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other part of the Roman empire. Merely associating with non-Jews was believed to make a Jewish person unclean" (Rosser, 1995). How...
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...
karmic retribution. Zen Buddhists believe that karmic actions result in reincarnation, and that "ones circumstances are the suita...
(4.4.5-6) details how the law of karma determines the birth of the reincarnated soul (Pravrajika, 2001). Vedanta Hinduism views de...
were several important developments in the style and theme of Chinese painting during the Han dynasty. Tomb paintings were importa...
as no one bothered to make sure that things would go well. In the end, the war was just stopped but there were no victories. Ther...
the way it was lived" (BBC World Service, 2003). If an individual has lived a bad life, refusing to accept Jesus as Savior and God...
with the absolute. Nagarjuna disagreed with this sense of absolutism. Nagarjuna philosophy can also be distinguished from mainst...
notes, in other words, people are constantly changing and re-inventing aspects of themselves in order to adapt to the equivalent c...
the silk trade in general, laid the groundwork for the spread of religion. One might compare the phenomenon to the Internet today....
Self, in the sense that the term is usually understood, but that everything we are is made up of constructs of reality, interwoven...
represents a threat to those ideals is subject to punition" (Swidler). While the protection of womens morality is common throughou...
Although there are definite directions provided in the Bible as to the follies of splitting into separate religions and sects, mod...
embark upon myriad experiences that would otherwise never have existed. Being introduced to Buddhism by way of India in the 2nd c...
Taoism, or flowing with the Tao (Dao) is best translated into English as "The Way", "The Flow of Things", the "Course of Nature", ...
suffering, and that this suffering could only be escaped through giving up selfish desires. This spiritual "enlightenment" could b...
"Buddhism is horizontal or human-oriented, not vertical or God-oriented"....
when. Now is the moment to be alive. We may never be alive at all in our entire life. Therefore, the technique, if we have to s...
eternal soul and reap what you sow....Christianity" maintains "the notion of an eternal soul, a single lifetime, and eternal bliss...
the sun, mountains, lakes, other aspects of nature and even some animals and humans and because of this Shinto is referred to as a...
This paper examines how the Eastern precepts of Zen Buddhism have been impacted by Westernization in six pages. Five sources are ...
number one, yet Islam doesnt characterize Allah in any type of human form (Zahid). Additionally, Islam doesnt recognize castes - a...
In five pages this paper examines how the Eastern philosophies of Zen Buddhism, Taoism, Keiji Nishitani, and Dogan can influence t...
highly insulted. That is just one example as to why it is important to understand differences in cultural backgrounds, particularl...
Buddha identified Four Noble Truths. They may be briefly stated as follows: Human life is an existence of suffering. Human sufferi...
doctrines of faith and hope as the two primary elements of Judaism (Schechter, 2002). Buddhism decrees outright respect for...
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 ...
sex with a male, after the manner of sex with a woman, they have both committed an abomination, they shall surely be killed" (Quot...
This then introduces the debate regarding predestination and free will: if...