References: Brief Overview of Jainism. (1997‚ February 10). University of Michigan. Retrieved February 19‚ 2011‚ from http://www.umich.edu/~umjains/overview.html Desai‚ M Easwaran‚ E. (1997). The way of love. Gandhi‚ the man: the story of his transformation (3rd ed.‚ pp. 67‚ 72). Tomales
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For the second religion‚ I observed Jainism. From my observations of the people of this religion‚ or as known as “jains”‚ this religion teaches according to Fisher(2011) that “the humans are imperfect but also hold promise if they maintain complete and careful control of their senses and thoughts‚ we can attain perfection‚ freedom‚ and happiness”(p.121). For praying‚ jains have temples includes images of Tirthankara‚ who are the teachers of Jainism. I have noticed that these people are
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Name________________________ Class Hour_______ CHAPTER 1-Understanding Religion STUDY QUESTIONS (Pages 1-29) Group A 1. What are some of the questions religion seek to answer? List some of the human needs served by religion? 2. Discuss a theory on origins of religion by one of the thinkers in the reading (Tylor‚ Frazer‚ Freud‚ James‚ Otto or Jung) that makes sense to you at the present time. 3. List and describe the eight elements that are developed in varying degrees in most religions?
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Religious Tolerance Made Easy Josh Fones December 8‚ 2012 Religious intolerance has been a problem concerning peace in this world for a long time. Throughout history there have been wars and other altercations between countries because of religious intolerance. People following a certain religion just cannot seem to accept that other people follow and practice other religions. I used to be one of those people. I was born and raised in a Southern Baptist household and have been taught the beliefs
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Fundamental Right‚ and our Constitution gives all Indians the right to practice it‚ irrespective of caste‚ creed‚ economic status‚ race or gender. Ancient Indian civilization was steeped in inequalities‚ mostly of caste. With the advent of Buddhism and Jainism‚ the caste system received a jolt‚ as the common man started questioning its very basis. Later‚ Christianity and Islam too‚ spoke of the equality of all men in the eyes of God. The Bhakti movement in medieval India borrowed from these concepts and
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castes; (b) Both Buddhism and Jainism preached extreme austerities and had gradually lost their charm; (c) With the advent of Islam in India‚ the Sufi saints preached the idea of equality and brotherhood; (d) People were interested in religious thoughts that could satisfy their reason and emotions. The Bhakti Movement of South India was led by a series of popular saints Nayanars (Shaiviites) and Alvars (Vaishnavites)‚ who disregarded the austerities preached by Jainism and Buddhism but instead preached
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Over time many religions‚ for example Christianity‚ have been able to adapt to different audiences‚ different generations and different societies. In contrast‚ there are religions that are more conservative and do not easily adapt to different audiences or cultures. The Buddhist religion‚ though it originated in India‚ is the leading religion in much of the world‚ it is an impactful religion in such places like China‚ Korea‚ and Japan. In the United States‚ the fastest growing religion is Western
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Useful date thinking 7th century: Assyrian Empire in power 6th century: Assyrian fall and Persian rise confucius‚ laozi (daoism) zoroasterism 5th century: Persia warring with Greece and greek golden age. beginning of warring states period in China. pericles‚ aristotle‚ plato. 4th century: Shang yang Qin State Esarhaddon 681 – 669 BC. was a king of NeoAssyria who reigned 681 – 669 BC.Took Memphis in 671 BC and declared himself pharaoh. Ashurbanipal 668 BC – c. 627 BC Was the last of the strong kings of the Neo Assyrian Empire
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CURRENT ISSUES PAPER 1 Buddhism REL/133 Week 5 Elton Shaw March 17‚ 2015 Instructor: Susan Cameron CURRENT ISSUES PAPER 2 Intro As one of the most popular religions in the entire world‚ Buddism is believed to be originated by Siddhattha Gotama
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the law and custom. A vast majority of Indians‚ (over 93%)‚ associate themselves with a religion. According to the 2001 census‚[1] 80.5% of the population of India practice Hinduism. Islam (13.4%)‚ Christianity (2.3%)‚ Sikhism (1.9%)‚ Buddhism(0.8%) and Jainism (0.4%) are the other minor religions followed by the people of India. Languages of India The Languages of India belong to several language families‚ the major ones being the Indo-Aryan languages (a subbranch of Indo-European) spoken by 74% of
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