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Plato's Concept of Good Related to Buddhism's Concept of Enlightenment

the affirmative to that and other questions. Later on Socrates will ask: "And, in your opinion, do those who think that they will ...

Buddhism's Cultural Transitions

China is great, but Kitagawa (1980) argues that it truthfully had not had a vital influence on the principles inherent in Chinese ...

Book of Matthew's Sermon on the Mark and Buddhism's 8 Fold Path

Livelihood, 6. Right Effort Mental Development, 7. Right Mindfulness, 8. Right Concentration" (Anonymous The Noble Eightfold Path ...

Buddhism's Spread Throughout the East

several different schools" (Anonymous The History of Buddhism, 2002; history.html). From this we can perhaps understand that these...

Comparing Buddhism's Different Forms

did not want to support the offspring of the religious leader. Yet, whatever the reason, attachment is a concept that is very impo...

Comparative Analysis of Mahayana Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism

In eight pages these Buddhism forms and the reasons for their separation are considered in an examination of their differences and...

Buddhism's Impermanence Refutation

In five pages this paper refutes the notion of time's impermanence in Buddhism. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

Buddhism's 8 Fold Path

In eight pages Buddhist concepts of karma, samsara, and nirvana are considered in this overview of the eightfold path and four nob...

Chinese Buddhism's History

In eight pages this paper discusses the history of Chinese Buddhism. Eight sources are cited in the bibliography....

Asian Aesthetics and Buddhism's Impact

In seven pages this research paper examines how Buddhism impacts India and China's art with references also made to Confucianism a...

Asia and Buddhism's Influence

Throughout his travels, he developed a kinship with nature which later translated into a fundamental tenant of Buddhism, that of l...

Dalai Lama/The Universe in a Single Atom

spiritual enlightenment. The central message of Buddhism is that all creatures, one of great intelligence, and even those that w...

America and Buddhism

In ten pages the ways in which Buddhism has been practiced in the United States are examined in terms of various sects, its social...

Abortion in South Korea and Religious Influences

was accepted as a method for achieving this goal (Beals, 2002, p. 24). During this era, the majority of women seeking abortions we...

A Comparison of Five Religions

Koran, Jews follow the Torah or Tanakh (Rich, 2006), Buddhists follow the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama was is also known as the...

Theodicy in Christianity and Buddhism

tradition, also included transmigration: "Karma is ... the momentum of our actions that propels us through sa?sara, the continuous...

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 ...

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...

Buddhism

Buddhism is one of the most widely spread religions in the world. It is perhaps unlike many other religions for it teaches a way o...

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...

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" ...

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...

Jesus and Buddha

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

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...

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...

Buddhism and Utilitarianism

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

Questions of Religion

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

Overview of Five Religions

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