conqueror because he went to seek Buddha‚ the Asokan edicts‚ and cared about the misfortunate. Asoka was converted to Buddhism as a result of the Kalinga war. According to tradition he became a monk‚ made huge gifts to the Buddhists and undertook pilgrimages to the Buddhist shrines. Asoka set a very high ideal for himself‚ and this was the ideal of power and peace. Asoka taught people to live and let live. He emphasized compassion towards animals and proper behavior towards relatives. His teachings
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unique and valuable religious tourism resources. The state has something for everyone. The monuments- the sun temple at Konark‚ the Jagannath temple at Puri‚ the Lingraj temple at Bhubaneswar are the sacred places of Orissa attract thousand of pilgrimages from the different parts of world in recent time. The beautiful yatra‚ Car festivals of Lord Jagannath motivate many devotees from different parts of the world. There are many spots of Orissa‚ which deserve to be publicized worldwide by international
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prayers (Salat)‚ annual tax (Zakat)‚ annual Ramadan fast (Sawm)‚ pilgrimage to Mecca (Haj) Author of Torah God with Moses as a mouthpiece 25. Buddha Siddhartha Gautama 19. Buddha’s 3 Bodies (Trikaya) Nirmana kaya: physical‚ Sambhoga kaya: enjoyment‚ Dharma kaya: Reality 134. Buddha’s long ears Royal status Buddhist 3 Animals Represents a vice Rooster-Greed Pig-Ignorance Snake-Hatred Buddhist 6 Realms Inner part of circle‚ worlds that you can be reincarnated
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even Japanese faith‚ remains somewhat elusive. The word ‘zen’ is thrown around rather casually in conversation‚ but whether or not people in the West actually understand the meaning of that word has yet to be seen. However the elusiveness of the Zen Buddhist tradition is not a Western failure‚ but instead a factor of the Zen faith itself. It is an elusive faith - the main focus is not going to heaven‚ honoring certain gods‚ or giving a certain type of tithe. The foundations of Zen Buddhism lie in the
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the sixth century B.C.E.‚ and its founding figure‚ Buddha‚ was a contemporary of Confucius in China and the early Greek philosophers‚ antedating Jesus by 500 years and Muhammad by a millennium (Candice Goucher‚ 1998). Cultural Origins of Buddhism: Buddhists believe that the Buddha (meaning “the awakened”) awakened to the laws of the universe‚ which are said to be operating eternally. All elements‚ all entities‚ all phenomena are then related directly and indirectly to one another in the universe. Therefore
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Christianity has some similarities and differences with other religions. These similarities help Christians to better understand human nature and philosophy. A weakness of religion is that some components are said to be a human construct. Given our limited knowledge‚ we cannot always be sure which parts are humanly constructed and which parts are not. Christians should not be hateful towards other religions. They can view other religions as seeking truth. Christians should come alongside other religions
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Name Date 12-17-12 Homework AP World Homework: Read from 218‚ starting with “Jainism” through 222 to answer the following questions. 1. According to legend‚ how did Mahavira start Jainism? A. According to legend‚ Mahavira started Jainism by leaving his home at the age of thirty to seek salvation by escaping from the cycle of incarnation‚ he lived an ascetic life in the Ganges Valley in which he achieved enlightenment‚ and he then taught an ascetic doctrine of detachment
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the creation of sacred spaces was very common. The creation of the Great Stupa in India and the Parthenon in Greece both were built for the honor and worship for the respective god and goddess for both nation In India during the rule of the Buddhist ruler Ashoka‚ the Great Stupa of Sanchi was commissioned. The Great Stupa was considered to be one of the greatest monasteries patriotisms to Buddhism. Even though it can be dated back to Ashoka’s reign‚ its consists of many buildings and parts that
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------------------------------------------------- 양식의 맨 위 양식의 맨 아래 10 World Heritage Sites of Nepal: Natural and Cultural Sites Posted by ImNepal.com on May 22‚ 2012 in Tourism · 0 Comment inShare Nepal is a small mountain landlocked nation in the world. Even it has the area of 147‚181 sq. km.‚ Nepal holds 10 places as UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organization) as ‘World Heritage Sites’. There are 830 properties of world in World Heritage List as cultural and natural
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here) will emerge in leading edge hospitality is the market segment in religious tourism. The information shared on the Miniature Earth power point stated that in a population of 100 people‚ 33 are Christians‚ 18 are Muslims‚ 14 are Hindu‚ 6 are Buddhists‚ 13 practice other religions and only 16 are non-religious. This means that an overwhelming amount (84%) of the population have religious beliefs. Weidenfeld (2008) states that “religion influences the choice of destination‚ tourist product preferences
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