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today, scholars see three types of Buddhism: "immigrant Buddhism," "import Buddhism" and "export Buddhism" (Buddhism in the United...
a Buddhist monk, Venerable Thich Nhah Hanh, "whether he would rather have peace under a communist regime that would mean the end o...
To understand paticca-samutpada, annata, and anicca one must consider them within Buddhism as a whole. The first important point ...
of recognizing cause and effect. Throughout the history of Buddhism, there were disputes and different sects emerged. The first ...
of Mahayana Buddhism. Its basic elements are practically identical to this form of Buddhism, in fact. Buddhism is in many ways o...
Buddha perceived many faults with the status quo approach to religion. He consequently proposed radical alternatives advocating i...
and responsible for the advent of Buddhism. To some extent, his unique history would lay the groundwork for his interest in spirit...
salvation" (Hanh). Buddhism holds that individuality is an illusion and teaches a belief in the "non-self" or "anatta" (Hanh). Chr...
found seems to be religious in intent, but no one is sure (Swanson, 1998). The civilization reached its height in about 2500 BC an...
consciousness" (Sayadaw). These are the normal processes of perception, movement, and consciousness. With this concept Buddha arri...
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...
Because of this syncretism, this merging of major religious philosophies and beliefs, understanding Japanese religion can sometime...
it becomes essential to apply the definition to Buddhists by recognizing them as atheists (Buddhism and Hinduism Compared, 2004). ...
centuries later many of his works were collected together and many oral stories were also collected by Buddhist monks to become th...
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...
the balance and harmony which is achieved within it. The circle which surrounds the symbol represents the infinity of the cosmos, ...
karmic retribution. Zen Buddhists believe that karmic actions result in reincarnation, and that "ones circumstances are the suita...
and Soul-Making : Understanding Jungian Synchronicity Through Physics, Buddhism, and Philosophy, Victor Mansfield notes how depth ...
a loved one, we turn inward and find we are more appreciative of the people in our lives. This is not something necessarily taught...
BC and embarked on numerous expansionist campaigns. He later turned to Buddhism and, repenting of his earlier policies of violent ...
(Rothberg, 1994). This makes it difficult to apply these terms to the Eastern concept of Buddhism. The fact that the usage of th...
similar view of women, when examining Islam the testimony of two women is equal to the testimony of a single man, according to th...
number one, yet Islam doesnt characterize Allah in any type of human form (Zahid). Additionally, Islam doesnt recognize castes - a...
01B). As a people, Christians are bound by the convictions that they are to possess honesty, respectfulness, charity, kindness an...
highly insulted. That is just one example as to why it is important to understand differences in cultural backgrounds, particularl...
In five pages this paper examines how the Eastern philosophies of Zen Buddhism, Taoism, Keiji Nishitani, and Dogan can influence t...
In seven pages the different forms of Buddhism practiced in China are examined in an historical overview and consideration of how ...