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Essays 271 - 300
about the existence of God" (Thuruthiyil). However, there are some factors common to the various religions that come under the umb...
notes, in other words, people are constantly changing and re-inventing aspects of themselves in order to adapt to the equivalent c...
as by feeding monks, building and maintaining temples, releasing birds and fish, helping the needy and other acts of selflessness ...
with the absolute. Nagarjuna disagreed with this sense of absolutism. Nagarjuna philosophy can also be distinguished from mainst...
This essay presents an overview of Buddhism that explains the fundamental beliefs of this world religion. The Buddhist orientation...
constant change. In order to achieve spiritual gratification, an individual must learn how to adapt successfully through change, ...
doctrines of faith and hope as the two primary elements of Judaism (Schechter, 2002). Buddhism decrees outright respect for...
Buddha identified Four Noble Truths. They may be briefly stated as follows: Human life is an existence of suffering. Human sufferi...
four different occasions away from his palace he encountered the true pervasiveness of human suffering. When Prince Siddartha went...
years, was defined by a set of Vedic scriptures (Basham 8). Following a distinct separation from Hinduism, the Buddhists followed...
01B). As a people, Christians are bound by the convictions that they are to possess honesty, respectfulness, charity, kindness an...
In six pages 'right action' is defined and a discussion of its practice and how two right action forms contribute to the wider sph...
the fact that Christianity has in recent times spread rapidly to claim a large following (1991). The numbers of people wh...
highly insulted. That is just one example as to why it is important to understand differences in cultural backgrounds, particularl...
the silk trade in general, laid the groundwork for the spread of religion. One might compare the phenomenon to the Internet today....
that their God will ultimately rule the world, that the Jews have established the doctrines of faith and hope as the "two most pro...
there are certainly differences between the two disciplines and this creates a source of conflict. That said, while Confucianism ...
This then introduces the debate regarding predestination and free will: if...
sex with a male, after the manner of sex with a woman, they have both committed an abomination, they shall surely be killed" (Quot...
the balance and harmony which is achieved within it. The circle which surrounds the symbol represents the infinity of the cosmos, ...
ideas more thoroughly, it helps to look at the precepts of the various religions. First, buddhism is a rather well known ideology...
to shift his ground until he agreed with the allies (McCollum, 2003). Germany would be made to pay. "Unfortunately, rather than ...
In nine pages theoretical comparisons are made between Look Back in Anger, a play by John Osborne, Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Or...
who "led an extremely worldly existence in the convent" (Mack, 1996, p. 13), defiance of the system was a way of life. She was qu...
events surrounding the Peloponessian War, but also the views of other cultures which sometimes conflicted with his own sensibiliti...
writing was the mainstay of civilised life. A seated scribe holding a papyrus roll was one of the most popular subjects in their e...
1585 The beginning rudiments of mathematics began practically at the beginning of mans reign on the earth. The first indiv...
as well as begin to collectively respond as a liberated people rather than race of repressed second class citizens. It was due in...
(Ray, 2000). Upon initial investigation, Ray had found that most references to Indian involvement in the fur trade were of "shadow...
subconscious, if a man has intercourse with a women, he claims ownership of her. Likewise, in a larger world view, if the white ma...