Essays 421 - 450
In five pages this paper examines how Buddhism and Christianity have each evolved through development and the impact of sociopolit...
In five pages this paper examines how the Eastern philosophies of Zen Buddhism, Taoism, Keiji Nishitani, and Dogan can influence t...
This paper examines how the Eastern precepts of Zen Buddhism have been impacted by Westernization in six pages. Five sources are ...
In seven pages the different forms of Buddhism practiced in China are examined in an historical overview and consideration of how ...
each other outside of school. Others just dropped their children off for Sunday School, and didnt go in themselves. And others, w...
highly insulted. That is just one example as to why it is important to understand differences in cultural backgrounds, particularl...
In six pages 'right action' is defined and a discussion of its practice and how two right action forms contribute to the wider sph...
01B). As a people, Christians are bound by the convictions that they are to possess honesty, respectfulness, charity, kindness an...
years, was defined by a set of Vedic scriptures (Basham 8). Following a distinct separation from Hinduism, the Buddhists followed...
the fact that Christianity has in recent times spread rapidly to claim a large following (1991). The numbers of people wh...
"Buddhism is horizontal or human-oriented, not vertical or God-oriented"....
when. Now is the moment to be alive. We may never be alive at all in our entire life. Therefore, the technique, if we have to s...
other part of the Roman empire. Merely associating with non-Jews was believed to make a Jewish person unclean" (Rosser, 1995). How...
karmic retribution. Zen Buddhists believe that karmic actions result in reincarnation, and that "ones circumstances are the suita...
the sun, mountains, lakes, other aspects of nature and even some animals and humans and because of this Shinto is referred to as a...
Buddhism is one of the most widely spread religions in the world. It is perhaps unlike many other religions for it teaches a way o...
In ten pages the ways in which Buddhism has been practiced in the United States are examined in terms of various sects, its social...
Koran, Jews follow the Torah or Tanakh (Rich, 2006), Buddhists follow the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama was is also known as the...
was accepted as a method for achieving this goal (Beals, 2002, p. 24). During this era, the majority of women seeking abortions we...
tradition, also included transmigration: "Karma is ... the momentum of our actions that propels us through sa?sara, the continuous...
This paper briefly summarizes each and considers the concept of the "no-mind" as discussed by Sixth Patriarch Hui-neng. Discussion...
Buddhism is one of the worlds most prominent religions. There are, of course, dozens of different schools of Buddhist philosophy...
by way of recognition toward such shortcomings that humanity could overcome this "profound error" (Nehamas, 1994, p. 40), diligent...
into Zen Buddhism, which absorbed much of its metaphysical orientation from Taoist teachings (Suzuki 4). Unlike Indian Buddhism,...
Buddhists believe that the mind is non-physical and is reborn in another form after the brain dies. pragmatism: pragmatic philos...
as no one bothered to make sure that things would go well. In the end, the war was just stopped but there were no victories. Ther...
were several important developments in the style and theme of Chinese painting during the Han dynasty. Tomb paintings were importa...
today, scholars see three types of Buddhism: "immigrant Buddhism," "import Buddhism" and "export Buddhism" (Buddhism in the United...
of recognizing cause and effect. Throughout the history of Buddhism, there were disputes and different sects emerged. The first ...
tomatoes and carrots: eating the tomato does not adversely affect the tomato plant; eating a carrot kills the plant. Buddhism ...