INSTRUCTIONS In the Sacred Texts booklet, you will find three Hindu texts and three Buddhist texts. For each of the religious systems: Select one of the texts and explain why you have chosen it as mos
Shehanh Alghamdi
Professor Lotfian
TRS 202
July 16, 2019
HINDUISM
1. Devotional song
I personally think the reading that represents the religious system of the Hinduism religion is the devotional song. This reading describes the religious order of the Hindus because it mainly focuses on maintaining the spiritual perspective on both the family and society. The major theme behind the devotional song is sustaining ritual improvement. The various circumstances that the worshipper may be experiencing are improved once he or she engages in religious practices. It is believed that at times that the improvement of the conditions may practical as well as immediate such as healing of the sick, fertility of the crops, people and animals, avoiding destructive influences of the malevolent forces, and the maintenance of the family solidarity or the soteriological of character such as the liberation pursuit from the rebirth bondage (Moksa). This means that the devotional song assists a worshiper in being able to live a holy life which often viewed as a system of elaborate approaches which improve the situation of a group or individual through words as well as transcendent goals. Fundamentally, the Devotional song assists an individual or a group of people in being able to seek a supernatural power from the supernatural being to be able to improve their situations and at the same time be able to continue worshipping.
BUDDHISM
2. The 84th problem
From the powerpoint presentation, Buddhism reading, which significantly addresses the religious system is the story of the 84th problem. As the religious system mainly focuses on assisting families and society as a whole to live in a particular way of life, the story of the 84th problem helps the Buddhists to understand that life tends to be quite challenging, and the only way to overcome the challenges of life is through embracing them as part of their lives. The story described that when one problem is solved, another one tends to rise to replace the resolved issue. From the parable story, Buddha assured the man that if he were able to determine the 84th problem, then the other 83 items would fix themselves. The mystery behind the answer that Buddha gave to the man was that one needs to find that significant problem in their lives that limits their peace of mind. Thus, despite attaining faith, one is required to understand his or her self, and that is why Buddha could not assist the man in resolving his problems.
Bibliography
Flood, Galvin, and Nancy M. Martin. Blackwell's Companion to Hinduism. London: Blackwell, 2003. Hagan, Steve. Buddhism Plain and Simple. New York: Broadways, 1999.
