Course Syllabus College of Humanities REL/133 Version 3 World Religious Traditions I Copyright © 2010‚ 2006 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course offers a survey of the major historical developments‚ structural cosmology‚ symbolic interpretation‚ and values of the Hindu‚ Buddhist‚ Taoist‚ Confucian‚ and Shinto traditions. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained
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BUDDHISM Brief History Meaning: System taught by the Buddha Founded In: 6th Century BC Place founded: North India Founder: Siddhartha Gautama ("the Buddha-the enlighten one")‚ an Indian prince Followers: 376 million Size: Fourth largest religion in the world Main locations: China‚ Japan‚ Korea and Southeast Asia Main Sects: Theravada and Mahayana Sacred texts: Pali Canon (Tripitaka)‚ numerous Mahayana sutras Original language: Pali Spiritual leader: Monk (lama in Tibetan Buddhism)
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Essay #1: The Ethical Pillars of Jainism Jains believe that people are reborn again and again until they have freed themselves from samsara‚ which is the wheel of birth and death. The gradual process by which the souls learns to extricate itself from the lower self and its attachments to the material would involve purifying one’s ethical life until nothing remains but the purity is of jiva. Jains also believe that the universe is without beginning and that there is no creator or destroyer and
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spread of Buddhism from India into central Asia and China. Buddhism completely transformed the Chinese Empire and Buddhist cave monasteries formed along the route into China. The Vedic religion known as Brahmanism attempted to explain all theological problems and to help to unify the people of South Asia although it was not the universal faith. The Gupta dynasty wrote down the Brahmanism tales and stories in Sanskrit. Two types of Buddhism emerged in Asia. There was Mahayana Buddhism (Greater Vehicle)
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1 Hinduism Emily Brandon Axia College Considering that Hinduism lacks a uniting belief system‚ what makes up the Hindu religion? “One big societal element is that India is one of the last bastions of the ancient world’s culture. Its population practices scores of diverse religious tradition. “Hinduism” is actually an umbrella term referring to the people living “on the other side of the Sindhu River.” The actual name is the “Santayana
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Hinduism and Fatalism Posted on September 9‚ 2011 by gokulmuthu One of the common misconceptions about Hinduism is that it advocates fatalism. Fatalism with respect to individuals is a philosophical doctrine that an individual does not have full control over the events that happen in his life. There are two flavors of fatalism – whether it applies only to the future or to the present also. In the first case‚ my current action does not have any effect on my future. Whatever I do‚ I cannot change
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Naomi Sallay March 31‚ 2012 Comparative Religions Mrs. Zents Reviewing Buddhism The Four Noble Truths for the basis of Buddhist beliefs. Explain the Four Noble Truths and show how they were illustrated by specific events in the life of Siddhartha Gautama otherwise known as the Buddha. The Four Noble Truths are a linked chain of truths about life‚ the first chain being suffering does exist‚ the second being it has a cause‚ the third being that it has an end‚ and the fourth chain being
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Jessica Pellegrini Lord Shiva and Saivism There are over 330 million different deities worshipped in Hinduism. Many of which are lost to people today and many who are still thriving to be the highest they can. The three supreme gods: Vishnu‚ Brahma‚ and Shiva are still the highest of all today. Lord Shiva is the third and final of the Trimurti‚ the three supreme gods. The first was Brahma and the second Vishnu. Lord Shiva has been among the religion for centuries dated all the way back as far
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Water (Cinematography review) The film centers on how widows of different ages‚ maturity‚ backgrounds‚ and personalities deal with their hopelessly limited fate at a single ashram(refuge). Chuyia (Sarala) is an eight-year-old widow who is initially unable to comprehend her future and questions her religion and placement at the ashram. Alternately‚ Chuyia’s childlike spirit inspires the other woman with liveliness and affection. Kalyani is a beautiful young woman forced into prostitution to earn
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well considered the origin of flesh-foods‚ and the cruelty of fettering and slaying corporeal beings‚ let man entirely abstain from eating flesh. Manusmriti 5.49 Hinduism is known for their respect for all creatures and their compassion towards al beings as a basic principle of their religion. There are several reasons as to why Hinduism teaches this respect for animals‚ these are; The Laws of Manu‚ The Vedas and Ahisma. Question b Animals as carriers of different deities; In some Hindu temples
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