Religion
This section covers a wide range of issues that are crucial to understanding the doctrine and basic principles of religion. This section also contains historical information about religions all over the world.
2,159 Essays on Religion. Documents 301 - 330
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Buddhism in 3 Pages
Buddhism is based on “the awakening” of one man. Buddhism holds that life is full of suffering which comes from desire. The ultimate goal of Buddhism is nirvana, the extinguishing of human desire and suffering. This is accomplished by seeking enlightenment to end desire, and thus end suffering. Since desire is inherent in human nature, this results in an effort to renounce the self and “awaken” to the truth of reality. Once a seeker has
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Buddhism in America
Buddhism is a religion with millions of followers in the United States, including traditionally Buddhist Asian Americans as well as non-Asian converts. While in the large history of Buddhism it is relatively new to the United States, it’s introduction to the U.S. is interesting because is a new and different environment for Buddhists. Because it is relatively new to the United States, it developed an already interesting history and continues to do so as America
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Buddhism Speech
Today I am giving an informative speech on Buddhism. Now, "informative" is the key word here. I just want to reasure everyone that I am simply going to explain some of the philosophy of Buddhism. I am not, however, trying to sway your beliefs or views on life in ANY way. Instead, I'm going to share with you some of the basic things that I know, and however you choose to use the information, if
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Buddhism Vs Hinduism
Buddhism and Hinduism are known to be the most popular beliefs in the world. Hinduism, the oldest known religion, is extremely rich with hundreds of gods, symbolistic rituals, and beliefs. It is believed to have been established around 1500 B.C. with no evidence of one founder. Buddhism on the other hand has a definite founder, Siddhartha Gautama, who is otherwise known as the Buddha or Enlightened One who lived from 565 to 483 B.C. Both
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Buddhism: Instant Zen
Buddhism is about finding ones way to nirvana. It is a journey that could take thousands of lifetimes. Zen Buddhism is a direct pointing to reality, of a faster path to enlightenment. In Instant Zen, he short aphorisms all contain different Buddhist truths and “life realities”. By understanding the short passages, one can see the messages hidden in the parables. The messages in these parables all relate to the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path,
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Buddhism: Things I Find Interesting
Buddhism: Things I Find Interesting As I was reading the selected portions of the book for this chapter, I came across a few things that I found interesting. At first I did not catch them, but after I went back and reread the selections, I found these things, that I thought were intriguing. Buddhism is supposedly a non-theistic religion. However, in the reading titled "The Majjhim-Nikaya: Questions Which Lend Not to Edification" (5.1) and in
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Buddhist
Buddhist Religion 2 Buddhism is not a single monolithic religion. Many of its adherents have combined the teachings of the Buddha with local religious rituals, beliefs and customs. Little conflict occurs, because Buddhism at its core is a philosophical system to which such additions can be easily grafted. After the Buddha's death, splits occurred. There are now three main systems of thought within Buddhism which are geographically and philosophically separate. Each tradition in turn has
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Buddhist Doctrine of Karma
The Buddhist doctrine of karma ("deeds", "actions"), and the closely related doctrine of rebirth, are perhaps the best known, and often the least understood, of Buddhist doctrines. The matter is complicated by the fact that the other Indian religious traditions of Hinduism and Jainism have their own theories of Karma and Reincarnation. It is in fact the Hindu versions that are better known in the West. The Buddhist theory of karma and rebirth are quite
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Buddhist Japanese Art
Introduced by a mission from Korea in 552 C.E., Buddhism has long been a central theme in Japanese artwork. Since the king of Paekche, a kingdom in the South East of the Korean peninsula, first gave the Japanese emperor a bronze Buddha statue, the Buddhist art forms that were periodically introduced from China and Korea were tempered in the crucible of local custom and usage, to yield a rich tradition of religious art. The role
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Buddhist Perspectives on Emotion
Buddhist and Psychological Perspectives on Emotions and Well-Being Paul Ekman,1 Richard J. Davidson,2 Matthieu Ricard,3 and B. Alan Wallace4 1University of California, San Francisco; 2University of Wisconsin, Madison; 3Shechen Monastery, Katmandu, Nepal; and Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies, Santa Barbara, California ABSTRACT—Stimulated by a recent meeting between Western psychologists and the Dalai Lama on the topic of destructive emotions, we report on two issues: the achievement of enduring happiness, what Tibetan Buddhists call sukha,
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Buddhist Religious Traditions Paper
Buddhism is a philosophy/religion that was created by Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) over 2500 years ago, founded on Hindu beliefs. There are two major divisions: Mahayana and Theravada, and many subdivisions. Fundamentally, Buddhists believe that one must rise above desires, to reach a state of enlightenment. Buddha was idolized, and subsequently deified, but he never claimed to be anything more than a man (dictionary.com, 2005). The goal of this paper is to answer the following questions
