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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. ...

Buddhism, Judaism, and the Concept of an Afterlife

In five pages the beliefs of an afterlife as espoused by Buddhist and Jewish religions are discussed. There are ten bibliographic...

Buddhism and Hinduism

Theravada Buddhism was the original form, which was based on lengthy meditation and required...

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. (...

Buddhism and Its Teachings: Effective or Ineffective?

old age, death, and finally, a monk "who had given up everything he owned to seek an end to suffering" ("Following the Buddhas Foo...

Free Will and Determinism in Buddhism

one may see it as quasi-scientific determinism. Yet, from a Western point of view, Buddhism is considered to be indeterministic (A...

Monk's Life and Buddhism Principles

to a greater spiritual reality (Fowler 252). Buddha taught that human life involved suffering, and that this suffering could only ...

Differences Between Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism

18). The words of Buddha were not written down until several centuries after his death and the first divisions within Buddhist b...

Comparing Christianity and Buddhism

of the Divine somewhat differently than do Christians, as while they believe in a variety of "celestial realms," which includes be...

Korean Development and the Influences of Shamanism, Confucianism, and Buddhism

peace within these kingdoms, which battled constantly for regional dominance (Hawkins 57). In 668 AD, Silla emerged victorious, a...

Buddhism, Western Culture, Consumerism And Disharmony

notes how this continual desire to control keeps people anxious and powerless to their own misery, which is exactly why so many pe...

The Shaping of Buddhism and Jainism

Eastern religions share numerous similarities but there are also many contrasts....

How My Life Was Changed by Buddhism

because of the construct of human nature, and the constant conflict caused by physical needs, sexual urges, and the desires for lo...

Evaluating Two Buddhism Texts

or Ego" (Rahula, 1986, p. 23). Conze s (1959) Buddhist Scriptures is another book that is rather comprehensive as well. Conze is ...

Pilgrimages in Buddhism and Islam

that the political, social and revolutionary benefits of Hajj have been overtaken by mass production of ritual mismanagement" (Hae...

Forecasting for a Fast Food Outlet

and ice creams sold in the summer, this looks at the trends rather than just the past performance. Regression analysis takes th...

Jesus and Socrates

For example, Bostick (1935) makes copious use of footnotes, drawing on the works of Plato and Xenophon, who were two of Socrates d...

A Comparison of Data Requirements for Different Organizations

applicable data ("Developing Custom Database Software," 2008). Innovative organizations do however sometimes find that a commercia...

Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Study:

vary somewhat from state to state, juvenile justice typically has a similar protocol. At the time a juvenile is arrested, a decis...

Growth and Development Theories of Freud, Erickson and Piaget

growing up or feels too little guilt over that separation (Boeree, 2002). Erik Erikson, of course, was an accomplished ps...

Motivation In The Workplace

the very same types of activities as primary drives, i.e., the individual needs to meet that need (Encyclopedia of Psychology, 200...

Music Industry Decision Making

leads both the US and Europe, and by a wide margin (Cieslak, 2007). As digital forms continue to evolve, if CD sales contin...

The ‘Philosophy’ of Massage Therapy

long and interesting historical evolution, and its origins are largely responsible for the reluctance of allopathic medical profes...

Reducing Gang Violence In New York City

opportunities for city residents (Soglin, 2006). This author reports that studies consistently show an inverse relationship betwee...

Questions and Answers on Spain’s Language, Religion, and Politics

also exerted a profound influence upon paste and present Spanish culture. Author Peter Pierson (1999) noted in his text The Histo...

Assessing Client Personality

Therefore, the field of personality assessment can be conceptualized as "consisting of several different communities of psychologi...

Analysis of Primary Data: Brecht and Shaw

year, Brecht was assigned to work in a military hospital, a problematic placement that helped Brecht understand the traumatic issu...

McDonald's SWOT Analysis

difference in how and where people eat a meal, grab a cup of coffee or snack and changed their interior designs (Abelson, 2006; Go...

Ode to a Nightingale and Dead Man’s Path

for home,/ She stood in tears amid the alien corn" (Keats 65-67). In contrast Achebes story is about a man who has just obtained...

Schools of Philosophy as Used in Nursing

(Allmark, 2003, p. 4). Poststructuralism: This perspective takes a deconstructive view of structuralism and "sees inquiry as ine...