Week 5 Discussion Buddha

Buddha buddha, interesting god and religion. Calm, healthy and thoughtful religion, the values of Buddhism seems great to me but really vague to me. Probably because there is not that much buddhist in France ? Whereas it's the 4th religion of the world most practiced. To be honest, I think i will watch documentary about this because I've never find out (documenter) about this topic.
More about buddha, probably the only one religion with a BIG FAT GOD, and those ears are insane...

So today is about Buddha. I don't really know this religion that I think, we don’t see much in France, but like every religion, I respect it. I think it's very funny to have a big god Even if I do not know this religion, this god inspires me, serenity, calm and good vibes. I notice that this god is often assimilating to surfing, in quiet places with a cascade, a lot of rock, but it’s just the outside image that I make. So that good

The fool who knows he is a fool is that much wiser.

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.

Well, I don't know how this religion is, their aim, their belief. But it can interest in order to update my culture. So i'll do some research.

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Ok, it's an Indian philosophy born in the VI century before JC. Buddhists declaring to take refuge in the Buddha, the founder of Buddhism who has attained full awakening of all his spiritual abilities, in the Dharma, the set of Buddha's teachings and in the Sangha, the community of adepts on the path of enlightenment or Nirvana.

Buddha we have heard a lot about him but who is he really? I did some research about his story and I would like to share it with you.

The traditional story begins with Siddhartha Gautama’s birth in Lumbini, Nepal, in about 567 BCE. He was the son of a king, raised in sheltered opulence. He married and had a son.

Prince Siddhartha was twenty-nine years old when his life changed. In carriage rides outside his palaces he first saw a sick person, then an old man, then a corpse. This shook him to the core of his being; he realized that his privileged status would not protect him from sickness, old age, and death. When he saw a spiritual seeker — a mendicant “holy man” ― the urge to seek peace of mind arose in him.

He sat in meditation beneath “the Bodhi tree” until he realized enlightenment. From that time on, he would be known as the Buddha.

The prince renounced his worldly life and began a spiritual quest. He sought teachers and punished his body with ascetic practices such as extreme, prolonged fasts. It was believed that punishing the body was the way to elevate the mind and that the door to wisdom was found at the edge of death. However, after six years of this, the prince felt only frustration.

Eventually, he realized that the path to peace was through mental discipline. At Bodh Gaya, in the modern Indian state of Bihar, he sat in meditation beneath a ficus tree, “the Bodhi tree,” until he awakened, or realized enlightenment. From that time on, he would be known as the Buddha.


He spent the rest of his life teaching people how to realize enlightenment for themselves. He gave his first sermon in modern-day Sarnath, near Benares, and then walked from village to village, attracting disciples along the way. He founded the original order of Buddhist nuns and monks, many of whom became great teachers also. He died in Kushinagar, located in what is now the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India, about 483 BCE.

The traditional story of the Buddha’s life may not be factually accurate; we have no way to know for certain. Historians today generally agree there was a historical Buddha, and that he lived sometime in the 4th through 6th centuries BCE, give or take. It’s believed that at least some of the sermons and monastic rules recorded in the oldest scriptures are his words, or something close to his words. But that’s as far as most historical scholars will go.

Buddha is the founder of Buddhism, a status attributed to those who reach Nirvana which corresponds for a man to the extinction of all his desires of this world, which frees man from his condition of suffering, illusion and ignorance.
I would reach Nirvana and be reincarnated into Tucan to be admired by some of the students in Group 5.

lisa.chivot wrote:Buddha is the founder of Buddhism, a status attributed to those who reach Nirvana which corresponds for a man to the extinction of all his desires of this world, which frees man from his condition of suffering, illusion and ignorance.
I would reach Nirvana and be reincarnated into Tucan to be admired by some of the students in Group 5.

I'm sure you are admired by some of the students in group 5.

Well, I get some information about Bouddha and i think his history really interresting, we may ask him self, if in following his development until complete spiritual wakening, we can also find Nirvana and above all, leave of "Samsara". In deed, in my mind, this term is the flaw in the myth and in the radical meaning about who he's become and how he has achieved this "stage" of his existence. So, "Samsara" could mean a cycle of resurgence of Human being made up of karma's accumulation and the desire of existence, human being tied by "Samsara", he suffers in vain. That's why, the wakening allow you to leave it in meeting Nirvana, however i don't think the fact we could erase the pain only being aware of the nature of human, cause the pain be part of all living being, she allows to feel us in life and to build us. In the end, in my opinion, when some people have been aware of human's complexity, they're focusing on a new way of thinking and feeling in order to influenced on the vices of human, particularly in society and as all religions existing, we need to know the life of one people who have transcend existence to believe in him and so in an ideal. Thancks

Boddha, I do not really know this religion. For me it makes me think of calm and serenity that awakens wisdom; It can be designated by other qualifiers: "Blessed". The most famous Buddha to be the founder of Buddhism. the culmination is the pure awakening that makes it possible to "turn the wheel of dharma" and to spread the good doctrine in the world

This week we have to talk about Buddha. Buddha refers not to one person but to all the people who have reached "nirvana". That is to say, to achieve the "extinction" of ignorance and the fire of passions and which allows reincarnation.
The most famous Buddha is the founder of Buddhism, Siddhārtha Gautama, who is referred to as the archetype of the "pure and perfect Buddha".
I did not know very well the religion of Buddhism, but it seems to be a perpetual search for freedom, calm and wisdom. However, I still find their idea of reincarnation very strange but absolutely fascinating.

