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Jesus and Buddha

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

Origins and Influences of Buddhism

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

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" ...

Buddhism and Utilitarianism

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

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...

Questions of Religion

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

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...

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...

Origins of Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism

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

America's Ailing Healthcare as Depicted in Michael Moore's Documentary 'Sicko'

have reattached since he could not afford the cost of both. According to Rick, the hospital priced the reattachment of his middle...

Overview of America's Juvenile Court System

serves to protect juveniles, while enforcing the law at the same time. In other words, it treats these young criminal with kid glo...

America's Democratic History

the Declaration of Independence. While two-thirds of mankind suffers undernourishment, our own upper classes revel amidst superfl...

Islam in America's Workplace

(Lampman, 2001). Fourth is the Ramadan month-long period of fasting, which recreates the first communications between God and Muh...

America's Relations with the Two Koreas

of Korea. The orders were fuzzy at best. As early as 1944, the leader of Korea, Syngman Rhee warned the West that the Soviets coul...

Women's Roles in Latin America vs. Native America

is helpful to look at the traditional roots of Native American and Latino cultures. Traditionally, the women of Native American c...

America's Move to the West

This paper explores our country's westward expansion, the factors that inspired it, and the positive and negative impacts related ...

Improving America's Democratic Government

in society and in the courts. The failure to do so has allowed injustices and inequities that have persisted since the founding t...

Canada's English and French Media Coverage of America's "Secure Flight" Program

with certain distinctive trends developing. In his article entitled "Privacy vs. Security: U.S. Wants Names of Canadian Air Pa...

America's Clash with the Rest of the World

For much of our history the US has regarded itself as being exceptional to one extent or another...

America’s Mayor, Rudy Giuliani

it seemed that civilization was merely an illusion, one man stood up to lead a terrified city and frightened nation back to some s...

America's Top Ice Cream Shop

in 1967, Baskin-Robbins went through some other owners. It was finally purchased by Allied Domecq that included Dunkin Donuts, Tog...

Solving America's Prison Problems

deterrent because the electronic monitoring devices place the criminals at crime scenes that practically guarantee a conviction (Y...

THE BLACK HISTORY OF AMERICA’S WHITE HOUSE

white house, to the slaves that actually built it, through generations of servants, aids, activists who worked there, all the way...

Aging and Death/America's Fear

consequently death was much more familiar, as it occurred regularly within the scope of daily life. Just a century ago, the averag...

Origins of World War I and America's Role

a prevalent factor in igniting the Great War, as it was Serbias resentment and frustration at the continued rule of Austria-Hungar...

USA PATRIOT ACT, PRIVACY RIGHTS AND AMERICA’S STATUTORY AUTHORITY

really doing anything about it. Certainly, Sales notes, information sharing means intelligence members can do a better job of conn...

"Better Than Well" - America's Pursuit Of Personal Identity

transformed into a treatment. Doctors must be convinced that the problem addressed by the technology is a medical disorder (Ellio...

Mark Monmonier's "From Squaw Tit To Whorehouse Meadow" - Changes To America's Cultural Landscape

respect local tradition (Monmonier 71). The place-naming process outlined in Monmoniers book illustrates the transitional ...

America’s Grade Schools and the Importance of Technology and Technology Integration

rest of the world in ways early educators would have thought unimaginable. From early ages, children are exposed to technology, a...