He made a pilgrimage to Mecca‚ and took the name‚ El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. In Mecca‚ he undertook a transformation in his beliefs. Malcolm said‚ "Since I learned the truth in Mecca‚ my dearest friends have come to include all kinds‚ some Christians‚ Jews‚ Buddhists‚ Hindus‚ agnostics‚ and even atheists! I have friends who are called capitalists‚ Socialists‚ and Communists! Some of my friends
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Encyclopaedia definition of a pilgrimage is as follows: "Pilgrimage - a journey to a sacred place or shrine inspired by religious devotion" it then goes on to mention few places of pilgrimage‚ for example that Hindus go to the sacred river Ganges and that Muslims go to the shrine at Mecca. However‚ it fails to mention Christian places of pilgrimage. People forget that as Christians‚ pilgrimage can play a major role in a person’s life. Pilgrims of Christianity go on pilgrimages to help them to feel closer
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RL ST 001: INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS STUDY GUIDE FOR THE FIRST EXAM The most consistent feature of the various religions that originated in India is belief in karma and reincarnation. HINDUISM Hindus call their religion Sanatana Dharma‚ which means Everlasting Teaching. Hinduism has no single founder‚ and is not centrally organized. Who is a Hindu? A Hindu is anyone who • accepts the authority of the Vedas. • is a native Indian and not a Parsee (Zoroastrian)‚ a Jew‚ a Christian
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also be a ceremony having to do with social customs. Rituals are repeated yearly or every couple years‚ it is not a ritual if it is only done once and never again. A pilgrimage physically takes someone from one place to another‚ whereas a ritual could be performed in one spot depending on what it is. The first part of a pilgrimage is separation; in the article “Run for the Wall” the riders leave their homes to embark on their trip across the country. The second part is the liminal stage where riders
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ST. AUGUSTINE UNIVERSITY OF TANZANIA. FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND COMMUNICATIONS. DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND ETHICS. ACCADEMIC YEAR 2011/2012- 2 SEMESTER. ND COURSE TITLE: COMPARATIVE RELIGION (BAPRM2& BScT 1) COURSE CODE: PH 221 CREDIT HOURS: 3 HRS PER WEEK Course lecturer: Ms GRACE RICHARD KAMBONA 1 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO RELIGION 1.1. What is religion? The word Religion is derived from a Latin word “religio” which means “fear or awe” in the presence of a supernatural
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northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Land of Gods (Hindi: देव भूमि‚ Dēv bhūmi ?) due to the many holy Hindu temples and cities found throughout the state‚ some of which are among Hinduism’s most spiritual and auspicious places of pilgrimage and worship. Known for its natural beauty and wealth of theHimalayas‚ the Bhabhar and the Terai‚ the state was carved out of the Himalayan and adjoining north-western districts of Uttar Pradesh on 9 November 2000‚ becoming the 27th state of the
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Perfect Pilgrimage: (A Discussion of Three Modern-Day Characters That Would Join The Canterbury Tales) Geoffrey Chaucer has been known as the father of English poetry since the 1300’s. His works have been considered the greatest alongside Shakespeare. In his work‚ The Canterbury Tales‚ He writes about a pilgrimage of many different people in England. Each of those characters introduces themselves‚ then tells a tale that relates in some way to their introduction. Chaucer was known to be a controversial
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Hindu Temple. In late 1974‚ Jobs got a job at the popular game manufacturer Atari‚ working as a technician to save money for a spiritual retreat to India. Jobs then had enough money to make his pilgrimage‚ and went with college friend and the to- be- first Apple employee. He came back a Buddhist‚ with his head shaved and his mind cleared. He then began his experimentation with LSD‚ calling them one or two of the most important things he had done in his life. In 1976‚ Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak
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CCOT 2012 Changes and continuities from the classical to the post-classical cover a wide range of political‚ cultural‚ religious and economic shifts as populations grew and societies became more complex. The classical empires of Rome‚ Han China‚ Gupta India and Archaemenid Persia fell due to external and internal forces and were replaced by the larger empires of the post classical Byzantine; Tsui‚ Tang and Song in China and the Caliphates in Persia. Only India did not return to an over
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“Fourth World Buddhist Summit”‚ Yangon‚ Myanmar December 9 to 11 2004. Two more parts of this lecture will be published in the upcoming newsletters. The original texts have been published in the book “Pilgrimage to the Sacred Land of Dhamma‚” VRI 2009.] Most Venerable Saªgha and Dhamma friends: Let me first thank the organizers of this conference for kindly inviting me. I would also like to congratulate the organizers for choosing Myanmar as the host for the Fourth World Buddhist Summit that
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