holds especially true for the monastic order of monks and nuns. Monks and nuns that practiced Theravada Buddhism followed the teaching of the sacred texts known as the Tripitaka which consist of Abhidhama Pitaka‚ Sutra Pitaka and Vinaya Pitaka. The Abhidhama Pitaka incorporated philosophical speculations while the Sutra contained sermons and most importantly; Vinaya contained the Buddha’s discipline or a code of conduct for monks and nuns. In Theravada Buddhism‚ Gombrich also argues that‚ in regards
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also serve as some of the rules that Christians must live by‚ which means that they are very peaceful and kind people. In document 8 it states that Brother Gerald vows purity‚ chastity‚ and poverty (Document 8). This means that Christian monks and nuns had to vow to be peaceful and not cause problems. This also shows that many Christians were kind and considerate towards others by being in poverty and giving privileges to others in need. This tells us that most Christians were selfless and peaceful
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Anthony Booth’s play‚ ‘None the Wiser’‚ is a fast paced comedy centring on a gang of expert shoplifters who think they have the perfect cover disguised as nuns. Trouble comes‚ when two nuns seeking accommodation appear at their front door. However‚ the newcomers aren’t what they appear to be either. Farcical in nature‚ the play is aimed purely at entertaining audiences through hyperbolic‚ extravagant‚ and thus improbable situations. The outcome is that anything that can go wrong will go wrong; and
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I was able to listen to a podcast called famous tumors. It talked about many different types of rare case tumors. Such as president Ulysses S. Grant‚ Tasmanian devils‚ a man with a safety pin‚ a nun and God‚ and a lady and her daughter. The first segment was over a tumor that president Ulysses S. Grant had died from. They talked about going to see the squamous cell carcinoma that actually killed the president. They then go on to talk about actual Tasmania devils that the photographer Christo Baars
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lies with his head cradled by a nun. What does this symbolize? Is this an attempt to express the protection and affection of the church towards the poor? This would be a legitimate and even logical interpretation. However‚ this painting is fraught with suggestions of corruption in church. The nun holds a baby which is assumed to be the beggar’s. Also‚ as one looks at the entire picture‚ one notices nuns scrambling about frantically collecting hay into their bags. A nun in the foreground is making advances
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Hamlet is a very ironic play.You may start to question each characters thoughts at one point in the script. Especially the main character Hamlet‚ does he truly go insane or is it all a trick? For me in this play I never knew what was to be expected. In the play Hamlet is he really insane or is he faking? Hamlet has a plan from the beginning and that is to find out answers about his fathers death‚ and his suspicions lead him to his uncle. He decides to act like he was going insane to hopefully get
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presented to five of his companions who would then become the first monks admitted to the Buddhist religious order. This religious order also consisted of nuns. The nuns and monks of the religious orders were required to make vows that consisted of them living in a life of poverty‚ not getting married‚ and being nonviolent. These monks and nuns followed the Eightfold path and dharma. The eightfold path to them was a way to release themselves from selfishness and pain. Earlier followers of this religion
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story shadows Lieutenant Jimmy Cross and division of soldiers as they contract with death of fellow soldiers‚ depression and battling with the war within themselves. Moreover‚ O’Brien channels his own experiences as a soldier in the 23rd Infantry Division‚ 3rd Platoon. In this gasping tale‚ readers will enter the mind of Jimmy Cross and the events which will change his heart in the long run. At first‚ the readers are in the sight of the soldiers under the panel of Lieutenant Jimmy Cross.
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There are numerous biographies of Martin Luther’s life and several in depth analysis of his ideas‚ but very few focus on his life after the Reformation. After the leading the German Protestant Reformation‚ Martin Luther continued to work on his ideas‚ but he then took those beliefs and applied them to his own life. Martin Luther spent a number of years “defining the faith” and then the remainder of his life “living the faith.” Katherine von Bora and Martin Luther both deserted their life of obedience
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They appeared to have the same thought as her‚ from what their faces told her. She had decided against using her powers to control any of her lieutenants when they had joined and that was really starting to frustrate her. The problem with her decisions was that once she made them‚ she found it very difficult to change them‚ even with the best reasons. The doors of the Throne Room swung open‚ breaking
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