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been taught as a sure and sufficient means for the attainment of our spiritual goal, call it Mukti, Moksha, Nirvana, Liberation or...
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 ...
In five pages this paper examines how the Eastern philosophies of Zen Buddhism, Taoism, Keiji Nishitani, and Dogan can influence t...
each other outside of school. Others just dropped their children off for Sunday School, and didnt go in themselves. And others, w...
a loved one, we turn inward and find we are more appreciative of the people in our lives. This is not something necessarily taught...
karmic retribution. Zen Buddhists believe that karmic actions result in reincarnation, and that "ones circumstances are the suita...
(4.4.5-6) details how the law of karma determines the birth of the reincarnated soul (Pravrajika, 2001). Vedanta Hinduism views de...
other part of the Roman empire. Merely associating with non-Jews was believed to make a Jewish person unclean" (Rosser, 1995). How...
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...
BC and embarked on numerous expansionist campaigns. He later turned to Buddhism and, repenting of his earlier policies of violent ...
similar view of women, when examining Islam the testimony of two women is equal to the testimony of a single man, according to th...
and Soul-Making : Understanding Jungian Synchronicity Through Physics, Buddhism, and Philosophy, Victor Mansfield notes how depth ...
In fifteen pages such aspects that characterize China including Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, along with the National and Commun...
(Alisimo, 2007). When this freedom is finally attained, the practitioner has reached Nirvana (Alisimo, 2007). Mahayana Buddhism u...
found seems to be religious in intent, but no one is sure (Swanson, 1998). The civilization reached its height in about 2500 BC an...
Buddha perceived many faults with the status quo approach to religion. He consequently proposed radical alternatives advocating i...
salvation" (Hanh). Buddhism holds that individuality is an illusion and teaches a belief in the "non-self" or "anatta" (Hanh). Chr...
a Buddhist monk, Venerable Thich Nhah Hanh, "whether he would rather have peace under a communist regime that would mean the end o...
of Mahayana Buddhism. Its basic elements are practically identical to this form of Buddhism, in fact. Buddhism is in many ways o...
and responsible for the advent of Buddhism. To some extent, his unique history would lay the groundwork for his interest in spirit...
tomatoes and carrots: eating the tomato does not adversely affect the tomato plant; eating a carrot kills the plant. Buddhism ...
revelations of Judaism and then Christianity, but draws the story onward to yet another climax" (Neusner, 2006). Neusner says that...
the people of your kingdom should adopt. The Vajrayana "mythologizes the doctrine of emptiness" (Conze, 2003, p. 178). Through t...
about the existence of God" (Thuruthiyil). However, there are some factors common to the various religions that come under the umb...
constant change. In order to achieve spiritual gratification, an individual must learn how to adapt successfully through change, ...
This research paper presents the health beliefs of three world religions, specifically Indigenous Sacred Ways, Hinduism and Buddhi...
This essay presents an overview of Buddhism that explains the fundamental beliefs of this world religion. The Buddhist orientation...
This research paper presents an overview of Buddhism. The topics covered include the religion's origins, its major concepts, and p...
This essay draws upon research to order to present a hypothetical interview with an adherent of Buddhism. Six pages in length, fiv...