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Buddha perceived many faults with the status quo approach to religion. He consequently proposed radical alternatives advocating i...
In five pages this paper examines the anthropological text in an evaluation of the myths and rituals the author describes....
texts because it is accepted by a religion as the Word of God or the Word of Allah, in Islam. All religions have a sacred text upo...
the principal sacred texts of the various religions, and what forms do they take? What are the liturgical, intellectual, political...
as an aspect of the sacred in secular life, this discussion will indicate how sociologists feel that the concept of the sacred fun...
The Practice of Worship Is any among you afflicted? let him pray Although you may hear the argument, that one can pray anywhere, ...
of the supposed "truth" of some Christian believers to cut through the sin of the real world for the sake of the individual soul o...
it divides the world into the two domains of sacred and profane" (2001). One can see that this is exhibited in many religions toda...
In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at Lakota Sioux traditions. An analysis of marriage practices and the sacred pipe ritua...
This research paper presents the health beliefs of three world religions, specifically Indigenous Sacred Ways, Hinduism and Buddhi...
This 5 page paper summarizes and analyzes the book What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula. The writer argues that it is a clear ...
In ten pages this paper discusses the Sacred Pipe of Native American cultures particularly the Lakota Sioux in a consideration of ...
As they enter, the dip finger tips of their right hand into a font of water that has been consecrated by a priest and they make th...
In ten pages the ways in which Buddhism has been practiced in the United States are examined in terms of various sects, its social...
Water (Matritamah) represents the feminine or maternal aspects of life in the Hindu tradition. An integral function of the ...
In five pages the violence associated with ritual is examined in this comparative analysis of these stories by Kaplan and Jackson....
tolerance, and forgiveness. Indeed, many religions have a history of instilling peace in not-so-peaceful times. Buddhism...
painful as are disease and old age. It is painful not to have what we would like to have (Lorentz, 2007). In other words, life is ...
life; the unity of the human soul with the universal soul, or Atman; the doctrine that self-discovery is also the discovery of the...
in order to trade, with the understanding that China had many things that other parts of the world did not possess. It was also an...
to enlightenment. The aim of the focus is to achieve an ultimate and final freedom from existence (Religious Tolerance [1], 2007)....
cycles and reaches a point where they achieve a position where they no longer find themselves attached to desire, they will find N...
In eight pages this paper discusses how the three global religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Catholicism perceive reincarnation a...
and how they should, in turn, love one another. Such a characteristic is present in the sacred texts of the world ranging from the...
is a predominant part of Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism alike even today. are replete with legends, some of which are passed o...
in the earliest forms of the Roman Creed but it was not until 360 that the word Catholic was added to the Creed in the West (Thurs...
spiritual enlightenment. The central message of Buddhism is that all creatures, one of great intelligence, and even those that w...
of a "living earth" and this is basically the origin of the title of this chapter as Mander compares and contrasts mainstream cult...
them can be found on the coffins of the dead and the walls of the tombs (Parsons, 1996). The Book is lengthy, since the texts are...
on which a religion is based. It is one of the forms of communication in the religion along with ritual activities, architecture a...