Critical Thinking Assignment Cheryl Hageman June 25‚2012 Hinduism is one of the oldest religions that is still in exsistance today. Those who follow Hinduism say that it is not a religion that it is in fact a way of life. The law that governs all of a Hindu’s life is called a Dharma. Hinduism‚ has its own beliefs‚ ethics‚ philosophy and theology. The question of origin in Hinduism is that there
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1. The lowest level of India’s society‚ considered “untouchables” were called _______ Pariahs‚ “harijans”‚ “Untouchables”‚ “Outcastes”‚ Dalit‚ “Children of God” 2. The priests in Hinduism belong to what caste? Brahmins 3. What is “Dharma”? “Path of Life”‚ religious teachings of Hinduism – (“eternal order‚ religion & law of the universe)‚ Also – the teachings of Buddha in Buddhism. 4. Which of the religions or philosophies does not worship clergy or gods? Confucianism‚ Buddhism
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There are two types of karma; Individual Karma and Common Karma. The latter – gugo shuji – is the karma of a group; for instance a family or an ethnic group. It is the collective effect of a group’s actions. Common Karma is particularly compelling within the Buddhist society due to the fact that it extends vertically; meaning that the actions one takes affect their ancestors and future lineage as well as themselves. Interestingly‚ Common Karma applies almost perfectly on environmental
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Jesus A Lugo Jr PROF. BARKER World religion 201 25 March 2012 Words: 2400 Buddhism and Judaism: In this paper I will talk about the history‚ beliefs and traditions from two different religions. The western religion of Judaism and the eastern religion of Buddhism are the two religions‚ these two religions have some similarities and some contrasts but they also share some of their own beliefs. Buddhism is the way of life on ending suffering achievable through human’s endeavor. On the
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Christy Apologetics 104 Critical Thinking Assignment Buddhist worldview is unique in retrospect that they do not worship any gods nor God. They are looking for enlightenment to reach the state of Nirvana. In regard to the origin of Buddhism they believe there is no beginning nor end. It was founded by Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) during the sixth century in Northern India. After he encountered all four kinds of suffering: old age‚ sickness‚ death‚ and poverty Siddhartha became disillusioned
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person‚ Hinduism was introduced in India by the Aryan people around 1500 BC. Modern Hinduism revolves around the belief of Karma‚ actions in your current life‚ both mentally and physically‚ determine your future life after death. In conjunction with karma‚ reincarnation is the act of your soul leaving your corpse and taking life in a different species or human. If one has bad karma‚ one will be reincarnated into something miserable because of wrong doings in a previous life. It is believed that only
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Hindus believe that after death the soul is reborn in this world to live a new life. What the person and into which caste they are reborn into is decided by there karma. Karma will try to increase their goof karma by keeping dharma which is their duty to the Gods. The process of being born growing‚ dying and being reborn is called samsara. It is the goal of every Hindu to be freed from this cycle in order to be in the presence of God or become on with God. The idea of reincarnation derives from the
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their main religion Buddhism to shape the laws of his empire. The Guptas used the caste system. The caste system was not just used to shape the laws it was part of the religion. The belief that if you had done good things in your life and had good karma‚ you would be reincarnated into the next higher class. Most of the lower classes of the caste system converted over to Buddhism so they wouldn’t have to die several times just to be in a good social class. Chandra Gupta I ruled over the Muryan Empire
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Buddhism‚ a Religion or a Philosophy? Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy? To find the answer to this question‚ I believe we must first identify the difference between the two. The definition of “religion” is “the commitment and detection to a faith or observation.” The definition of “philosophy” is “the pursuit of wisdom.” So from this‚ we can say that the difference is that philosophy is to pursue wisdom through learning and experiencing‚ while religion is to commit yourself to a certain
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Group 2 Team Paper 1 REL2300 July 2‚ 2010 Finding Inner Peace Being at peace with one’s inner self sounds inviting but some aspects of many different religions can be hard to grasp at times. While most religions influence others‚ some have ideas and beliefs from sources unknown. Hinduism and Budhism are two of many religions. Having many similarities‚ their differences are what make them unique. Hindus have many gods‚ polytheism‚ and Buddhist believe in finding one’s inner peace. They both
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