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a Buddhist monk, Venerable Thich Nhah Hanh, "whether he would rather have peace under a communist regime that would mean the end o...

perhaps argue that Thoreau was not a great supporter of government rule, and that anarchy was perhaps the most desirable goal, ass...

of recognizing cause and effect. Throughout the history of Buddhism, there were disputes and different sects emerged. The first ...

centuries later many of his works were collected together and many oral stories were also collected by Buddhist monks to become th...

by way of recognition toward such shortcomings that humanity could overcome this "profound error" (Nehamas, 1994, p. 40), diligent...

into Zen Buddhism, which absorbed much of its metaphysical orientation from Taoist teachings (Suzuki 4). Unlike Indian Buddhism,...

Buddhists believe that the mind is non-physical and is reborn in another form after the brain dies. pragmatism: pragmatic philos...

(Rothberg, 1994). This makes it difficult to apply these terms to the Eastern concept of Buddhism. The fact that the usage of th...

similar view of women, when examining Islam the testimony of two women is equal to the testimony of a single man, according to th...

number one, yet Islam doesnt characterize Allah in any type of human form (Zahid). Additionally, Islam doesnt recognize castes - a...

Because of this syncretism, this merging of major religious philosophies and beliefs, understanding Japanese religion can sometime...

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

were several important developments in the style and theme of Chinese painting during the Han dynasty. Tomb paintings were importa...

as no one bothered to make sure that things would go well. In the end, the war was just stopped but there were no victories. Ther...

This then introduces the debate regarding predestination and free will: if...

sex with a male, after the manner of sex with a woman, they have both committed an abomination, they shall surely be killed" (Quot...

doctrines of faith and hope as the two primary elements of Judaism (Schechter, 2002). Buddhism decrees outright respect for...

that their God will ultimately rule the world, that the Jews have established the doctrines of faith and hope as the "two most pro...

there are certainly differences between the two disciplines and this creates a source of conflict. That said, while Confucianism ...

In six pages 'right action' is defined and a discussion of its practice and how two right action forms contribute to the wider sph...

"white" churches despite the fact that acceptance is preached as part of the religion itself. A student wanting to embark on a ca...

four different occasions away from his palace he encountered the true pervasiveness of human suffering. When Prince Siddartha went...

the fact that Christianity has in recent times spread rapidly to claim a large following (1991). The numbers of people wh...

years, was defined by a set of Vedic scriptures (Basham 8). Following a distinct separation from Hinduism, the Buddhists followed...

01B). As a people, Christians are bound by the convictions that they are to possess honesty, respectfulness, charity, kindness an...

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 ...

This paper examines how the Eastern precepts of Zen Buddhism have been impacted by Westernization in six pages. Five sources are ...

In five pages this paper examines how the Eastern philosophies of Zen Buddhism, Taoism, Keiji Nishitani, and Dogan can influence t...

other part of the Roman empire. Merely associating with non-Jews was believed to make a Jewish person unclean" (Rosser, 1995). How...