BUDDHISM Brief History Meaning: System taught by the Buddha Founded In: 6th Century BC Place founded: North India Founder: Siddhartha Gautama ("the Buddha-the enlighten one")‚ an Indian prince Followers: 376 million Size: Fourth largest religion in the world Main locations: China‚ Japan‚ Korea and Southeast Asia Main Sects: Theravada and Mahayana Sacred texts: Pali Canon (Tripitaka)‚ numerous Mahayana sutras Original language: Pali Spiritual leader: Monk (lama in Tibetan Buddhism)
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Women and Buddhism As a religion‚ Buddhism has a great impact on women‚ especially Asian women. Theravadan Buddhism‚ which is the early stage of Buddhism‚ depreciates women by a theory called “Five Blocks”. However‚ Buddhism started to affect women in a positive way when Buddha raised several doctrines and explained the theory in a more proper way. The “Five Blocks” theory can be summarized as women can’t achieve enlightenment because women are weak‚ jealous‚ annoying‚ desiring and having more
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Cultural interaction in religion: How does Buddhism impact other aspects of culture? Social and Dietary S - Many Buddhist concepts/ terms are present and used in western society -Karma (used frequently as sense of fate) -“Nirvana” (the name of a band in western society; in Buddhist religion‚ Nirvana is the supreme state free from suffering and individual existence. It is a state Buddhists refer to as "Enlightenment". The attainment of nirvana breaks the otherwise endless rebirth cycle of
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Traditions from the religions Christianity and Islam have contributed to inner and world peace. Both contributions can be sourced by both the religions sacred texts and their principal teachings. In order for world peace‚ inner peace must be achieved first. Christianity’s traditions have contributed to inner peace. This can be shown through the Bible‚ practices for achieving inner peace and the principle teachings. The bible offers direction on the importance of inner peace and how to attain it.
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Discus the early development of urban architecture in the ancient Near East‚ with specific reference to one or two cities in the ‘Fertile Crescent.’ The history of civilization has been one of the most significant fields of study for a very long time. After the agriculture revolution the number of population grow rapidly‚ civilizations were formed and cities were being built to accommodate the growing populations of the ancient civilization. Architecture has always been a vital part of the civilizations
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The architecture of a country acts like a mirror for understanding the way of living and also the developments of the place that have led to the creation of the country as it looks today. The architecture of a country gives an insight into a country’s developments over the years. Many times architecture also helps us predict what type of traditions have been followed in the country over a large span of time. The thesis mainly deals with analyzing whether the direction of development of architecture
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The adoption of Christianity and Islam greatly shaped the development of ancient Africa. The introduction of both religious also affected state formation in Africa. Some states identified with Islam‚ while others pursued Christianity as the prominent religion. Islam expanded through the trade routes‚ making a specific impact in West Africa and the Sudan. With the arrival of Europeans‚ Christianity was already present in Ethiopia. Both religions are still present in current African culture. In the
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Socially Engaged Buddhism Traditionally Buddhism has been seen throughout history as strict devotion to understanding one-self and separating ones-self from society to find true inner peace. The story of how Siddhartha became known as the Buddha was from him leaving his luxurious lifestyle to understand why there is suffering in the world and eventually was able to reach enlightenment. Many followers believe that Buddha wanted everyone to follow the same path in reaching nirvana‚ and leaving society
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Islam and Christianity in Early Modern Africa Indigenous Religions still present Recognize a supreme‚ remote creator god‚ but devote most of their attention to powerful spirits. Spirits associated with geographic features such as mountains‚ waters‚ or forests. Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa Most Africans maintained their inherited Religions. Islam and Christianity attracted increasing interest in Sub-Saharan Africa. Islam most popular in West Africa and Swahili City-States. Timbuktu – Islamic University
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ESSAY 1 Le Corbusier and Mies van de Rohe were two architects influenced by the contemporary movements of their time period. Le Corbusier’s architectural ideology was derived from the multiple techniques and styles he had previously encountered through study. His early designs were expressive of the “youth style” which was introduced to him by his instructor‚ L’Eplattenier. New technologies‚ however‚ began to influence his philosophies. Le Corbusier saw potential in concrete building systems
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