located around Bangkok and rural areas (Narkavonnakit‚ 1979). Recently‚ the police officers found hundreds of human fetuses in the temple called Wat Phai Ngern. There are more than 3 hundreds of human fetuses in the temple’s morgue (Uribarri‚ 2010). A few days later‚ the police found more dead babies which is raised the number up to more than thousands fetuses in the same temple. At present‚ the police was able to arrest the owner of the illegal abortion clinic named Lanjakorn Jantamanas. She said to the
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Nature is an important element for the Zen Buddhist as it is said to aid with meditation that can achieve enlightenment. The ultimate place for this mediation is a Zen garden. These gardens are a Buddhist art expression that focuses on nature. However‚ the garden is almost entirely made of stone and gravel‚ with almost no plant life at all. In this essay I will discuss a brief history of the role of nature in Buddhism‚ explain why the stones and gravel in the Zen Garden are so important and describe
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must understand it properly first. For meditation‚ having a peaceful and silent environment is necessary so one would have the tools to clear their mind of all irrelevant noise. The Water Moon Monastery in Taipei‚ Taiwan has the ideal location for Buddhist monks to reside in it‚ because of its environment surrounding it. At the entrance‚ there are two walls made up of concrete that are of different lengths and they help to divide the city from the sacred monastery. The entrance also has an eighty-meter
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h are both acceptable in the Buddhist faith. • Embalming is acceptable in Buddhism. • If the body is to be cremated‚ monks or family members lead chanting at crematorium. Cremated remains may be collected by the family the following day‚ and may be kept by the family‚ enshrined in a columbarium or urn garden‚ or scattered at sea. Cultural Landscape Pagodas are the principle form of Buddhist architecture‚ which are used as religious multistory Buddhist towers‚ used as a memorial or
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for his Catholic missionary work in Southeast Asia during the 16th century. Stadthuys: Constructed in 1650 as the residence of the Dutch Governor and his deputy‚ the structure reflects Dutch architecture. It is today the "Museum of History and Ethnography". The
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throughout China. The factors mentioned are usually a contributor in global changes and has definitely played its part in China’s adapting a new belief. Of course there were other reasons‚ like economic‚ that caused the people of China to gravitate to the Buddhist ways. People reconsidering their faith‚ due to many of life downfalls or the weight of participants in something that’s new‚ gained recognition and spread due to popular demand. During the political chaos from 221 to 589 that came with the collapse
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I wanted to do my site visitation for this class‚ it was actually a lot harder than I thought. I grew up in a household that had Hindu morals and values‚ however‚ my parents’ view on religion were quite vague. Growing up we never attended church (temple) and the only time we celebrated any religious holiday is when our grandparents came around. My parents believed in allowing my little sister and I to grow into our own religious beliefs. At first I considered practicing Christianity because most
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minister‚ built the Ryoan-ji temple in 1450. In 1467 the Onin Civil Wars broke out‚ which Katsumoto took part in. The Ryoanji Temple was burned to the ground during the Civil War but Katsumoto’s son; Hosokawa Masamoto rebuilt the temple in 1488. It is slighty unclear when exactly the garden was created but it’s thought to be sometime between the years 1499 through 1507‚ the year Masamoto died. In the year 1797‚ Ryoan-ji was struck by another fire and after this fire; the temple went through major reconstruction
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Assam the earliest period is recognized as a suitable place for Sakti worship centering round the Kamakhya temple. There are many legends and sroties related to the origin of Kamakya temple and the worship of the Goddess Kamakhya. The shrine of the Goddess Kamakhya is situated about three miles from present town of Guwahati and about fifty miles from the range of hills. The Kamakhya temple is situated on the Nilachala Hill. The shrine is a place of culmination of Saktism‚ Tantricism‚ Saivism‚ Tantric
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space and distance. Statement of purpose: Bharatanatyam is the oldest among the contemporary classical dance forms of India. The technique of the body movements can be traced back to the 5th Century A.D. from the sculptural evidences in the Temples. However‚ it is in the nature of Indian Classical dance forms‚ that they are ancient and classical at one level‚ and yet constantly grow and modify and assimilate new elements every day1. Bharatanatyam is one of the many dance forms which is
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