I am not very familiar with religions, let alone the one about Buddha. You have a little summary of Buddha on your right, but there is much more to say about the historical Buddha.

He would have lived in the 5th century, in 566 before Jesus Christ. The Buddhists distinguish 4 stages in his life, his birth (like everyone else), his awakening, his first preaching and then his "complete disappearance". He would have died later, then 80 years old in northern India, but rather than death, one speaks of "complete or definitive disappearance by affirming that the awakening was accessible to all, the Buddha invited everyone to follow his example." It was therefore particularly important to know the steps of this progression until awakening. Buddha advocated that awakening was accessible to everyone, and he did not ask to take his word for granted, but to test it and follow his example
The three major principles taught by the Buddha to his disciples were:
not be RahulThe three major principles taught by the Buddha to his disciples were:
not be ignorant
not hating others
not succumb to anger

Buddha dedicated the ¾ of his life to travel and teach, until the age of his death, at 80 years old, the last words he uttered to his disciples were as follows: Everything in this world is changeable, nothing lasts. Working hard is your only way to reach your salvation».
Besides that Buddha is a man who taught wisdom it was man model the man follow the one who teaches everything.

I do not know the Buddhist religion very well so I can not judge. Like everyone else, I know that Buddha is fat but certainly not because of the Macdo because it did not exist. It's a religion of calm and peace probably, the idea that stands out most is reincarnation and of course I want to reincarnate myself as a bird, maybe like a toucan you know.

buddha is th first and the biggest philosopher ever , his wisdom is remarkable , but personally I have never met him ... so i don't know if he is a character or person who really exists , so i don't have a real view on buddha , but he had to eat well anyway .

Guddha is a good french cheese and I love it... Oh shit we speak about buddha, it's a big person who is sit down. it is the god of an religion.

Buddha is the nickname of Siddhartha Gautama which means "the awakening". He was a spiritual leader who lived at the 6th and 5th before Jesus Christ and he lived about 80 years. He is the founder of Buddhism. He was born in Nepal and he was active in India. He was considered like the "perfect and pure Buddha" because he reached the the awakening and he was abble to Buddhist's teach.

The Buddha was born in the Lumbini woods, near the town of Kapilavastu, in modern Nepal near the Indian border. His birth name is Siddharta Gautam (Shakyamuni Gotama in Japanese). Although he lived for about eighty years, the dates of his birth and death are not certain. However, most historians agree that he was born in 563 BC and died in 486.

Buddhism is a religion that particularly interests me. This religion advocates simplicity, harmony and peace, like its creator Buddha. But who is Buddha ? Contrary to the general widespread belief in the West, Buddha is neither a God nor a legend. He was a human and was called Siddhartha Gautama. Son of a royal family, he had a luxury life until his 29th birthday when he decided to go in search of spirituality. He discovered the misery of the world and decided to live in sobriety. Buddha is known to have meditated for over a month without eating. This religion is very little present in the West except in our gardens, our houses and our bathrooms whenre Buddha is used as decoration.

i really don't care about buddha and buddhisme it's stange philosophie for me but i respect the adept becose it's stay a good way of life and way of think .
i remember wheni was young my old grandpa share with me some history about when he was in indochine during the independence war. one day he telle me the day when him and his group attack a boudism temple and loot it. he has take as souvenir a prince boudha statue hith diamont incrusted and Paper with gold leaf ,at his death he give it to my father.

Buddah aka Yoda is a wise mf. I am not a spiritual person and dont really believe in religious bs but i can relate to the buddhist way of thinking and living.

Buda is a person who created the religion of Buddhism. It is a religion that is based on serenity and senitude and also on the long prayers of inspiration.

Budha is a subject about which I don't know much about. And I'm not a pratican person so I don't have lot of thing to say of myself.
So Budha is a god of a religion and it's a very big person.

The word Buddha is, the passive past participle of the verbal root budh.
The Buddha name can therefore refer to several people. The most famous Buddha remains the founder of Buddhism, Siddhārtha Gautama, the archetype of the “pure and perfect Buddha”. Contrary to general belief in the West, Buddha is neither a God nor a legend. He was a human being, like you and me, and lived in India 2,500 years ago.

Buddha is a word that comes from the Sanskrit language and means "one awake".
The Buddha is a statuette. In Buddhism it is a person who has attained the highest degree of wisdom.

This week we have to talk about Buddha. Regrettably I know nothing about it, the only thing that I know is that Buddha is the representative of the Buddhist religion.
I have remarked that a lots of person don’t really know this religion. However we can see a status of Buddha in almost all of the decoration’s shop. And I’m sure that lots of people have a statu of Buddha in their house while they know anything about him.