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

Because of this syncretism, this merging of major religious philosophies and beliefs, understanding Japanese religion can sometime...

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

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

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

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" ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

In fifteen pages parallels that exist between Buddhism and Judaism are considered in this comparison and contrasting of their vari...

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 ...

either they werent invited or were present and were later written out of the scriptures. This resulted in the Pali canon being der...

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 ...

In ten pages this sociological paper exposes the myth of American multiculturalism through a consideration of religions including ...

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

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

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

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

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

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