The Lotus Sutra An important Mahayana text The Mahayana Scriptures • Mahayana scriptures have their own sacred texts called sutras (pali: suttas). • Earliest Mahayana scriptures were written down in the ancient Indian language of sanskrit between the first century B.C.E. and 150 C.E. (Some scholars say they were not complete until the 5th century C.E.). There is NO belief in an oral tradition like that of Theravada Buddhists. • These were also translated into other languages such as Tibetan‚ Chinese
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Laura Carr The Creative Process A River Sutra 2/9/10 In what ways is our narrator’s life and experiment now The Creative Process? In my mind‚ the creative process is simply one in which a person explores different thoughts and concepts to reveal some answers. As for our narrator‚ after the death of his wife and the fact he is now a retiree‚ he searches for meaning in his own life. He felt strongly that he has “fulfilled [his] worldly obligations” (p1). By withdrawing from the iterative city
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These rocks don’t lose their shape Diamonds are a girl’s best friend Ladies and gentlemen‚do u know what this song all about?......No‚it is not gold…..Yes! It is diamond! Perhaps some audience know this song.This song is singing by a Hollywood star‚Marilyn Monroe‚struck a chord which resonated across the world when she sang Diamonds are a Girl’s best friend in the classic 1950s film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Ladies and gentlemen‚when I said the word “DIAMONDS”‚I’m sure the picture of dazzling whitestones
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Phuong Nguyen Cheryl Thompson BBB4M0 June‚ 10‚ 2012 Diamonds There are many different kinds of valuable gem in the world; however‚ diamonds is the most precious and favorite stone all the time. As the hardest known naturally material‚ diamond can be used to polish‚ cut and become a jewelery. Consumer claim that diamond is forever‚ that’s why diamond wedding ring represent for the endless love. This is a reason why diamond always become a “hot topic” in the market all over the world.
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“A diamond‚ is the symbol for love‚ commitment‚ and a joyful new beginning‚” said the TV commercial. Many of the world’s diamonds‚ are mined using practices that exploit workers‚ children‚ and communities. A million diamond diggers in Africa earn less than a dollar a day. Miners are dying in accidents‚ child labor is widespread‚ and corrupt leaders are depriving mining communities of funds badly needed for economic development. In extreme cases‚ diamond mining can cause entire ecosystems to
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DIAMOND MINING AND ITS IMPACT ON ENVIROMENT * Diamond is the strongest natural mineral known by a man. It is a crystalline form of carbon. * Composed primarily individual crystals of a cubic appearance. * There are three main uses for Diamonds * Industrial * Fashion (only 5% of diamonds) * Investment Approximately 130‚000‚000 carats (26‚000 kg) of diamonds are mined yearly‚ with a total value of nearly US$9 billion‚ and about 100‚000 kg are
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mineralogy‚ diamond (from the ancient Greek αδάμας – adámas "unbreakable") is an allotrope of carbon‚ where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is renowned as a material with superlative physical qualities‚ most of which originate from the strong covalent bonding between its atoms. In particular‚ diamond has the highest hardness and thermal conductivity of any bulk material. ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE: - . Diamond is less
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Diamond Impact Mining has had both a negative and a positive effect on many societies; it has created conflict‚ higher quality of living‚ a higher economy and a higher environmental risk. In this essay I will focus mainly on the impact of diamonds in Africa‚ as this country is one of the main supplier of diamonds worldwide. Two-thirds of the world’s diamonds are exported from Africa; they are mined in these countries; Angola‚ Botswana‚ Tanzania‚ The Congo and Zimbabwe. For many of these countries
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Marks each ) | | Case 1 | Conflict Diamonds | | | During the late 1990s South African diamond product De Beers and other companies on the diamond industry discovered that some of the diamonds they were buying or selling came from groups who used the proceeds to finance brutal civil wars. In Sierra Leone‚ rebels took control of diamond mines by systematically chopping off the arms and hands of as many as 20‚000 children‚ women and men until the diamond operations were turned over to them. Similarly
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essay By Ian Diamond (Synthesis of artificial diamonds) Everyone knows Diamonds are hard and beautiful‚ but there are less people known a diamond could be the oldest material. Diamonds are found may be 50 to 1‚600 million years old‚ the diamonds themselves are about 3.3 billion years old. This difference is because the volcanic magma that solidifies into rock where diamonds are found did not create them‚ but only transported the diamonds from the Earth’s cover to the surface. Diamonds also may be
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