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Buddhist Views
In the essay “A Buddhist Response to the Nature of Human Rights”, Inada outlined the distinctly different views of human rights held by the west and the east. The western view of human rights to be based on “hard relationship”, while his description of the eastern view is that of “soft relationship”. The hard relationship is based on physical form and distinctly individualistic. The soft relationship is more inclusive encompassing an individual surrounding. These
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Buddism
uddhism is probably the most tolerant religion in the world, as its teachings can coexist with any other religion's. However, this is not a characteristic of other religions. The Buddhist teaching of God is neither agnostic nor vague, but clear and logical. Buddhism was created by Siddhartha Gautama, who was born in the sixth century B.C. in what is now modern Nepal. Siddhartha grew up living the extravagant life of a young prince. His father
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Buddism Vs Hinduism
Buddhism vs Hinduism Hinduism and Buddhism are the two main religions of Ancient India. Both religions share Common beliefs but also have their differences. Some differences are the deities worshipped, the founders of the religions, sacred writings observed, and meditation practices. Through out this essay we will explore and compare the similarities and the differences in both of these religions. Hinduism Religion In the Hindu religion, the founder was not one person alone. It is
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Business Ethics
Most international students spend the first few weeks in Champaign settling in and getting adjusted. Adjustment, however, is often not accomplished in the first few weeks. Adjustment is an on-going process. We hope that the following information will help you to understand this adjustment process, and provide you with some ideas on how to overcome culture shock. • Four Stages of Cultural Adjustment • Tips for Coping with the Hostility Stage ________________________________________ The Four Stages
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C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis' Book, “Mere Christianity” C.S. Lewis begins his book, “Mere Christianity”, by introducing the Law of Right and Wrong or the Laws of Nature. This, however, arises a question. What is the Law of Nature? The Law of Nature is the known difference between right and wrong. That is, mans distinction between what is right and what is wrong. “This law was called the Law of Nature because people thought that everyone knew it
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C.S. Lewis: Mere Christianity
C.S. Lewis: Mere Christianity- Reaction Paper for Book 4 C.S. Lewis covers many topics in his fourth book contained in Mere Christianity titled BEYOND PERSONALITY: OR FIRST STEPS IN THE DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY. He addresses such topics as theology, what it means to be the Son of God, the three personal God, the relationship of God and time, the cost of being a Christian, how God works to turn us into image of Christ,
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Caesar's Messiah - a Summary of Findings
CAESAR'S MESSIAH ; A SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Our understanding of Jewish and Christian history has changed dramatically with the publication of Caesar's Messiah by Joseph Atwill (Ulysses Press), which had previously been privately published under the title The Roman Origins of Christianity. According to Atwill, the Gospels are not accounts of the ministry of a historical Jewish Jesus compiled by his followers sixty years after his death. They are texts deliberately created to trick Messianic
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Calvin Vs. Arminius
I-Search Phillip Plager Period 4 I have attended Spirit of Hope United Methodist Church for all of my life. One day following communion I noticed a trend. We always used Welch’s grape juice for our communion. Why was that? Was that just always the cheapest juice? I asked my pastor, I needed answers. It turned out Welch’s was a Methodist company, and the juice itself was made for a non-alcoholic Methodist communion. For some reason
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Calvinist
Church attendance will still pretty much a regular ritual for most of the people, about three-fourths of the twenty-three million Americans in 1850. Alexis de Tocqueville stated that there was no country in the world where the Christian religion retains a greater influence over the souls of men than in America. The Calivinist rigor that had long been followed in the American churches were now getting quite redundant. The rationalist ideas of the French Revolutionary
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Calvins Epistemology
“How is it possible to know anything at all?” John Calvin gives his answer to this timeless question in Chapters 1-3 of his Institutes. His theory of epistemology is based on his belief that humans are naturally aware of God. He also asserts two fundamental knowledges- God and self- and he elaborates upon the relationship between the two. I. Biography of John Calvin A. Birth and childhood B. Schooling and further education C. Early works
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Camdomble Orixa
Most of the people in the entire world have his or her own religion. They believe in their Gods and they worship them everyday since they think that it will be helpful for them in their daily life and they can live peacefully. However there are some groups of people who believe in more than one God and I will describe some of the Gods that they consider to be truthful. The way we worship
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Can Man Have Access to God?
