I am a Christian and learned a short time about Buddhism in preschool, school the first four grads and thats it. I found to Buddhism four years ago traveling through Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Thailand.
I am not really religious but I still am a signed up christian in my country. In my country the church does a lot for the schools, handicapped people, shelters etc. so I see it as supporting the poor. I also do not believe in god.
I for myself can say that Buddhism made the person I now am today. I can't even say if I am Buddhist because I do not follow the rules strictly. Yes, I drink a glas of wine. Yes, I sometimes eat meat for example the dinner on christmas from my grandmother.
But I try not to lose my face when drinking alcohol. I try not to eat meat from animals that are being abused and I buy it (if I buy it myself) in moderate portions.
Does that make me less Buddhist? Maybe. But what I want to say is that the teachings of buddhism are true and if people on this planet would atleast try to live day to day close to these guidelines we would have less suffering and humanity would be in a much better place.
Nothing is wrong about Buddhism. And Buddhism isn't a religion - to me it is a passion and a guide to living life in a way that we treat other living beings (Nature, Animals and Humans) with respect. It is a philosophy. And every one can be a Buddha even without being a "hardcore" Buddhist.
If you ever sleep in a hotel and see the hard working lady cleaning the rooms for 200$ a month and you give her 10 € tip instead of buying a 10 € overpriced beer you are a Buddha for that person. You probably just paid for her childrens education. Who knows. But you did something good.
It doesn't have to only be giving people money. Being friendly, treating people with respect and not looking down on others is a good start.
And you are correct if you think that all this has nothing to do with Buddhism. It is compassion. It is humanity. And exactly that is what Buddhism is. You see? Buddhism isn't a relgion.
Jesus came to study the teachings of Buddhism. During Jesus' age 13-30
You can eat meat if you didn't order the killing and the animal wasn't specifically killed for you though.
buddhism is a lifestyle and not a religion
I like your way of living: a good person
Another form of Buddhism: just be your better self everyday
Im Buddhist. Your animation and information are perfect. Love from sri lanka 🇱🇰
Love from the land of Buddhist thought......India
Namo Buddhaya
Very well-researched video! Great job. Explains the basics even better than the previous video. :)