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 Religion has a very strong impact on peoples lives all over the world. It has spread from generation to generation for many decade. Every religion has a different importance to peoples lives. In the case of Buddhism‚ Siddhartha Gautama made his religion‚ Buddhism‚ a part of his everyday life. It is a life philosophy‚ a way of life. Buddhism was one of the major relgion’s. It first started in India around 500 B.C Siddhartha Gautama‚ didn’t always
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Buddhism is a spiritual tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development and the attainment of a deep insight into the true nature of life. There are 376 million followers worldwide. Buddhists seek to reach a state of nirvana‚ following the path of the Buddha‚ Siddhartha Gautama‚ who went on a quest for Enlightenment around the sixth century BC. There is no belief in a personal god. Buddhists believe that nothing is fixed or permanent and that change is always possible. The path to
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Lastly‚ Hinduism karma like Buddhist karma is also about actions affecting life and the one to come. B. The teachings of karma in Hinduism‚ Jainism‚ and Buddhism are similar to the teaching of the “Golden Rule” in Christianity because the concept of them is closely intertwined. Basically the concept of karma in Hinduism‚ Jainism‚ and Buddhism and The Golden Rule in Christianity asks one to act in care and in good character and not
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On Sunday October 24‚ 2010‚ I attended a Buddhist service at the Buddhist Church of Florin. The service was held at 10:00 a.m. and it lasted for about an hour. The morning service began with the ringing of the kansho. The reverend and his assistant entered bowing to the area where the Amida Buddha Statue was and they placed fruits and flowers in the table that was in front of the statue. They chanted a nembutsu‚ “Namo Amida Butsu”‚ which means “I rely upon Amida Buddha”. This was followed by
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Since the arrival of Christian missionaries in the East in the 13th century‚ followed by the arrival of Buddhism in Western Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries‚ similarities were perceived between the practices of Buddhism and Christianity.[1][2] During the 20th century the differences between these two belief systems were also highlighted.[3] Despite surface level non-scholarly analogies‚ Buddhism and Christianity have inherent and fundamental differences at the deepest levels‚ beginning with monotheism’s
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Jainism and Buddhism follow very similar paths but do have contrasting beliefs that makes them both very unique. The key founders of Jainism and Buddhism‚ Mahavira and Guatama‚ were contemporaries that came from the same social class. Their backgrounds and so similar which may explain with the religions share similar doctrines. Through researching their teachings and beliefs I will draw out the similarities as well as the distinctions that comprise Buddhism and Jainism. Buddhism and Jainism
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Hinduism and Buddhism are two influential religions of the world. Both holding philosophical traditions and originating in India. Hinduism dating back to about 2500 B.C.E. identifies four central themes in its belief system. They include spiritual aspect‚ conduct of life‚ truth and reality and intuition. "Hindus consider all of creation worthy of worship‚ and thus religious activity in Hinduism takes many forms" ( http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761555715&pn=2&s=17#s17)
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understanding. The core element of Buddhism is the Experiential Dimension‚ as the ultimate goal of all Buddhists is to attain Enlightenment or Nirvana. The other aspects of the faith all concern the achievement of this experience. However‚ in stating this‚ the other dimensions are still important to Buddhists but exert less significance. The Experiential Dimension of Buddhism is essentially the most important of all the dimensions as the core belief of Buddhism concerns obtaining the experience
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peaceful afterlife in whatever form it may come in. The moral teachings of Christianity and Buddhism can be compared and contrasted through the roles of a God within the religion‚ the similarities in the commandments‚ and what those moral teachings are intended to do for you. The roles of God within Christianity and Buddhism can be more so contrasted as opposed to compared. This is due to the fact that Buddhism has no all powerful Gods or Goddesses‚ while Christianity does have an all powerful God
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