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    Buddhism Apologetics

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    Buddhism Simply put‚ Buddhism is mans attempt to escape pain and suffering through self-perfection and meditation. The goal is to eliminate desires in an attempt to stop the endless cycle of reincarnation and karma by attaining enlightenment and thus extinguishing self‚ desire‚ and pain; while at the same time becoming one with the universe. Buddhism is appealing because of its mystical aspects; it is also appealing to those who desire to escape from material reality. One works to attain

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    Theravada Buddhism

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    do not easily adapt to different audiences or cultures. The Buddhist religion‚ though it originated in India‚ is the leading religion in much of the world‚ it is an impactful religion in such places like China‚ Korea‚ and Japan. In the United States‚ the fastest growing religion is Western Buddhism. Besides being one of the fastest growing religions‚ nowadays‚ the Buddhist religion also has the ability to adapt to technology‚ a concept known as E-Religion‚ making it a religion that is practiced all

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    Women in Buddhism

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    truth." Buddhism is a faith which preaches the "awakening from ignorance"‚ that is‚ freeing oneself and reaching liberation is the utmost goal. While the teachings and values of Buddhism have attracted an immensity of believers (both men and women alike)‚ the religion ’s embedded patriarchal views has affected the status of women in both a historical and present-day viewpoint. Having said that‚ using a broad range of research sources‚ this paper will discuss the position of women in Buddhism‚ and in

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    Buddhism Religion

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    Buddhism is a religion that focuses on ones’ spiritual connections and paths that may come from this. They focus purely on the nature of living and their goal is to do this in the most humane way. Abortion is a medical issue that is widely known. It is defined as being the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy and it is most often performed within the first 28 weeks. It can be hypothesised that the extent at which Buddhism’s ethical imperatives enable a dynamic moral balance for adherents when

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    Buddhism and Jainism

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    Buddhism separates itself from the Jain tradition by teaching an alternative to "extreme asceticism". Buddhist scriptures record that during Prince Siddhartha’s ascetic life (before the great enlightenment) he undertook many fasts‚ penances and austerities‚ the descriptions of which are elsewhere found only in the Jain tradition (for example‚ the penance by five fires‚ plucking of hair‚ and the consumption of food using only one’s cupped hands). Ultimately‚ the Buddha abandoned reliance upon these

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    Eco-Buddhism

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    Sustainable development and Religion. Buddhism and the Climate-Energy Emergency Statue of Buddha Sakyamuni‚ Bodh Gaya‚ India It is in this way that we must train ourselves: by liberation of the self through love. We will develop love‚ we will practice it‚ we will make it both a way and a basis‚ take our stand upon it‚ store it up‚ and thoroughly set it going. The Buddha‚ Samyutta Nikaya Environmental and social breakdown

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    Insight to Buddhism

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    Buddhism The ways of Buddhism is one of the oldest teachings from ancient history and now stands as the third largest religion. Founded by Guatama‚ Buddhism was created in India. With Buddhism being born in India‚ it shares similarities to Hinduism‚ which created many varieties of Buddhism. Buddhism today is not expressed as a single religion because there are many types of Buddhists. Two main types of Buddhism came about‚ which are the Theravadas and the Mahayana Buddhists. With the world evolving

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    Buddhism in Thailand

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    Nowadays‚ Buddhism is practiced by a large amount of people‚ especially in Asia but also in Europe and America. Thailand counts 95% of Buddhists in the country. This strong presence of Buddhism there does certainly influence the business communication. It is actually the 4th biggest religion in the world and the total amount of Buddhists in the world is around 500 millions. The focus of Buddhism is on practice rather than on belief. Buddhism is based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha also known

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    Copenhegan Consensus 2004

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    Should abortion be a legal right for all woman in the world? A person can either be in support of abortion or against it‚ but do you really think that anyone has the right to murder an innocent human being? In my opinion‚ abortion should be banned because it means to kill a new life‚ no matter what stage of pregnancy it is in‚ and its putting a woman’s body in danger because the result is not always pleasant; it could go the opposite of what you envisioned. The main and the most important contributing

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    Jainism and Buddhism

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    Buddhism and Jainism are the two branches of the Shramana tradition that still exist today. Jainism is largely confined to India‚ whereas Buddhism has only flourished abroad. However the two traditions share notable similarities A shramana (Sanskrit śramaṇa श्रमण‚ Pāli samaṇa) is a wandering monk in certain ascetic traditions of ancient India including Jainism‚ Buddhism‚ and Ājīvika religion (now extinct). Famous śramaṇa include religious leaders Mahavira and Gautama Buddha. Traditionally‚ a śramaṇa

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