YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :America and Buddhism
Essays 361 - 390
This paper examines how the Eastern precepts of Zen Buddhism have been impacted by Westernization in six pages. Five sources are ...
In five pages this paper examines how the Eastern philosophies of Zen Buddhism, Taoism, Keiji Nishitani, and Dogan can influence t...
highly insulted. That is just one example as to why it is important to understand differences in cultural backgrounds, particularl...
01B). As a people, Christians are bound by the convictions that they are to possess honesty, respectfulness, charity, kindness an...
In six pages 'right action' is defined and a discussion of its practice and how two right action forms contribute to the wider sph...
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...
and Soul-Making : Understanding Jungian Synchronicity Through Physics, Buddhism, and Philosophy, Victor Mansfield notes how depth ...
BC and embarked on numerous expansionist campaigns. He later turned to Buddhism and, repenting of his earlier policies of violent ...
salvation" (Hanh). Buddhism holds that individuality is an illusion and teaches a belief in the "non-self" or "anatta" (Hanh). Chr...
and responsible for the advent of Buddhism. To some extent, his unique history would lay the groundwork for his interest in spirit...
(Rothberg, 1994). This makes it difficult to apply these terms to the Eastern concept of Buddhism. The fact that the usage of th...
it becomes essential to apply the definition to Buddhists by recognizing them as atheists (Buddhism and Hinduism Compared, 2004). ...
number one, yet Islam doesnt characterize Allah in any type of human form (Zahid). Additionally, Islam doesnt recognize castes - a...
similar view of women, when examining Islam the testimony of two women is equal to the testimony of a single man, according to th...
consciousness" (Sayadaw). These are the normal processes of perception, movement, and consciousness. With this concept Buddha arri...
the fact that "The Buddhists consider the world to be full of sorrow and regard ending the sorrow as the chief aim of human life" ...
at the heart of many early doctrinal controversies about such matters as the nature of Nirvana, the purpose of monastic life, and ...
feminist Buddhists and those believing in traditional perspectives. By understanding this, it can allow Buddhist men and women to ...
either they werent invited or were present and were later written out of the scriptures. This resulted in the Pali canon being der...
In five pages Buddhism is defined in terms of being both a science as well as a religion with its basic tenets used to reinforce t...
the age of twenty-nine Siddhartha left his wife and infant son, his palace, and renounced the world. He entered the homeless life...
In six pages Hinduism and Buddhism are compared in an informational overview with similarities and differences that exist between ...
In ten pages this sociological paper exposes the myth of American multiculturalism through a consideration of religions including ...
to the attainment of nirvana. Rinzai incorporates the use of koans, or insight riddles, to bring the practitioner to satori, the f...
In this paper consisting of six pages the religions of Protestantism, Catholicism, and Buddhism are considered within the context ...
and their ministers are Rabbis. China, on the other hand, is primarily Buddhist. Is any one religion better than...
In this paper that consists of sections a Catholic personal belief system is developed and includes discussions about fundamentali...
In fifteen pages parallels that exist between Buddhism and Judaism are considered in this comparison and contrasting of their vari...
Quran establishes a set of beliefs and is the basis of the religion (Esposito). Hinduism is a bit more flexible. It "is best regar...