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Essays 151 - 180

Overview of Five Religions

most ancient religions. Monotheistic, Jews believe that creation is the work of a "single, all-knowing divinity" and that everythi...

How Different are Buddhists and Hinus?

In this 4-page paper, the author describes the importance of texts and temples in Buddhism and Hinduism. The views of a representa...

Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism and Diversity

"white" churches despite the fact that acceptance is preached as part of the religion itself. A student wanting to embark on a ca...

Hinduism vs. Buddhism

four different occasions away from his palace he encountered the true pervasiveness of human suffering. When Prince Siddartha went...

Patriarchal Mongolia and Gender Equality

highly insulted. That is just one example as to why it is important to understand differences in cultural backgrounds, particularl...

Comparing Buddhism and Christianity

01B). As a people, Christians are bound by the convictions that they are to possess honesty, respectfulness, charity, kindness an...

Right Action in Buddhism

In six pages 'right action' is defined and a discussion of its practice and how two right action forms contribute to the wider sph...

Buddhism and the Impact of War

a Buddhist monk, Venerable Thich Nhah Hanh, "whether he would rather have peace under a communist regime that would mean the end o...

Buddhism History Examined

of recognizing cause and effect. Throughout the history of Buddhism, there were disputes and different sects emerged. The first ...

Philosophy and Ethics of Buddhism

In five pages Buddhism is examined both in terms of philosophy and its ethical content. Three sources are cited in the bibliograp...

U.S. and Buddhism Today

today, scholars see three types of Buddhism: "immigrant Buddhism," "import Buddhism" and "export Buddhism" (Buddhism in the United...

Sexuality in Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism

paths of their hair and the red dot or bindi that is displayed on the forehead" indicate they are sexually active in many ways (La...

Buddhism in Tibet

of Mahayana Buddhism. Its basic elements are practically identical to this form of Buddhism, in fact. Buddhism is in many ways o...

Fitzgerald's Literary Influences, and His Influence on Literature

and actually wrote several novels and short stories during the period ("F. Scott Fitzgerald"). Interestingly, his novels were neve...

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...

Recommending a Sect of Buddhism

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

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...

Jesus and Buddha

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

Buddhism and Utilitarianism

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

Napoleon Bonaparte: The Influences on Him and How He Influenced the World

might say in fact that he was slightly ahead of his time. Yet, in addition to having been an important figure and brilliant strate...

Buddha: Buddhism and Hinduism

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" ...

Twenty First Century Challenges to Buddhism

In six pages Buddhism is discussed in terms of its basic principles with an examination of how it can continue to prosper througho...

Basic Concepts of Zen Buddhism

Zen Buddhism is the focus of this conceptual report consisting of five pages. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....

D.T. Suzuki's The Manual of Zen Buddhism

This paper discusses The Manual of Zen Buddhism by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki in four pages. Three sources are cited in the bibliogra...

Psychotherapy and Zen Buddhism

In twelve pages this paper examines the patient benefits of mutual applications of Zen Buddhism and psychotherapy. Seven sources ...

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 ...

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...