Job 22-24: Can Man Have Access to God? The idea of coming before God and the Creator of all things is an overwhelming concept for man. Being able to have access to His majesty and power, and to be the recipient of His knowledge is incomprehensible. David proclaimed in his Psalm, “When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou
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Can You Believe
Can You Believe? Saint Thomas Aquinas was an interesting man. His reasons for God's existence are just as interesting. Saint Thomas believes, "The first and more manifest way is the argument from motion. It is certain, and evident to our senses, that in the world some things are in motion. Now whatever is in motion is put in motion by another, for nothing can be in motion except it is in potentiality to that towards
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Canonization of Scripture (how the Bible Was Compiled?)
I chose this topic because it is one of the hardest things for me to accept concerning “religion” in general. The mere fact that the individual writings are written by human men “under the inspiration of God” just bothers me to no end. Knowing the imperfections of man, and how things always get twisted, embellished, misinterpreted, and/or generally made more grandiose than originally told has always made me wonder: What were God’s original thoughts and
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Capital Punishment
Capital punishment permanently removes the worst criminals from society and should prove much cheaper and safer for the rest of us than long term. It is self evident that dead criminals cannot commit any further crimes, either within prison or after escaping or being released from it. Another argument for the death penalty is the cost factor. The state may very well better spend our resources on the old, the young and the sick
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Capital Punishment and the Bible
Capital Punishment and The Bible Should we support capital punishment? The answer to that question is two-sided in many regards. Many followers believe that the Bible has a stance on this issue, while others believe that the New Testament replaces the Old Testament law. In Sodom and Gomorrah God destroyed the two cities because of the heinous sin of the inhabitants. In the time of Moses, God took the lives of the Egyptians' first-born sons
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Capital Punishment in Usa
The topic I chose for my research paper is Capital punishment. I chose this topic because I think Capital punishment should be banned in all states. The death penalty violates religious beliefs about killing, remains unfair to minorities and is therefore unconstitutional, and is inhumane and barbaric. The death penalty constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments (Bedau 2). Those who had shown no respect for life would be
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Cardinal Joseph Bernardin
Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Cardinal Joseph Bernardin was born on April 2,1928, in Columbia, South Carolina. He was son of Mrs. Marie M. Simon Bernardin, and the late Joseph Bernardin. Cardinal Bernardin attended Catholic and public schools and the University of South Carolina in Columbia. He was later accepted as a candidate for the priesthood by Most Rev. John J. Russell, then Bishop of Charleston. He studied at the following Colleges: St.Mary's, St. Mary, Kentucky, St.Mary
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Caring Is Sharing
Caring is sharing :] Today I’m going to be talking about caring. Yes, I know we’ve heard it before. You need to care about everyone, this person that one. But the question I want to ask today, are we actually doing so in reality? I’d like you to turn to John 10:14-16. (Someone reads or something). “”I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me- just as I know my
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