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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...
"Buddhism is horizontal or human-oriented, not vertical or God-oriented"....
eternal soul and reap what you sow....Christianity" maintains "the notion of an eternal soul, a single lifetime, and eternal bliss...
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...
consciousness" (Sayadaw). These are the normal processes of perception, movement, and consciousness. With this concept Buddha arri...
and responsible for the advent of Buddhism. To some extent, his unique history would lay the groundwork for his interest in spirit...
of Mahayana Buddhism. Its basic elements are practically identical to this form of Buddhism, in fact. Buddhism is in many ways o...
it becomes essential to apply the definition to Buddhists by recognizing them as atheists (Buddhism and Hinduism Compared, 2004). ...
of recognizing cause and effect. Throughout the history of Buddhism, there were disputes and different sects emerged. The first ...
a Buddhist monk, Venerable Thich Nhah Hanh, "whether he would rather have peace under a communist regime that would mean the end o...
today, scholars see three types of Buddhism: "immigrant Buddhism," "import Buddhism" and "export Buddhism" (Buddhism in the United...
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...
other part of the Roman empire. Merely associating with non-Jews was believed to make a Jewish person unclean" (Rosser, 1995). How...
by way of recognition toward such shortcomings that humanity could overcome this "profound error" (Nehamas, 1994, p. 40), diligent...
Buddhists believe that the mind is non-physical and is reborn in another form after the brain dies. pragmatism: pragmatic philos...
highly insulted. That is just one example as to why it is important to understand differences in cultural backgrounds, particularl...
In seven pages the different forms of Buddhism practiced in China are examined in an historical overview and consideration of how ...
each other outside of school. Others just dropped their children off for Sunday School, and didnt go in themselves. And others, w...
In five pages Buddhism is examined both in terms of philosophy and its ethical content. Three sources are cited in the bibliograp...
In five pages this paper discusses life after death in a consideration of the religions Buddhism, Judaism, and Christianity. Thre...
In six pages this paper discusses the increasing if somewhat surprising allure of Buddhism in Great Britain. Four sources are cit...
In fifteen pages such aspects that characterize China including Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, along with the National and Commun...
In two pages the Four Noble Truths and how meditation fits into these beliefs are discussed in an examination of Buddhism, with th...
been taught as a sure and sufficient means for the attainment of our spiritual goal, call it Mukti, Moksha, Nirvana, Liberation or...
reverence that can only be achieved through understanding the esoteric aspects of the three worlds. "The experiential and devotio...
This text is summarized and analyzed in six pages with a comparison offered between Christianity and Buddhism. There are no other...
In five pages this paper examines how Buddhism and Christianity have each evolved through development and the impact of sociopolit...