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

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

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

In eight pages computers and their increasing role in Buddhism adherents' lives are examined in the expanded methods of worship, s...

This paper examines Zen Buddhism in an overview of its East and West cultural significance in four pages. Five sources are cited ...

In seven pages this research paper examines India's tantric tribes and considers tantrism's effects on Hinduism and Buddhism. Six...

In ten pages this paper discusses the style and development of Kamakuran Period art in a consideration of Buddhism, priests, spiri...

In five pages the ways in which Buddhism traveled to China and became an integral component in its religious practices and as a ph...

In this paper consisting of six pages the religions of Protestantism, Catholicism, and Buddhism are considered within the context ...

Quran establishes a set of beliefs and is the basis of the religion (Esposito). Hinduism is a bit more flexible. It "is best regar...

at the heart of many early doctrinal controversies about such matters as the nature of Nirvana, the purpose of monastic life, and ...

feminist Buddhists and those believing in traditional perspectives. By understanding this, it can allow Buddhist men and women to ...

In this paper that consists of sections a Catholic personal belief system is developed and includes discussions about fundamentali...

In five pages Buddhism is defined in terms of being both a science as well as a religion with its basic tenets used to reinforce t...

the age of twenty-nine Siddhartha left his wife and infant son, his palace, and renounced the world. He entered the homeless life...

In six pages Hinduism and Buddhism are compared in an informational overview with similarities and differences that exist between ...

tomatoes and carrots: eating the tomato does not adversely affect the tomato plant; eating a carrot kills the plant. Buddhism ...

the people of your kingdom should adopt. The Vajrayana "mythologizes the doctrine of emptiness" (Conze, 2003, p. 178). Through t...

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

salvation" (Hanh). Buddhism holds that individuality is an illusion and teaches a belief in the "non-self" or "anatta" (Hanh). Chr...

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...

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

and responsible for the advent of Buddhism. To some extent, his unique history would lay the groundwork for his interest in spirit...

the fact that "The Buddhists consider the world to be full of sorrow and regard ending the sorrow as the chief aim of human life" ...

consciousness" (Sayadaw). These are the normal processes of perception, movement, and consciousness. With this concept Buddha arri...

number one, yet Islam doesnt characterize Allah in any type of human form (Zahid). Additionally, Islam doesnt recognize castes - a...

(Rothberg, 1994). This makes it difficult to apply these terms to the Eastern concept of Buddhism. The fact that the usage of th...

centuries later many of his works were collected together and many oral stories were also collected by Buddhist monks to become th...

were several important developments in the style and theme of Chinese painting during the Han dynasty. Tomb paintings were importa...