Bridging the Gap: Tibetan Buddhism and Devotion
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Table of ContentsIntroduction........................................................................................................................2History............................................................................................................................2Special features.............................................................................................................2Issues.................................................................................................................................3Problem and ramification...................................................................................................4Conclusion.........................................................................................................................8References.......................................................................................................................10
IntroductionHistory Tibetan Buddhism is a religion which was forced from its homeland when Tibet was conquered by the Chinese. Anciently it was believed that out of 1 in 6 Tibetan men wereconsidered to be Buddhist monk. The teachings of Tibetan Buddhism is combined with the teachings of Mahayana Buddhism along with Shamanic and Tantric and material having its existence from Bon, an ancient Tibetan religion. Various believe that the Vajrayana Buddhism to be similar as Tibetan Buddhism, but it is Vajrayana and other vehicles are taught in Tibetan Buddhism. Towards the end of 8th century, Buddhism felt a dynamic presence in Tibet and Trisong Detsen, a Tibetan King brought the religion from India by inviting two Buddhist masters directly to Tibet who translated the Buddhist text into Tibetan (Powers, J., 2007).Special featuresA plethora of features are practiced by Tibetan Buddhist featuring the spiritual practices and rituals like yogic techniques and mantras. The religion is seen to take the supernatural beliefs at their prominence. The concept of gods, spirits, Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, are taken in Tibetan religions. In the Tibetan Buddhism, the Bodhisattvasare portrayed as wrathful deities and godlike figures (Snellgrove, D. L., 1957). Therefore a strong artistic tradition, graphics and paintings has been developed in Tibetan Buddhism as per the metaphysical context that are used as a beneficial tool for understand the society at all the necessary levels. The public prayer wheels, structures of various sorts, flags and pictures are considered as a visual aids for understanding theTibetan Buddhism which acts as a reminder for spiritual domain in this physical world.
Tibetan Buddhism has a strong presence amongst the lay people and the monastic communities. The lay people rather than concerning over the inner spiritual life focus on the outwardlyreligious activities like pilgrimage, repeated prayers, ritual practice at temples, prostrations with a strong use of public flags and wheels. They celebrate various festivals and funerals among various ceremonies. The sexuality is one of the major debating issues in the ethics of Tibetan Buddhism. In this ethics of the Tibetan Buddhism, the most controversial issue seen is the cross cultural encounters in the North American and Tibetan Buddhism among the student and teachers (Buffalodharma.org., 2016). The relationship between the teachers and students of the Tibetan Buddhism are seen to have sexual relationships and the question on their appropriateness will be questioned in this paper. IssuesThe most controversial issue in the general principles of the power structures and hierarchy have been questioned owning to the relationship between teacher and student. Although the popularity of the Tibetan Buddhism is seen to be growing but the relationship between the student and teacher is highly misunderstood among people and has even generated intense controversial views. According to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, in order to achieve full understanding of the concept, the students must have full faith and trust in their teachers. Therefore, it
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