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Homosexuality and World Religions

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

Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity on the Afterlife

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

Contemporary Religion of Japan

the sun, mountains, lakes, other aspects of nature and even some animals and humans and because of this Shinto is referred to as a...

Christianity and Buddhism

other part of the Roman empire. Merely associating with non-Jews was believed to make a Jewish person unclean" (Rosser, 1995). How...

Self Mastery Similarities in John Cassian's Conference I, Hinduism, and Buddhism

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...

Evolution of Christianity from Judaic Roots

scholarly and historical thought on this subject offers guidance on these issues. Christianity "was born of Judaism: it was the ...

World Events, Bias, and Religious Prejudice

In seven pages this paper discusses such global events as sect to established religion transition, Medieval Christianity and Europ...

Christianity as a U.S. Double Edged Sword

of the supposed "truth" of some Christian believers to cut through the sin of the real world for the sake of the individual soul o...

Christianity, Social Tolerance & Homosexuality

society, actually many shifts, that led to the current attitudes held by Christians today. For example, there was a time when peop...

A Comparison of Sex as Embraced in Christianity and Buddhism

Yet, this movement includes many who are in a minority. Today, regardless of religion, sex is everywhere. This was not always the ...

Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity

In five pages these five religions are explained in terms of their community and individual influence and then contrasted and comp...

Comparative Analysis of Christianity, Buddhism, and Hinduism

meaning of Hinduism as it has been expressed during the twentieth century (1978). Buddhism embraces similar concepts as Hi...

Discussing the Mutual Goals of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism

In five pages these religions are examined in terms of their similar goals to provide mankind with an ultimate sense of purpose. ...

Beliefs and Texts on Confucianism, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity

The world's greatest religious texts are used to determine the similarities and differences that exists in the beliefs of each in ...

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...

How Buddhism Came to America

with the term Zen. This is because Zen had become quite popular in the United States early on. What happened was that there was a ...

Buddhism and the Second Noble Truth

a "thirst for something" (Samudaya, 2004). As this suggests, the Buddhist view is that the primary cause of human suffering is a...

Shinto vs. Buddhism

West (pp. 8). But he also makes a statement that reflects the points to be covered in this report when he explains that each of th...

India and Neo Buddhism

had not merely been a practical matter, but one of deep, psychological significance (1990). They had rejected a system that condem...

Is Buddhism a Socially Conscious Version of Hinduism?

Christian ethics consist of many different entities, including Gods love for all His creation and the bond He established with hum...

Mu Ch'i and Ch'an Buddhism

This type of Buddhism is discussed along with one of its primary followers and contributors Mu Ch'i. Art is discussed in the conte...

Buddhism and Its Spread from India to Japan, China, and Korea

In eight pages this paper examines the Theravada Buddhism to Mahayana Buddhism transition in a consideration of how the spiritual ...

Overview of 4 Noble Truths in Buddhism

In nine pages this paper examines the individual and the relevance of Buddhism's Four Noble Truths. Six sources are cited in the ...

Asuka Period Art of Japan

In five pages this paper discusses Asuka art in a consideration of Buddhism's introduction and influence with the Horyuji Temple a...

History of China, the Introduction of Buddhism and its Impact

people embracing it. Ironically, as the two cultures and the two traditions worked to reach a level of harmony in belief, Buddhis...

Buddhist Philosophy and Dhammapada

In six pages Buddhism's history is considered with 'dhamma's' main principles summarized. Five sources are cited in the bibliogra...

Yoga and the 8 Fold Path of Buddhism

In three pages this paper discusses Buddhism's 8 Fold Path in this overview of yoga. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....

Schools of Buddhism

This 2 page paper examines the difference between Vajrayana Buddhism and other types of Buddhism. The writer explains the differen...

What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula

This 5 page paper summarizes and analyzes the book What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula. The writer argues that it is a clear ...

Buddhism's 8 Fold Path and Yoga

In five pages this paper examines Buddhism's 8 Fold Path in this consideration of yoga that analyzes Jack Kornfield's observation ...