The interaction between Buddhism and Taoism gave rise to the Ch'an school of contemplative quietism which developed into Japanese Zen. |
Good karma, as any scholar of Buddhism will tell you, has to be balanced by an equal amount of bad karma. |
It is through vipassana that one can attain Nirvana, the Absolute or the Goal of Buddhism. |
The style of the main stupa at the wat is derived from Singhalese art around the same time as Singhalese Theravada Buddhism. |
Like my religion of Jainism, Buddhism teaches this practice of patient restraint. |
This was also the period in which Buddhism spread throughout China, arriving by way of India. |