Stephen Ford March 7‚ 2005 At first glance the traditions of Christianity and Buddhism appear very different from each other. One centers around a God that was at one time physically manifest on earth in the human form of his "son" Jesus Christ‚ the other primarily worships a historical figure that gained divine status through enlightenment. This assessment is broad at best‚ especially in the case of Buddhism where the Theravada and Mahayana traditions differ significantly. Christianity also
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the center of Christianity is a poor man who claims to be God. At the center of Buddhism is a wealthy prince who claims he is not a god‚ but a man. In this short space I will compare and contrast some aspects of Christianity and Buddhism‚ knowing that doing real justice to the topic would take volumes of books. Such is the influence of both religions – that a true comparison could take a person’s lifetime. Buddhism starts in India‚ as an offshoot of Hinduism based on the writings of a wealthy
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Buddhism and Islam are both prevalent religions in the world today with Buddhism originating around 2500 BCE in India while Islam began around 700 CE in the Middle East. Buddhism began when Siddhartha Gautama became enlightened and started spreading his teachings of what he learned throughout India. Islam began through the teachings of their main and highest prophet‚ Muhammad. Islam and Buddhism are similar through their beliefs in a founder and a set of ethical standards which they live their life
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Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm November 24th‚ 2013 HLT-310V Spirituality in Health Care- Grand Canyon University Spirituality is not always or only defined by ones religious values and religious affiliations. The definition itself could be different from person to person or even between cultures. It’s more about understanding and learning who you are and making that connection to yourself. The value of connection carries on to the health care professions too and this where
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Role of Guava Leaves (Psidium Guavaja) in Wound Healing By Marie Curie Group AQUINO‚ Jason Benedict M. CRUZ‚ Arriane DS GONZALES‚ Catrina GUTIERREZ‚ Regine B. LUI‚ Charwin Kenneth A. VILLAMAR‚ Freidrich Marvin * Abstract As the title implies‚ guava leaf is the main subject for this research. Little had been known that the leaf of this plant has tannin/tannic acid that constitutes to the healing progress of the wound. The researchers would determine the difference between the ointment and the
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Bibliography: "Buddha and Buddhism." Encyclopedia Americana. 1990. Cohen‚ John Lebold. Buddha. Mary Frank‚ 1969. Pardue‚ Peter A. "Buddha." Encyclopedia of World Biography. McGraw Hill‚ 1973. "The Buddha and Buddhism." The New Encyclopedia Britannica. 1990. Wangu‚ Madhu Bazaz. Buddhism. New York: Facts On File‚ 1993.
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Hello‚ I am Bodhisattva Joanna. For those of you who aren’t aware of what being a Bodhisattva entails‚ it refers to “a being that compassionately refrains from entering nirvana in order to save others and is worshipped as a deity in Buddhism.” (“Bodhisattva.”). In other words‚ I help others to reach the enlightened state; people would otherwise have trouble finding peace within themselves throughout the hardships of life on their own. In the Buddhist world‚ these hardships are referred to as suffering
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of Buddhism Buddhist practices have flourished throughout Asia for thousands of years. These practices didn’t reach the Western culture until the late 19th century. However‚ over the past decade Buddhist teachings seemed to have an attraction within our rapidly changing culture. Unlike many religions‚ which focus only within their institutions‚ the Buddhist focus point is to achieve inner peace within one’s self‚ in which can have a profound rippling effect. The manifestation of Buddhism throughout
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Native American Humor: Powerful Medicine in Louise Erdrich ’s Tracks by Jordan Higgins An old adage claims that laughter is the best medicine to cure human ailments. Although this treatment might sound somewhat unorthodox‚ its value as a remedy can be traced back to ancient times when Hypocrites‚ in his medical treatise‚ stressed the importance of “a gay and cheerful mood on the part of the physician and patient fighting disease” (Bakhtin 67). Aristotle viewed laughter as man’s quintessential
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BUDDHISM AND THE ORIGIN OF LIFE Buddhism is a religious and social philosophy which was founded by Siddhartha Gautama in the 5th century bc.He was the son of a noble from the northern part of India who became obsessed with finding the answer to the question of human suffering. He left his family‚ wife‚ son and a life of privileged comforts to go live in the forest in an effort to find the answer to the question that so tormented him. He lived in the forest for six years practicing extreme asceticism
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