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This 7 page paper is based on notes from a student concerning a visit to two facilities, one a Buddhist monastery that supports the Theravada tradition and the other, the Karma Ling Buddhist Centre that is aligned with Tibetan Buddhism. Buddhism is discussed in general. The two types of buddhism are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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and similarities between various sects. On March 25, 2001, a student visited the Talaka Buddhist Pagoda which is in the Theravada tradition, a sect that is often found in Sri
Lanka, Burma, Thailand, and Cambodia. During the visit, the student was given cursory information about Buddhism, and was told that Buddhism is not just a religion, but also a
way of life. While there, the Ven Rewata mentioned a number of key Buddhist teachings as well as the importance of meditation in controlling ones emotions and
feelings. The younger monk, named Nagasena, explained that Wesak is the full moon day in May, something that commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha. Buddhists, according to
the students notes, only come to ceremonies because it is a tradition, but when people do not come, the monk sees it as problematic. Monks in general engage in the
meditative life, and stay away from the constraints of family, employment, and so forth, which can cause attachments. This thinking is similar to that of the Catholic church where Priests
are not allowed to marry. While that is the case in both areas, in Catholicism, some have said that the church just did not want to support the offspring of
the religious leader. Yet, whatever the reason, attachment is a concept that is very important in Buddhism and while is exists in Christianity perhaps, it is vital in understanding the
philosophy of Buddhism. In Buddhism it is believed that the state of material wealth may not last and so people must not develop undue attachment to material things (Pryor,
1990). This is a common idea to many religions and philosophies as materiality is seen as transient. Even in one lifetime, a person may be born poor and become rich,
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