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The Buddhist religion developed from the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha, who
The Buddhist religion developed from the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha, who
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The Buddhist religion developed from the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha, who lived from about 563 to 483 BCE in the present-day regions of Nepal and central India. At his birth, it is believed, seers foretold that the infant prince, named Siddhartha Gautama, would become either a chakravartin — a "world-conquering ruler" — or a Buddha — a "fully enlightened being". Hoping for a ruler like himself, Siddhartha’s father tried to surround his son with pleasure and shield him from pain. Yet the prince was eventually exposed to the suffering of old age, sickness, and death— the inevitable fate of all mortal beings. Deeply troubled by the human condition, Siddhartha at age twenty-nine left the palace, his family, and his inheritance to live as an ascetic in the wilderness. After six years of meditation, he attained complete enlightenment near Bodhgaya, India.
Following his enlightenment, the Buddha (Enlightenment One) gave his first teaching in the Deer Park at Saranath. Here he expounded the Four Noble Truths, which are the foundation of Buddhism: (1) life is suffering; (2) this suffering has a cause, which is ignorance; (3) this ignorance can be overcome and extinguished; (4) the way to overcome this ignorance is by following the eightfold path of right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration. After the Buddha’s death at the age of eighty, his many disciples developed his teachings and established the world’s oldest monastic institutions.
A Buddha is not a god but rather one who sees the ultimate nature of the world and is therefore no longer subject to samsara, the cycle of birth, death and rebirth that otherwise holds us in its grip, whether we are born into the world of the gods, humans, animals, tortured spirits, or hell beings.
The early form of Buddhism known as Theravada or Hinayana, stresses self-cultivation for the purpose of attaining nirvana, which is the extinction of samsara for oneself. Theravada Buddhism has continued in south India, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia. Within 500 years of the Buddha’s death, another form of Buddhism, known as Mahayana, became popular mainly in northern India; it eventually flourished in China (as Chan and Vajrayana), and in Korea, Japan (as Zen). Compassion for all beings is the foundation of Mahayana Buddhism, whose goal is not nirvana for oneself but Buddhahood (Enlightenment) for every being throughout the universe. Mahayana Buddhism recognizes Buddhas other than Shakyamuni from the past, present, and future. One such is Maitreya, the next Buddha to appear on Earth. Another is the Amitabha Buddha, the Buddha of Infinite Light and Infinite Life (that is, incorporating all space and time), who dwells in paradise known as the Western Pure Land. Amitabha Buddha became particularly popular in East Asia. Mahayana Buddhism also developed the category of bodhisattvas (those whose essence is wisdom), saintly beings who are on the brink of achieving Buddhahood but have vowed to help others achieve Buddhahood before crossing over themselves.
In art, bodhisattvas and Buddhas are most clearly distinguished by their clothing and adornments: bodhisattvas wear the princely garb of India, while Buddhas wear monks’ robes. In Hinduism, a deity may dwell in its image, but in Buddhism portrayals of Buddhas and bodhisattvas are recognized as purely symbolic, and no spirit is believed to reside within. [br] What are the four Noble Truths and where did the Buddha first expound this doctrine?
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A、Life is suffering; ignorant people cause suffering; ignorance can be overcome; one can overcome ignorance by following the eightfold path; he gave his first teaching at Bodhgaya in India.
B、Life is suffering; suffering has a cause, which is ignorance; ignorance can be overcome by careful study; he gave his first teaching to the deer that gathered around him at Bodhgaya in India.
C、Life is suffering; this suffering has a cause, which is ignorance; this ignorance can be overcome and extinguished; the way to overcome this ignorance is by following the eightfold path; he gave his first teaching in Deer Park at Saranath.
D、Life is suffering; ignorance is the cause of suffering; ignorance can be overcome by following the eightfold path; he gave his first teaching in the Deer Park at Saranath.
答案
C
解析
根据第二段中的“Following his enlightenment,the Buddha(Enlightenment One)gave his first teaching in the Deer Park at Saranath.Here he expounded the Four Noble Truths...ignorance is by following the eightfold path…”可知,佛陀开悟后,在鹿园做了第一次开示。他阐述了作为佛教基础的“四圣谛”: (1)生活是痛苦的; (2)这种痛苦的原因是无知;(3)无知是可以克服并消除的;(4)克服无知的方式是遵循八正道。据此可知,C项正确。
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