How do contemporary Buddhist practices reflect thefoundations of the religion?

Question

How do contemporary Buddhist practices reflect the

foundations of the religion?

Answer 1

"Do not believe what you have heard. Do not believe in tradition because it is handed down by many generations. Do not believe in anything that has been spoken of many times. Do not believe because the written statements come from some old sage. Do not believe in conjecture. Do not believe in authority or teachers or elders. But after careful observation and analysis, when it agrees with reason and it will benefit one and all, then accept it and live by it.", I like this quote by buddha, but there are some things you should just accept, the 10 commandments being the first

Answer 2

Most traditions of Buddhism claim that their practices go all the way back to the Buddha himself. When, in fact, many practices have evolved over the centuries to become what they are today. Most have come about because of syncretic mixing with indigenous cultural practices.

Tibetan Buddhism is heir to the shamanic traditions of Tibet, the Tantric movement in medieval India, and late Indian Buddhist scholasticism.

Zen and Chan Buddhism came about after mixing with Daoist and Confucian thought.

Theravada Buddhism, which claims orthodoxy, is actually heavily influenced by a 5th century monk named Buddhaghosa. And the modern Vipassana movement actually derives from a lay-Buddhist meditation movement that began in the last few centuries.

Still, all Buddhist traditions follow a common framework of teachings that can be traced to the historical Buddha (or, at the very least, the early Buddhist schools). That framework is the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path, often subdivided into the three practices of Sila (ethics), Samadhi (meditative training), and Panna (insight or wisdom).

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Answer 3

Part of the teachings ascribed to Buddha regarding the holy life and the goal of liberation is constituted by the "Four Noble Truths" These are contemporary and they reflect the foundations of the religion. True Buddhist do not like to call their faith a religion. They say that their beliefs are teachings to directly experience reality.

The Four Truths we referred to ,focus on dukkha, a term that refers to suffering or the unhappiness ultimately characteristic of the unawakened. In the "Truths" regarding suffering , they state what is its nature, its cause and its cessation and the way leading to its cessation. These are fundamentals that are practiced today.