Culture
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Our country, Malaysia is a truly rich in natural resources and diversified culture makes us unique from other country. The multi-ethnic social construct of different races from Malay or Bumiputras, Chinese and Indian are the 3 main prominent races that dominate the society.
There are also other ethnic groups called the Orang Asli, which means aboriginals of the land. In Sarawak and Sabah, the largest aboriginal tribes are the Ibans and Kadarzan. With multi ethnic group living together in society, we learn and understand others’ culture, values, belief or rituals and religion. We have to respect each other when we live together, thus bringing racial harmonic wave and social stability in this country.
Malaysian food are vast and diverse consist of different culture’s cuisine and specialty. From small hawker stalls, road-side carts to restaurant all over Malaysia are serving food that may have been past down from ones’ ethnic group of origin country, or the old tradition of a must-have cuisine during festive season. These are the differences that make Malaysia an unique country.
The presence of the distinct culture in Malaysia has brought Malaysia into the projector in the tourism industry by attracting foreigners to our country to enjoy and experience the activities or festive season of different culture. From the different religion background of the many type of ethnics group in Malaysia has become an attraction to places of pay respect, such as temples, mosque or shrine from different culture. They are distinct with the fabric and design, the handicraft arts put into this buildings and the value and meaning of every fresco painted on the walls.
2.0 RELIGION
Chinese religion is mainly by for four main traditions: Chinese folk religion, Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. Buddhism will be more on discussing in this assignment.
2.1 BUDDHISM
2.1.1 CORE ASSUMPTION Four Noble Truths
Life means suffering. * To live means to suffer,
Our country, Malaysia is a truly rich in natural resources and diversified culture makes us unique from other country. The multi-ethnic social construct of different races from Malay or Bumiputras, Chinese and Indian are the 3 main prominent races that dominate the society.
There are also other ethnic groups called the Orang Asli, which means aboriginals of the land. In Sarawak and Sabah, the largest aboriginal tribes are the Ibans and Kadarzan. With multi ethnic group living together in society, we learn and understand others’ culture, values, belief or rituals and religion. We have to respect each other when we live together, thus bringing racial harmonic wave and social stability in this country.
Malaysian food are vast and diverse consist of different culture’s cuisine and specialty. From small hawker stalls, road-side carts to restaurant all over Malaysia are serving food that may have been past down from ones’ ethnic group of origin country, or the old tradition of a must-have cuisine during festive season. These are the differences that make Malaysia an unique country.
The presence of the distinct culture in Malaysia has brought Malaysia into the projector in the tourism industry by attracting foreigners to our country to enjoy and experience the activities or festive season of different culture. From the different religion background of the many type of ethnics group in Malaysia has become an attraction to places of pay respect, such as temples, mosque or shrine from different culture. They are distinct with the fabric and design, the handicraft arts put into this buildings and the value and meaning of every fresco painted on the walls.
2.0 RELIGION
Chinese religion is mainly by for four main traditions: Chinese folk religion, Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. Buddhism will be more on discussing in this assignment.
2.1 BUDDHISM
2.1.1 CORE ASSUMPTION Four Noble Truths
Life means suffering. * To live means to suffer,
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