History 101 Midterm 11/4/2014 5a. Attempt a comparative analysis of Hinduism and Buddhism with specific reference to their origins‚ beliefs and practices. Hinduism is the dominant religion‚ or way of life‚ of the Indian subcontinent‚ and consists of many diverse traditions. It includes Shaivism‚ Vaishnavism and Shaktism among numerous other traditions‚ and a wide spectrum of laws and prescriptions of daily morality based on karma‚ dharma and societal norms. Hinduism is a categorization of distinct
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Buddhism is one of the oldest and greatest religions of our world. It originated in the life and teachings of Siddhartha Gautama‚ an Indian Prince. Although he taught primarily in southeastern India‚ it spread to Central Asia‚ Southeast Asia‚ China‚ Korea‚ Japan‚ and eventually the rest of the world. Its teachings stress achieving enlightenment and escaping the cycle of life‚ death‚ and rebirth‚ which generate suffering. After his Awakening‚ or epiphany‚ he discovered the Four Noble Truths that would
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The rise of Christianity put an end to the classical age of Europe with the help of the Romans‚ Christianity spread much faster. Rome was one of the main centers of Christian development. One of the Roman emperors‚ Constantine‚ let freedom of conscience for the people‚ made Christianity on a full legal equality with any religion in Rome‚ and later it was the official religion of the empire. The Roman Empire aid the spread of Christianity in many ways. Because the Romans are tolerate of religion
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REL 212 Judaism and Christianity Identify a religion that you believe has the most in common with the teachings of Christianity. Explain your choice by discussing at least three comparative aspects of these two religions. Christianity has a close relationship with Judaism‚ both historically and theologically. Jesus‚ the twelve disciples‚ the author of most of the New Testament‚ and the members of the earliest Christian churches were all Jews. Jesus’ family followed Jewish customs and
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Confucianism vs. Buddhism By Robert Truckle In this essay‚ two world religions will be compared to see how similar and/or how different they are; these two religions are Confucianism and Buddhism. Confucianism speaks about the wise thoughts that Confucius came across throughout his life. Buddhism speaks about how to acquire great knowledge throughout life. Confucianism was founded by a Chinese man‚ but Buddhism was founded by an Indian man. These quick comparisons show how the religions differ
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Christianity Presentation REL/134 Professor Pringle Chagoll Buhl Christianity Presentation Overview ▪ What is Christianity ▪ Christianity Beliefs ▪ What is Nontraditional ▪ Nontraditional Beliefs ▪ Summary ▪ Reference What is Christianity? Christianity[note 1] is an Abrahamic‚ monotheistic[1] religion based on the life and oral teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world ’s largest religion‚[2][3] with about 2.4 billion adherents‚[4][5][6] known
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the two thousand years‚ Christianity has been extended to the African continent in three stages. The first stage which is early Christianity‚ makes Christianity in Africa qualify to be as old as Christianity itself. The second stage involves the Portuguese patronized Christianity in Africa. The third stage of the Christian extension in Africa is marked by circumstances of contemporary modern times. Though the concept of Christianity in Africa is as old as Christianity itself‚ there are very
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I wanted to compare Hinduism to Christianity. I did not know anyone around here so I contacted a family member that lives in the Philippines. His wife’s family fallows Hinduism. I interviewed them over the Internet through video chat. That was very interesting. I had to have my family member translate to me somethings. But it was fun. I also have them write what they were answering to me. I e-mailed them the questions in advance so it would not be a shocker when I asked. I felt as if I was rude
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CHALLENGES OF CHRISTIANITY IN WEST AFRICA (GHANA) Christianity as a religion ‚ a faith or a way of life in recent years has been pretty much tough if I would say . It is indeed difficult to be a good Christian in this age than it ever was . The standards are dropping ‚ deviation from the central core of believe‚ persecutions of Christians here and there ‚ civil wars and a host of others tend to battle
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there has been a variety of opinions and theories regarding the body and the soul. The two most common known philosophies regarding the body and the soul are Plato’s theories and Buddhism. Each have their own ways of viewing how the body and the soul connect to each other and how they function during a life. Buddhism‚ an old eastern religion that believes in no monotheistic creator and reincarnation. Buddhist’s also have their own notion that creates a connection between the soul and the body. Despite
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