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Buddhism

Buddhism is one of the most widely spread religions in the world. It is perhaps unlike many other religions for it teaches a way o...

Questions of Religion

revelations of Judaism and then Christianity, but draws the story onward to yet another climax" (Neusner, 2006). Neusner says that...

Traditions & Teachings of Buddhism

constant change. In order to achieve spiritual gratification, an individual must learn how to adapt successfully through change, ...

Health Beliefs: Three World Religions

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

Perspectives on Relgion and the Chinese by the Chinese

Confucian monarchs achieved for China what many of the Wests most modern pre-Enlightenment philosophers wanted for Europe (Woodsi...

Three Historical Points

found seems to be religious in intent, but no one is sure (Swanson, 1998). The civilization reached its height in about 2500 BC an...

Buddhism: Sacred Text v. Ritual

Buddha perceived many faults with the status quo approach to religion. He consequently proposed radical alternatives advocating i...

Buddhism and Its Relevance to Modern Society

(Alisimo, 2007). When this freedom is finally attained, the practitioner has reached Nirvana (Alisimo, 2007). Mahayana Buddhism u...

America and Religion

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

Disciplines Associated with Zen Buddhism

to the attainment of nirvana. Rinzai incorporates the use of koans, or insight riddles, to bring the practitioner to satori, the f...

Eastern Religions and the Self Concept

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

Japan's Buddhism and Shintoism

of Confucianism and Buddhism. Unlike the primitivism of Shinto, the Chinese religious practices were far more sophisticated, whic...

Peace is Every Step by Hanh

bits of philosophy. For example, transcendental meditation is thought by some westerners as being a way one opens the door to the ...

Buddha, Jesus and the Great Spirit, a Comparison

and that the intervention of priests between the faithful and God was a necessary component of worship. Nevertheless, there is sti...

Discussion of Hermann Hesse's Siddartha

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

Comparison of Judaism, Christianity, Zen Buddhism, and Islam

regard to the manner by which they worship only one god. Unlike so many other religions that divide their devotion among several ...

Bossidy's Execution Getting Things Done

potential is never fulfilled. But dont most companies have some kind of a people process? According to this book, yes and no. The ...

The Goal by Eli Goldratt

degree in engineering and MBA. In his personal life, he is married with two kids. He is also an example of an employee who has r...

Overview of Seaquakes

each other until one moves up and the other down and then one slips under another and creates a quake. There are several such plat...

Pornography, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Christianity

was the reaction of Europeans to many aspects of Eastern culture when they first encountered it. However, Parrinder indicates that...

National Security Issues and Quantum Cryptography

more problems in maintaining a secure information systems network. As the intranet and extranet systems grow more complex, comp...

Dining with Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice

herself to be more than just a social or racial icon. Instead, Condoleeza Rice has shown her ability to make decisions, be a part...

Admissions Essay from a Saudi Arabia Applicant

person, who greets new challenges with great enthusiasm. Though ambition often fuels positive change, I believe that ambition wit...

Latino Author's St. Mary's Church Memories

both Rosa and Marianna attended. Father Ramirez and Sister Stevens spent long hours in that basement classroom teaching us abou...

Overview of Diversity Management

Colella, 2005). Stereotyping is a generalized set of beliefs one holds about any specific group (Hitt, Miller and Colella, 2005)...

Grand Strategy of Caterpillar

not allowed to sit on the board of directors (which cost Barton two potential allies in former CEOs Fites and Schaefer). The downt...

Nursing Graduate Study

leader. Finally, my educational objectives include demonstrating an awareness of and a skill for nursing research, which requires...

Legal Brief of Tennessee 1987's State v. Thornton, 730 SW2d 309

form outside, taking pictures that he claimed were to be used in their meetings with the marriage counselor. After some time, Mrs...

Jainism, Buddhism, and Hinduism

the quest for atman , the knowledge of the self" emerged (Hinduism History, 2005). This took place between 400 B.C. and 600 A.D. (...

Overview of Personal Achievement

family problems. My achievement in Track and Field is directly related to my ability to create personal performance goals and to...