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    Mahayan Traditions

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    Mahayana traditions claim that they have the real teachings of the Buddha and that the Theravada tradition is the corruption of Buddhist teachings. The Theravada traditions believe the same about Mahayana traditions. Mahayana Buddhism is more main stream. The creation of Mahayana tradition came from people living in the domestic life. They created this tradition because they wanted nirvana without having to leave home and because of emotional reasons. In the Theravada traditions‚ nirvana is very

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    Vietnam’s Wedding Ceremony The wedding is a particular ceremony day of a couple. On that day the man and the woman get married. A wedding in Vietnamese culture is not simple because it contains many steps. There are 3 important steps‚ a good preparation‚ a big party and a blessing first night. The families of groom and bride prepare carefully for the wedding. First‚ the groom’s parents choose the best day for the wedding ceremony. One week before the wedding‚ the couple

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    Tradition & Scripture Theology Essay Ebonee Hutchinson Brown 20102509 Tradition We all have family stories that we tell and retell at family gatherings. Families have customs and ways of doing things that are particular to them. We strengthen our family bonds by keeping these memories alive and withholding traditions‚ Ian Knox‚ Theology for Teachers‚ (Third Edition Toronto: Novalis 1999) 76. A tradition is a belief or behavior passed down‚ from generation to generation. It has a symbolic

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    Montezuma Traditions

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    of them ‚ asked them what they wanted and why they were in our territory; oddly enough they were not here to hurt us or take over our land. They were here to learn from our customs and culture‚ or so we thought. As time went by‚ they learned many traditions and some of our ways of hunting‚ and we

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    The Tradition of the Onnagata: Cross-dressed Actors and Their Roles on the Classical Japanese Stage Theatre History I Dr. Kevin Browne December 7‚ 2011 Japan‚ like most cultures‚ has a long history of men playing the stage roles of women. This paper‚ The Tradition of the Onnagata: Cross-dressed Actors and Their Roles on the Classical Japanese Stage‚ will explore the representation of male and female gender in Japan’s highly stylized classical kabuki theatre. I will look at the history of

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    Columbia Traditions

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    found at the northern tip of South America‚ was first recognized in 1819. Within Columbia‚ there are five geographic regions; the Caribbean coast‚ pacific lowlands‚ Andes highlands‚ Orinoco Savanna and the Amazon Rainforest. The regional cultural traditions are mixed‚ with a broad assortment of distinct groups that have unique customs‚ accents‚ and social patterns. Within the Caribbean region of Columbia‚ the predominant ethnic group is the Pardo‚ a mixture of European‚ indigenous‚ and afro-Columbian

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    Tradition and Technology

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    PROVIDIAN TRUST: TRADITION AND TECHNOLOGY By Melissa Dailey and F. Warren McFarlan DPDN Paul Davidson‚ Brian Dyrud‚ Lindsay Neal‚ and Jennifer Paterson October 8‚ 2003 INTRODUCTION In 1994 Providian Trust was a company rich in tradition‚ experience‚ and a high level of personalized customer service. However‚ due to the lack of efficient business processes and information technology‚ Providian Trust was slowly slipping away from profitability and was allowing competitors to become more

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    The Tradition of Lebaran

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    Muslim (88.2% of the total population) as of 2009; lots of Indonesian celebrate Lebaran. In Indonesia‚ it is common during this period for people to engage in "mudik" activity. It is the largest temporary human migrations nationally and an annual tradition where people in big cities such as Jakarta‚ Surabaya‚ Semarang‚ Yogyakarta or elsewhere‚ travel to their hometowns or other cities to visit relatives‚ to request forgiveness from parents‚ siblings‚ in-laws‚ relatives‚ neighbors and elders; or just

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    Religious Traditions

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    Elements of Religious Traditions University of Phoenix REL/134 Elements of Religious Traditions Religion is a big part of today’s society; it has always been a big part of society. What is religion? The dictionary definition of religion is a system of beliefs that involves worship of a god‚ prayer‚ ritual and a moral code. Not all religions follow those guidelines‚ so it is not an accurate definition. Instead we look at a number of characteristics such as a belief system‚ community‚ ritual

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    Aztec Tradition

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    Aztec Tradition By Nicola Gunnis - 25178300 Principal beliefs concerning the origins of the universe: * The driving creation beliefs of the Aztec religion begin with the dual god‚ Ometecuhtli/Omecihuatl. * This god created itself and it was both male and female‚ bad and good and‚ chaos and order. * The Aztecs believed that the contrasting aspects in the world would create balance and unite the origins of the world. * The god had four children and each of them represented

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