also take Siddhartha Gautama as a transcendent being and not just as a teacher or role model. Theravada Buddhists counter the Mahayana Buddhists because they consider a lot of the Mahayana practices as against the Buddha’s original teachings. A Bodhisattva is an enlightened person who chooses to give up nirvana in order to help others become enlightened. This is one of the attributes of Mahayana Buddhism that Theravada Buddhism criticises. ‘Vajrayana Buddhism’ branched off from Mahayana Buddhism‚
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Truly Love? The modern love - A normative critique. Love is an emotion of a strong affection and personal attachment. Love is also said to be a virtue representing all of human kindness‚ compassion‚ and affection —"the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another". Love may describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards other humans‚ one’s self or animals. In English‚ love refers to a variety of different feelings‚ states‚ and attitudes‚ ranging from pleasure to
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Meditation in Buddhism Buddhists pursue meditation as a means to attain their goal of escaping suffering and the cycles of rebirth: the achievement of nirvana (Pali: nibbãna). The practice of meditation has been directly derived from Buddha’s own experiences and teachings as it is generally accepted that the Buddha himself reached enlightenment through meditation. Meditation can be contextualized as part of the Noble Eightfold Path‚ the fourth of the Buddha’s Four Nobel Truths‚ specifically in
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------------------------------------------------- Religious art Religious art or sacred art is artistic imagery using religious inspiration and motifs and is often intended to uplift the mind to the spiritual.[1]Sacred art involves the ritual and cultic practices and practical and operative aspects of the path of the spiritual realization within the artist’s religious tradition. ------------------------------------------------- Christian art Christian sacred art is produced in an attempt to
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The perspective of life and death of Daoism based on Chuang Tzu and Lao Tzu Since the ancient time‚ there were a lot of different religions and teachings in China‚ and people’s perspectives and attitudes were influenced by these different religions and philosophical teachings in every aspect in their life. There are three major religions‚ or teachings‚ that are very important in Chinese history‚ which are Confucianism (philosophical teachings)‚ Buddhism and Daoism (considered both a religion and
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“The King of Masks”‚ directed by Wu Tianming‚ is a sentimental melodrama with many underlying themes‚ one of which is the theme of love. The plot of the film‚ the morals that it teaches‚ and its impact on the audience all revolve around love. "The King of Masks" centers around the old street performer‚ Wang‚ played by Zhu Xu‚ who is desperately in search of a male successor to inherit his secret art of "face-changing". Fate allows him to meet with Doggie‚ a young child whose role is heartwarmingly
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Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio is a collection of tales dating back to the Ming dynasty‚ that paints a descriptive picture of what daily life was like during this time period (Sung-lingPu‚ Tzu-Ch’uan. Strange stories from a Chinese studio. Translated by Herbert Allen Giles. London: T.W. Laurie‚ 1916.) Tzu-Ch’uan P’u Sung-ling uses supernatural and the paranormal to criticize both the political system and violence‚ and to communicate his Taoist’s beliefs. The Chinese Empire was an immensely
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From the mid Han to Tang Dynasty‚ Buddhism in China had experienced great changes. With the penetration of Buddhist thinking in the past few dynasties‚ together with the respect of the Tang emperors‚ Tang had been the most prosperous dynasty of Buddhism in China. Below will introduce Buddhist activities in Tang Dynasty‚ their influences towards populace and the society‚ and discuss the reasons for its extensive growth. Respect of Tang Emperor Emperors in Tang Dynasty were mostly believe in Buddhism
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meditation‚ zazen‚ I also experienced the one that has curing power‚ which is called “The Tien-Tai School Six ‘Qi’ Healing Methods”. The meditation room is located at the third floor of the temple. Different from the main worship room for both bodhisattva and ancestors‚ the worship does not have much decorations‚ the walls are painted with plain-white and hold no paintings. On the floor there are only cushions‚ 36 of them‚ spread out with certain distance‚ making sure everyone has enough room for
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DEFECTS OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING IN INDIA Preface The term agricultural marketing is composed of two words -agriculture and marketing. Agriculture‚ in the broadest sense means activities aimed at the use of natural resources for human welfare‚ and marketing connotes a series of activities involved in moving the goods from the point of production to the point of consumption. Specification‚ the subject of agricultural marketing includes marketing functions
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