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    Women in Buddhism

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    I decided to research women in Buddhism for my paper. My reason is choosing this was because I was curious to see how women are treated and if their were any differences between my own religion‚ Christianity‚ and theirs. In the early years of Buddhism‚ the expectations for females were extremely low. They were only expected to take care of household duties and raise their families. Education

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    Nietzsche on Buddhism

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    Nietzsche repeatedly refers to Buddhism as a decadent and nihilistic religion. It seems to be a textbook case of just what Nietzsche is out to remedy in human thinking. It devalues the world as illusory and merely apparent‚ instead looking to an underlying reality for value and meaning. Its stated goals seem to be negative and escapist‚ Nietzsche sometimes seems to praise certain aspects of Buddhist teaching—and some of his own core ideas bear a resemblance to Buddhist doctrine. What exactly is Nietzsche’s

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    Buddhism and Religion

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    Religion is the people’s beliefs and opinions concerning the existence‚ nature‚ and worship of a deity or deities‚ and divine involvement in the universe and human life. This is my definition of religion before I started this class. On the first day of the class‚ a young man walked inside the class room. He has dark hair‚ facial hair‚ not really tall but good looking. I thought he was one of our classmates until he introduce himself as our professor. My jaw dropped and was at awe. I was expecting

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    Buddhism and Celibacy

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    A Life of Celibacy; Buddhism and Sex Buddhism which just may be the most tolerant religion in the world‚ constitutes teachings that can coexist with almost any other religions. Buddhism began with Siddhartha Gautama who lived in northern India in the sixth or fifth century B.C.E. The religion has guidelines in two forms in which Buddhist followers must follow. These are the Four Noble Truths and the Eight fold Path. Buddha taught that man is a slave to his ego and that the cause of suffering

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    Theravada Buddhism

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    religions‚ for example Christianity‚ have been able to adapt to different audiences‚ different generations and different societies. In contrast‚ there are religions that are more conservative and do not easily adapt to different audiences or cultures. The Buddhist religion‚ though it originated in India‚ is the leading religion in much of the world‚ it is an impactful religion in such places like China‚ Korea‚ and Japan. In the United States‚ the fastest growing religion is Western Buddhism. Besides being

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    Buddhism and Morality

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    With Buddhism being non-theistic in nature‚ that is sharing no belief in a personal deity and or omnipotent creator‚ what and where is the source of its moral teachings? Based around this statement my paper will be comprised of the issue around the foundation of Buddhism’s moral and ethical compass based on its lack of a deity that seems to be the driving force behind other theistic religions. Along with this I will analyze how and why a particular set of rules/guidelines bring about a strong foundation

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    Christianity

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    Christianity Christianity is a religion based on the life‚ death and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth‚ also known as Jesus Christ as presented in the canonical gospels and other New Testament writings. Starting in the mid first century‚ Christianity is the most popular religion in the world accounting for a third of the world’s population with over two billion followers; the majority of which are living in America and Europe. The main contributing factor as to being a living and dynamic religion

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    Suicide in Buddhism

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    Buddhism consists of many conflicting and contradicting ideologies. The idea of suicide is a key issue in Buddhism‚ and can be argued as a violation of buddhist code. Recently there has been incidents where buddhists monks and nuns have been committing suicide to protest Chinese rule. There is much debate on whether these suicides are morally acceptable by Buddhism‚ and the question of what makes a suicide immoral according to Buddhism arises. An example of a nun dying by suicide is referenced in

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    Christianity

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    ¬In this essay‚ we will examine the contribution of Christianity in the lives of individual believers and their communities. This contribution will be assessed using the common characteristics of beliefs‚ sacred text and writings and ethics. Christianity is a religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus. Christians share a set of beliefs that are important to their faith‚ they believe that God created the universe‚ God is a single ruler‚ Jesus is the son of God‚ Jesus suffered and was crucified

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    Buddhism Essay

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    Buddhism Essay Tiger Woods has recently been involved in a very mind boggling and life changing situation. Tiger Woods has been caught cheating on his wife with other women. This event truly shows that Tiger’s desires have brought sorrow to his life. This is very ironic because the desires he has brought among himself are believed to be what the Buddhist faith encourages its followers. Buddhism is supposed to be a very peaceful and calm religion in which people try to avoid desires‚ which

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