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    Elements of Religious Traditions Merritt Russell REL/134 Version 2 June 18‚ 2013 Edward S. Kiely Abstract Throughout reading the following paper on Elements of Religious Traditions‚ you will receive brief explanations on the aspect of religion‚ different types of religion‚ traditions and customs of early Native American religious cultures‚ and how many aspects of those beliefs are in many ways tied into some of the most popular religions existing today. You will also briefly receive explanations

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    Jainism and Buddhism

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    Buddhism and Jainism are the two branches of the Shramana tradition that still exist today. Jainism is largely confined to India‚ whereas Buddhism has only flourished abroad. However the two traditions share notable similarities A shramana (Sanskrit śramaṇa श्रमण‚ Pāli samaṇa) is a wandering monk in certain ascetic traditions of ancient India including Jainism‚ Buddhism‚ and Ājīvika religion (now extinct). Famous śramaṇa include religious leaders Mahavira and Gautama Buddha. Traditionally‚ a śramaṇa

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    the code of conduct prescribed for the Sangha. The eightfold Path and the Four Noble Truths are the best means to minimize the negative effects of karma and work for salvation. Jainism : Jainism also believes in the universality of karma and its effect on human beings. But‚ unlike Buddhism‚ karma‚ according to Jainism‚ is not a mere effect of one’s actions‚ but a real substance that flows into each individual body or jiva. This karmic substance remains with a being until good conduct and self purification

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    Concerning the study religious traditions‚ many critical issues will need a close attention to identify the distinctions between them. One critical issue is how the religious traditions are passed along from generation to generation. Many developed world religions have an established sacred text as well as an oral tradition. In some cases‚ these oral traditions have been written down. For instance‚ in Judaism‚ the tradition of the Oral Torah and the written Torah. The written Torah became the Tanakh

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    Tradition v.s Common Sense

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    Traditions over Common Sense Francisco Montanez English 1302 Professor Duncan April 24‚ 2014 Francisco Montanez Professor Duncan English 1302 24 April 2014 Traditions over Common Sense Traditions are a very important aspect of human life. They are seen as another way of life. Many traditions teach things of value to children‚ things which parents hope will be passed on to future generations. In many societies however‚ traditions have taken over the common sense of the

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    The religion of Jainism has many components that are said to be very similar with certain parts of Hinduism as well as Buddhism. The Jain religion is most popular in India where it was first found. There are millions of Jain people around the world. Jainism first started in ancient East India. The success of this religion all comes down to the 24 Jinas. Jinas are those who overcome or conqueror. The first Jina is believed to have been a giant around 8.4 million years ago (Robinson‚ 2010). The

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    University of Phoenix Material Four Yogic Paths and Jainism Worksheet Complete the table by comparing the forms of Hinduism and contrasting them with Jainism. | |Jnana Yoga |Karma Yoga |Bhakti Yoga |Raja Yoga |Jainism | | |Jnana yoga‚ as |Karma Yoga is |Bhakti Yoga or |Raja Yoga or “Royal | | | |defined by Molly and |described by Molloy

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    Elements of religious traditions paper * Religion is very important and so are all of their religious traditions. This paper will describe basic components of religious traditions and their relationship to the sacred. It will include what a religious tradition says including its teachings‚ texts‚ doctrine‚ stories‚ myths‚ and others‚ What a religious tradition does including worship‚ prayer‚ pilgrimage‚ ritual‚ and so forth‚ and how a religious tradition

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    jainism and shintoism

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    JAINISM JAIN Religion one of the oldest religion in the world does not believe in worshipping an individual It worship real quantities of a soul who attained state of “Jin” One who has faith in preachings of ‘Jin’ and who practices it is called “Jain” LORD MAHAVIR Popularly known as ‘Shraman Bhaguman’ Regarded as the founder of Jainism He‚ the founder ‚ being the last of 24 Thirthankars(flourished drom 599-527 B.C.) He made it Jain Religion JAIN PHILOSOPHY Jain system like the Buddhist

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    Hinduism Hinduism is like most of the other Indian religion ways that have been categorized together as if they were a single tradition. The term Hinduism is derived from the name that has been applied by foreigners to people who are living in the region of the Indus River (pg. 71). This was introduced in the nineteenth century under the colonial British rule that was a category for census-taking (pg. 71). There are Indians that are now asserted that the Western analysis of Hinduism

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