QUESTION: I often hear Buddhists talk about wisdom and compassion. What these two terms mean?

ANSWER: Some religions believe that compassion or love ( the two are very similar ) is the most important spiritual quality but they fail to develop any wisdom. the result is that you end up being a good-hearted fool, a very kind person but with little or no understanding. Other systems of thought, like science,m believe that wisdom can best be developed when all emotions, including compassion, are kept out of the way. the outcome of this is that science has tended to become preoccupied with results and has forgotten that science is to serve man, not to control and dominate him.k How, otherwise, could scientists have lent their skills to develop the nuclear bomb, germ warfare, and the like.Religion has alway seen reason and wisdom as the enemy of emotions like love and faith. Science has alway seen emotions like love and faith ad being enemies of reason and objectivity. And of course, as science progresses, religion declines. Buddhism. on the other hand, teaches that to be a truly balanced and complete individual, you must develop both wisdom and compassion. And because it is not dogmatic but based on experience , Buddhism has nothing to hear from science.

what does the Buddha say about origin of the universe?

answer : it is interesting of the Buddha 's explanation of origin of the universe correspond very closely with scientific view in the agnna sutta the Buddha describe the universe being destroyed and then re-evolving into its present form ever of period of countless millions of years . the life form on surface of the water and again over countless millions of years evolves from simple into complex organism all the processes are without beginning or ends are in motion bye natural cause .

if Buddhism is so good why are some countries poor?

question: if Buddhism is so good why are some countries poor?

answer ; if bye poor economically poor . then it is true that some Buddhist countries are poor but , bye if poor , you mean a poor quality of life , then perhaps some Buddhist countries are quite rich . America , for example, is economically rich and powerful countries but crime rate is one of highest in the would , million of old people are neglected bye their children and die of loneliness in old people 's home , domestic violence and children abuse are major problem . one in three marriage ends in divorce pornography is easily available . rich in term of money but perhaps poor in term of quality of life, take Burma ,a country that is economically backward parents are honored and respected bye their children the crime rate is relatively low divorce and suicide are almost unheard of . as are despotic violence and children abuse pornography and sexual licence are non - existent economically backward but ,perhaps a higher quality of than a country like America .but even if we judge the Buddhist countries in term of economies country in the term of alone one of the wealthiest and most economically dynamic countries in the world today is japan where 93% of the population call themes buddhist.

the buddha is dead so how can he hlpe us?

ANSWER: Faraday discovered electricity is dead but what he discovered still help us louis pasteur who discovered the cures for so many discovered is dead but his medical discovered still save lives Leonardo da Vinci who created masterpieces of art is dead but what he created can still uplift and give joy Noble men andheroes may have beeds and achievements butwhen we read of their deeds and did yes the Buddha is dead but 2,500 years later his teachings still help people his example still inspires people his words still change lives Only a Buddha could have such a power centuries after his death

who was the buddha ?

answera: in the year 543 B.C. a

baby was born into a royal family in the northern india . he grew up in the wealth and luxury but eventauly found that worldly comfort and security do not quarantee happiness . he was deeply moved by the suffering he saw all around _ and resovled to find the key to human happiness .when was 29 he left his wife and child and set off to sit at the feet of great religious teachers of the day to learn from them .they taught him much but none really knew the cause of human suffering and how it could be overcome . eventualy , after six years study and maditation he had experience in which all ignorance fell away and he suddenly understood from that he was called the buddha . the aweken one . he lived for another 45 years in which time he travelled all over the northern india teachings others what he had discovered his compassion

and patience were legandary and he made thousands of followers in his 80 years , old and sick , but still happhy and at peace he finaly died .

question: so buddhism is just a philosophy?

answer : the word philosopy comes from two words 'philo ' which means love and ' sophia' which means 'wisdom ' . so philosophy is the love of wisdom or love and wisdom , both meaning describing buddhism perfectly . buddhism teaches that we should try to develop our intellectual capacity to the fullest so that we can understand clearly. it also teaches us to develop love and kinkness so that we can be like a true friend to all beings . so buddhism is a philosophy but not just philosophy . it is supreme philosophy .

what is buddhism ?

what is Buddhism ?

answer : the name of Buddhism comes from the (budhid) which means to wake up and thus Buddhism is the philosophy of a wakening. this philosophy has it origins in the experience of the Suddhattha Gotama

known as the Buddha who was himself weakened at the age of 35.

Buddhism is now 2,500 years old and has about 300 million followers

world -wide . Until a hundred years ago , Buddhism was mainly an Asian

philosophy but increasingly it is gaining adherents in Europe and America