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Essays 181 - 210
Self, in the sense that the term is usually understood, but that everything we are is made up of constructs of reality, interwoven...
as by feeding monks, building and maintaining temples, releasing birds and fish, helping the needy and other acts of selflessness ...
the way it was lived" (BBC World Service, 2003). If an individual has lived a bad life, refusing to accept Jesus as Savior and God...
represents a threat to those ideals is subject to punition" (Swidler). While the protection of womens morality is common throughou...
Although there are definite directions provided in the Bible as to the follies of splitting into separate religions and sects, mod...
embark upon myriad experiences that would otherwise never have existed. Being introduced to Buddhism by way of India in the 2nd c...
it becomes essential to apply the definition to Buddhists by recognizing them as atheists (Buddhism and Hinduism Compared, 2004). ...
(Rothberg, 1994). This makes it difficult to apply these terms to the Eastern concept of Buddhism. The fact that the usage of th...
To understand paticca-samutpada, annata, and anicca one must consider them within Buddhism as a whole. The first important point ...
centuries later many of his works were collected together and many oral stories were also collected by Buddhist monks to become th...
Because of this syncretism, this merging of major religious philosophies and beliefs, understanding Japanese religion can sometime...
were several important developments in the style and theme of Chinese painting during the Han dynasty. Tomb paintings were importa...
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...
of Mahayana Buddhism. Its basic elements are practically identical to this form of Buddhism, in fact. Buddhism is in many ways o...
of recognizing cause and effect. Throughout the history of Buddhism, there were disputes and different sects emerged. The first ...
today, scholars see three types of Buddhism: "immigrant Buddhism," "import Buddhism" and "export Buddhism" (Buddhism in the United...
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...
Buddha identified Four Noble Truths. They may be briefly stated as follows: Human life is an existence of suffering. Human sufferi...
doctrines of faith and hope as the two primary elements of Judaism (Schechter, 2002). Buddhism decrees outright respect for...
that their God will ultimately rule the world, that the Jews have established the doctrines of faith and hope as the "two most pro...
there are certainly differences between the two disciplines and this creates a source of conflict. That said, while Confucianism ...
the silk trade in general, laid the groundwork for the spread of religion. One might compare the phenomenon to the Internet today....
This then introduces the debate regarding predestination and free will: if...
sex with a male, after the manner of sex with a woman, they have both committed an abomination, they shall surely be killed" (Quot...
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...
highly insulted. That is just one example as to why it is important to understand differences in cultural backgrounds, particularl...
the fact that Christianity has in recent times spread rapidly to claim a large following (1991). The numbers of people wh...