Immediately after the Classical Era of World History‚ the period that came along was the Postclassical Period. This period‚ within the year 500 CE and 1450 CE‚ was built up by “third-wave civilizations”. In other words‚ it was built up by large empires characterized by constant patterns of change‚ trade‚ and considerable changes in technologies. In 1492 CE these civilizations got global‚ meaning that the interactions among these different societies stopped being regional. Two empires who were very
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REL/133 NOTES CHAPTER 1 agnosticism: “Not know” (Greek); a position asserting that the existence of God cannot be proven. animism: From the Latin anima‚ meaning “spirit‚” “soul‚” “life force”; a worldview common among oral religions (religions with no written scriptures) that sees all elements of nature as being filled with spirit or spirits. atheism: “Not God” (Greek); a position asserting that there is no God or gods. deconstruction: A technique‚ pioneered by Jacques Derrida
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Buddhism is a philosophy/religion that was created by Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) over 2500 years ago‚ founded on Hindu beliefs. There are two major divisions: Mahayana and Theravada‚ and many subdivisions. Fundamentally‚ Buddhists believe that one must rise above desires‚ to reach a state of enlightenment. Buddha was idolized‚ and subsequently deified‚ but he never claimed to be anything more than a man (dictionary.com‚ 2005). The goal of this paper is to answer the following questions based on
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Buddhism 22 indicative hours The focus of this study is Buddhism‚ one of the major religious traditions‚ as a living religious system. Syllabus Outcomes: P3 investigates religious traditions and belief systems P4 examines significant aspects of religious traditions P5 describes the influence of religious traditions in the life of adherents P6 selects and uses relevant information about religion from a variety
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Ch 5 Margin and Big Picture Answers Margin Review Questions 1 What different answers to the problem of disorder arose in classical China? • Three major schools of thought that emerged from the Warring States period. • Legalism was a hardheaded practical philosophy based on a rather pessimistic view of human nature that assumed that people were stupid and shortsighted. • Supporters of Legalism argued that only the state could act in the long-term interests of society as a whole. They advocated
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CHAPTER 7 India and Southeast Asia‚ 1500 b.c.e.–1025 c.e. I0. Foundations of Indian Civilization‚ 1500 b.c.e.–300 c.e. A0. The Indian Subcontinent 10. India has three topographical zones: (1) the northern mountainous zone; (2) the Indus and Ganges Basins; and (3) the peninsula. The Vindhya Mountains and the Deccan plateau divide the peninsula from the other two zones. 20. The peninsula itself includes further topographical sub-regions including: (1) tropical Kerala coast in the west; (2)
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RL ST 001: INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS STUDY GUIDE FOR THE FIRST EXAM The most consistent feature of the various religions that originated in India is belief in karma and reincarnation. HINDUISM Hindus call their religion Sanatana Dharma‚ which means Everlasting Teaching. Hinduism has no single founder‚ and is not centrally organized. Who is a Hindu? A Hindu is anyone who • accepts the authority of the Vedas. • is a native Indian and not a Parsee (Zoroastrian)‚ a Jew‚ a Christian
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got enlightenment. Despite the differences between both the religions‚ Hinduism and Buddhism influenced each other in many ways. The Buddhist notion of non-injury and compassion toward all living beings took deep roots in the Indian soil‚ while Mahayana Buddhism took cue from the traditional Indian methods of devotional worship. Buddhism influenced the growth and development of Indian art and architecture and contributed richly to the practice of breathing and meditation in attaining mindfulness
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is based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha also known as the Buddha. Buddhism has spread through two main branches which are the Theravada which extended south and east from its origins and now has a widespread following in Southeast Asia and the Mahayana which diffused from its origins west‚ north and east throughout East Asia. Main concepts of Buddhism: -Karma -Rebirth -Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path -The cycle of Saṃsāra -Nirvana -Bodhisattvas Buddhism in Thailand Thailand
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