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    is they are on the social level.Another similarity is that they both practiced Zen . My last similarity is that they both were fighters. The nobles and samurai had the same social level . They got to tell other social levels what to do. But they both had to listen to the emperor. The last thing they got to do because of their social level was write poems. In the 1100 a new form of buddhism came . It was called Zen. Because

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    to simplify the complex emotions and ideas within society by utilizing symbolisms of everyday items and experiences to convey her perceptions about nature and regrets in life as well as analyze the complexity of one’s identity. Perhaps Hirshfield’s Zen Buddhist affiliations contribute to the philosophical tone of her poems in their abstract conceptualization of life experiences and emotions. The universal theme throughout the majority of her poems consist of actualization and an enlightened understanding

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    ” Music has always been thought of as a sound that unites to create a composition of melody. According to Plato‚ this is just one form of music and not the perfect idea of music. John Cage came up with another form of music through the teachings of Zen Buddhism and the Chinese classical oracle book‚ the I

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    * World Organizations – UN (1948)‚ ASEAN (June 23‚ 1997) * Ethnic Group – Burmans 68%‚ Shan 9%‚ Karen 7%‚ Rakhine 4%‚ Chinese 3%‚ Indian 2%‚ Mon 2%‚ Others 5% * Language – Burmese (Sino-Tibetan) * Currency – Kyat (K) * Religion – Theravada Buddhism 89%‚ Christianity 4%‚ Islam 4%‚ Others 2%‚ Hinduism 1% * Foreign Rulers – Chinese‚ Muslims‚ Indians‚ BRITISH‚ Japanese * Date of Independence – (from British) January 4‚ 1948 * Geography – largest country in the mainland SEA

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    Kayla Turmel Eastern Religions Peace is Every Step Paper Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk‚ teacher‚ author‚ poet and peace activist. He lives in the Plum Village Monastery in the Dordogne region in the South of France‚ travelling internationally to give retreats and talks. He has published more than 100 books. He was born in central Vietnam in 1926; At the age of 16 he entered the monastery at a Temple near Hue‚ Vietnam‚ where his primary teacher was Dhyana Master Thanh Quy

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    ramifications in the book Buddhism and Bioethics. (2)  Keown argues that the preponderance of the Buddhist traditon is overwhelmingly antiabortionist. In support‚ he develops two lines of argument. The first relies on rejection of abortion‚ in ancient Theravāda texts‚ which was regarded as the core of the tradition. The second argument is of his interpretation of these sources and their connection to the basic tenets of Buddhism regarding the nature of personal identity and the skandhas‚ karma and rebirth

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    Immersed and Enlightened Mitch Graf Comp. Religion 2370 Amy Picknell September 24‚ 2012 Prelude: Originally I had my TA‚ Amy Picknell sign me up for the KTC visit on Sunday September 16th. However‚ I unfortunately had to go to an unexpected funeral on that Saturday and Sunday so I wasn’t able to go to the KTC meditation. I ended up leaving Columbus Friday night and on my way down I kept looking and looking for places to visit and couldn’t find anything. Then‚ out of nowhere I noticed some

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    CULTURAL RESEARCH REPORT THIALAND TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY……………………………………………….ii INTRODUCTION:…………………………………………………………1 BACKGROUND:………………………………………………..............1 DISCUSSION:………………………………………………………………2 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS………………….7 REFERENCES……………………………………………………………….8 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1‚ Ethnic Composition in Thailand……………………3 Figure 2‚ Employment in Thailand………….......................4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The culture in Thailand has a heavy influence

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    Bushido‚ an unwritten ethical and moral code that was adhered to by the samurai warrior class in Japan. Bushido encompasses many aspects of religion and philosophy. Although bushido was only passed through word of mouth it held great influence in Japan and it may yet hold this influence. It is the code of laws that decided the behavior and lives of Japan’s noble warrior class. To attain a grasp of what bushido really is one must first understand its sources and origins. Bushido or The Way of the

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    as having a strong personality but an emptiness deep within. Norma Jean is presented as a strong character on the outside in the opening of the story. "She lifts three-pound dumbbells to warm-up‚ the progresses to a twenty-pound barbell."(Mason p. 46). However as the story progresses she exhibits the emptiness which she feels. "One day Leroy arrives home from a drive and finds Norma Jean in tears." (Mason p. 50). Norma Jean feels an emptiness toward her deceased child‚ her husband

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