Rel212 World View Chart Buddhism Religion

REL212 WORLD VIEW CHART

This chart contains all the research you need to write the final paper for this course. If you do the research and reading on the religion(s) we study each week, and if you give yourself a good guide to the religions using this chart, you will have a good foundation for that final paper. The more information you provide for yourself with this chart, the easier it will be to write your final paper. Do not forget to provide adequate material for any in-text citations and be sure to include a reference page as well. On the left hand side of the chart are the categories and the content to be discussed.
Complete and submit the following chart. Provide citations for any source(s) you used to explain or provide examples for in your research.List in APA Style full references for any in-text citations and source(s) made in the above chart. Use full sentences and correct grammar, etc.

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RELIGION(S) OF THE WEEK

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* State the name of the Religion being addressed in this chart.
* Please address ONLY ONE (1) religion per chart. If there is more than one religion for the week, do two charts.

- This chart discusses about Buddhism.

ORIGIN OF ALL THINGS

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Every religion has a cosmology/cosmogony to explain its view of the universe and the place of humans in it. Explain the cosmology/cosmogony for this week’s religion. Explain how it is manifested in the subsequent worldview that develops for that religion.

Buddhism scriptures contain vast information regarding the universe. Ancient Buddhism traces its roots India. The religion conceptualizes the vastness of “space, incomprehensible time and the considerations of life existence” (Yamamoto and Kuwahara, 2008). According to Abhidharmakosa-bhásya, the Buddhist scriptures that capture the Buddhist cosmology, Mt. Sumeru is located at the center surrounded by seven mountain ranges and dividing seas. Four continents surround the latter with human beings inhabiting one of the continents (Embudai). Embudai is sandwiched between Hell below and Heaven and Mediator worlds existing vertically above. Both sun and moon rotate around the world system (Yamamoto and Kuwahara, 2008: p. 128).
The Buddhist cosmology extends the definition of the universe to accommodate the possibility of multiple universes, similar to the multiverse concept suggested by the modern cosmology studies.

NATURE OF GOD/CREATOR

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In what way does this religion have a God or gods? How does this worship of deity/deities reflect the cosmology of the religion? If the religion has no God/gods, in what way does this absence reflect their cosmology?

Buddhism denies the existence of supreme deities and gods (Blackburn & Samuels, 2003). Instead, Buddhism bases its teachings on mere concepts of gods, heavens and Samsara doctrine of rebirths (Hayes, 1988).

VIEW OF HUMAN NATURE

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* State how this religion views human beings. What is human nature according to this religion? Why does the view of human nature matter?
* If you cannot identify how this religion defines human beings, offer a suggestion as to why it doesn't.

Buddhism considers the life of human beings as very important. According to Buddhism, the life of human beings is marked with different levels of consciousness ranging from extreme happiness to extreme suffering. Humans are considered unique in Buddhism with their ability to achieve enlightenment (Sgam-po-pa & Guenther, 1986).

VIEW OF GOOD & EVIL