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Pilgrimages in Buddhism and Islam

that the political, social and revolutionary benefits of Hajj have been overtaken by mass production of ritual mismanagement" (Hae...

Buddhist Paintings in the Mogao Caves

surrounded by a host of celestial maidens... So awe-struck was the disciple that he immediately took up hammer and chisel, hollo...

Gandhian Satvagraha as Considered and Evaluated by a Buddhist

Buddhism, basics revolving around the goal of achieving nirvana. Nirvana to the Buddhist is a goal or a path involving, according...

An Analysis of The Long Discourses Of The Buddha: A Translation Of The Digha Nikaya

& of themselves... the mind in & of itself... mental qualities in & of themselves -- ardent, alert, & mindful -- putting aside gre...

Indian Art Piece the Bodhisattva Maitreya

21 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 9 1/2".2 One author, in relationship to the material schist and its use, states that, "Unlike their Mathuran coun...

Sample Thesis Proposal on the Relationship Between Psychotherapy and Buddhist Practices of Meditation

disorders respond especially well to meditation as it lowers the levels of serotonin (stress hormone) in the bodys system. Other s...

Anicca, Paticca-Samutpada, and Annata Buddhism

To understand paticca-samutpada, annata, and anicca one must consider them within Buddhism as a whole. The first important point ...

History of Vipassana Meditation

apply to all of them. First, in the Buddhist tradition, there is no charge for any part of the program. Hosts not only do not ch...

Buddhism and Conflict Transformation

tolerance, and forgiveness. Indeed, many religions have a history of instilling peace in not-so-peaceful times. Buddhism...

Role of Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso" (His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, 2005). Upon recognition, " Lhama Dhondrub was renamed Jet...

Suffering and Evil

suffering: Why doesnt he participate, and why does he leave his faithful servants to suffer?5 These questions are fundamental to...

Happiness, Compassion and Religion

study showed that the emotions of "loving-kindness and compassion" could be encouraged and learned as sixteen "age-matched contro...

A Comparison of Sex as Embraced in Christianity and Buddhism

Yet, this movement includes many who are in a minority. Today, regardless of religion, sex is everywhere. This was not always the ...

World Religions : 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 ...

Free Will and Determinism in Buddhism

one may see it as quasi-scientific determinism. Yet, from a Western point of view, Buddhism is considered to be indeterministic (A...

Goal of Meditation in the Buddhist Tradition

leads to the meditative absorptions states known as jhana (Novak, 1989). The second, insight meditation, contemplates the "true n...

Buddhism, Western Culture, Consumerism And Disharmony

notes how this continual desire to control keeps people anxious and powerless to their own misery, which is exactly why so many pe...

Comparing Christianity and Buddhism

of the Divine somewhat differently than do Christians, as while they believe in a variety of "celestial realms," which includes be...

Symbolism of Buddhist, Hindu Religious Architecture

example, include architectural features that are symbolic of the "holy mountain, the sacred cave and the cosmic axis" (Moffett, Fa...

Three Religions on Healing

This research paper offers an overview of Islamic, Buddhist, and Taoist views on health and healing. Six pages in length, six sou...

Overview of Buddhism

This essay presents an overview of Buddhism that explains the fundamental beliefs of this world religion. The Buddhist orientation...

Sustaining the Planet

to greater carelessness in the use of resources. One of the central problems is that individuals perceive the need for more mater...

Personal Limitations and the Illusion of Control Sustained by Leaders

is certainly one of the qualities that people look for in a leader, so a good leader will present an illusion of confidence even i...

CrysTel Communications' Simulation on Sustaining Change Through Cultural Construction

no longer relevant. Rather, it is more likely that the literature reflects the need to relate "new" information and these standar...

Creating Operational Efficiency While Sustaining Competitive Advantages

was bought out by a competitor, due to the inefficient operations failing to create a profit (Anonymous, 2007). Other companies, s...

Sustaining the Population Growth of Sydney, Australia

The year was 1788 (Interactive Arts, 2002). Others followed, not convicts, so that by 1810, the population had grown to 10,000 (I...

Change That is Managed and Sustained

basically comes down to three things: fear and anxiety, lack of assessment and measurement and the black-and-white battles between...

Sustaining Life or Death by Assisted Suicide

quality of life, the patient must be in such a frame of mind and body where life is a pleasure and not merely a perpetual struggle...

Treatment to Sustain Life and Patient's Refusal

best way to appease both the law and the public; its dynamic decision about whether to include doctor-assisted suicide and volunta...

Sustaining the Environment Through Solar Energy

In twelve pages solar power is examined in an overview of its uses, development and environmental sustainability with economic iss...