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the foot of power!/Nothing care I for Zeus" (Aeschylus). In other words, Prometheus will not succumb to tyranny and a power that r...

This paper is in outline form and pertains to literature promoting understanding of the nature of the god Siva in Hinduism. ...

henotheistic in light of the fact that it is a religion that recognizes one diety, but also recognizes other goddesses and gods wh...

(Religious Tolerance, 2007). But, "Strictly speaking, most forms of Hinduism are henotheistic; they recognize a single deity, and ...

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" ...

consciousness" (Sayadaw). These are the normal processes of perception, movement, and consciousness. With this concept Buddha arri...

is thought to have healing properties and it is known to lower blood pressure for example. Yet, meditation stems from Buddhism (Vi...

paths of their hair and the red dot or bindi that is displayed on the forehead" indicate they are sexually active in many ways (La...

This research paper presents the health beliefs of three world religions, specifically Indigenous Sacred Ways, Hinduism and Buddhi...

In this 4-page paper, the author describes the importance of texts and temples in Buddhism and Hinduism. The views of a representa...

most ancient religions. Monotheistic, Jews believe that creation is the work of a "single, all-knowing divinity" and that everythi...

Religion offers tremendous insight into life. Most religions regard our worldly lives as tests where we must endure a certain...

about the existence of God" (Thuruthiyil). However, there are some factors common to the various religions that come under the umb...

In ten pages this sociological paper exposes the myth of American multiculturalism through a consideration of religions including ...

In five pages this paper examines the Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism religions in terms of the concepts of self and reincarnation...

In five pages this paper analyzes Siddhartha's journey in a consideration of the author's life as well as the parallels that exist...

reverence that can only be achieved through understanding the esoteric aspects of the three worlds. "The experiential and devotio...

In this paper that consists of sections a Catholic personal belief system is developed and includes discussions about fundamentali...

In seven pages this research paper examines India's tantric tribes and considers tantrism's effects on Hinduism and Buddhism. Six...

In seven pages this research paper examines how Buddhism impacts India and China's art with references also made to Confucianism a...

This 5 page paper discusses the philosophical thinking known as Stoicism, and why it appealed to the ancient Romans and Greeks. Th...

either they werent invited or were present and were later written out of the scriptures. This resulted in the Pali canon being der...

In six pages Hinduism and Buddhism are compared in an informational overview with similarities and differences that exist between ...

eternal soul and reap what you sow....Christianity" maintains "the notion of an eternal soul, a single lifetime, and eternal bliss...

represents a threat to those ideals is subject to punition" (Swidler). While the protection of womens morality is common throughou...

ideas more thoroughly, it helps to look at the precepts of the various religions. First, buddhism is a rather well known ideology...

laborer such as a farmer, a tradesman or one in the military3. Like in any other profession, in order to obtain his goal, a monk m...

It is for this reason that Greek art conveyed abstract ideas such as "beautiful" concepts of the human body through a dichotomous ...

sex with a male, after the manner of sex with a woman, they have both committed an abomination, they shall surely be killed" (Quot...

four different occasions away from his palace he encountered the true pervasiveness of human suffering. When Prince Siddartha went...