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    appealed to the people. Although many officials and scholars disagreed to the Buddhist ways‚ it did not stop others from converting and spreading the religion. In this essay I will discuss the spread of Buddhism in China and the impact

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    taught about earthy suffering and its cure for spiritual gain. Buddhism teaches that liberation from your suffering depends on you. They believe in your efforts to understand how suffering is created for themselves only then can they be free. Buddhists believe in order to seek spiritual truth you must lead a simple and humble life. Daoism and Buddhism are similar in that they both call for their followers to live a humble life. They both believe in the unity of all things rather than separating

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    made these flags to honor their gods in their shamanistic religion. The Indian Buddhist sutras were originally written on cloth in India‚ where they were transmitted to other regions of the world including Tibet. These sutras on banners were the original prayer flags. The origin of the prayer flag comes from the Shakyamuni Buddha‚ whose prayers were written on battle flags used by devas against their enemies the asuras. Monks carried this knowledge of the prayer flags in Tibet after 640 C.E. and the

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    what seems to be a Buddhist temple where is taken in by the master. First they shave his head then train him like they would anyone else‚ of course he fails and fails again. Time passes and he is shown in his late teens‚ early twenties at this time he has mastered all of the Kung Fu moves‚ which he displays. After displaying his moves his last test was to drink a Pepsi and then smash it with his head to receive the seal of approval upon his forehead like the rest of the monks. The commercial ends

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    Greeting noble beings of the known world I am a Buddhist monk hear to teach you a little bit about our ethical teachings. Sounds like fun‚ so lets get straight into it. Buddhism is not only a world religion but it is also a philosophy with between 230 and 500 million followers. Buddhism is based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha‚ simply known as “the Buddha” he is said to have lived in the 5th century BCE in ancient India. Essentially‚ according to Buddhist teachings‚ the ethical and moral principles

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    three main aspects: literature‚ art and ideology. Many famous poems have ideas from Buddhism and many Buddhist stone statues can be found‚ which show its huge influence. It also promotes the countries’ intercultural communications with foreign countries. In Tang Dynasty (618 - 907)‚ Jianzhen traveled to Japan to spread Buddhism as well as Chinese culture. Xuanzang‚ who traveled to India to learn Buddhist doctrines‚ he brought back with him plenty of information

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    However‚ they both did become incredibly popular and proliferate. There are multiple arguments that can be taken on to explain the differences in diffusion during this time period. Politically‚ Christianity posed a greater threat to the Jews than the Buddhists to the Hindus. Economics also played a role; Buddhism had the silk roads to travel and spread through. Religiously‚ Christianity and Buddhism were able to eventually appeal to multiple classes. It is observed that while both began ascetically‚ they

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    and the feminist movement starting up again‚ this becomes even more crucial. Things will never change unless you understand why they happened in the first place. Equality stems from mutual understanding and respect. I specifically focused on the Buddhist religion

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    Essay- Buddhism rituals (taking refuge & Buddhist funeral) compared to Christian rituals (baptism & Christian funeral) Buddhism and Christianity are two religions which have many similarities and differences. Both religious have ceremonies which bring the person into the religious community and both religions also have ceremonies which take place after the person passes away. Discussed in this essay will be the background and order of these religious ceremonies. Similarities and differences will

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    aspects of culture? Social and Dietary S - Many Buddhist concepts/ terms are present and used in western society -Karma (used frequently as sense of fate) -“Nirvana” (the name of a band in western society; in Buddhist religion‚ Nirvana is the supreme state free from suffering and individual existence. It is a state Buddhists refer to as "Enlightenment". The attainment of nirvana breaks the otherwise endless rebirth cycle of reincarnation. Buddhists also consider nirvana as freedom from all worldly

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