pitiable fate of those hung upside down in the prisons of hell and the Chinese term “pen” which indicates the bowl in which offerings are placed. As the story of Mulien recorded in the Hungry ghost sutra represents‚ the festival synthesizes elements of Indian Buddhism into the indigenous concepts of China. Stephen F Teiser essentially captures this quality when he descirbes it as “China was made more Buddhist and Buddhism was made more Chinese.” Because the Yu lan pen jing is a key text in
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Islam VS The West Westerners tend to think of Islamic societies as backward- looking‚ oppressed by religion‚ and inhumanely governed‚ comparing them to their own enlightened‚ secular democracies. But measurement of the cultural distance between the West and Islam is a complex undertaking‚ and that distance is narrower than they assume. Islam is not just a religion‚ and certainly not just a fundamentalist political movement. When people think of Islam they think of all the crazy beliefs and a religion
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West Nile Virus Summertime‚ without doubt is the best season for students‚ the mood that it brings along with it‚ is the time that most people treasure. However‚ as we go along and having wonderful time in this period‚ it is very important that we remain healthy and safe. The season not only brings the things we obviously expect‚ but also has been associated with viruses which can cause various diseases. People who enjoy themselves along the lakes and rivers should keep in mind of the threatening
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East Coast Yachts Statement of Cash Flows Cash flows from operating activities | | Net income | $38‚652‚000.00 | Adjustments: | | Depreciation | $16‚800‚000.00 | Increase in accounts receivables | $-910‚000.00 | Increase in inventories | $-4‚494‚000.00 | Increase in other current assets | $-646‚000.00 | Increase in accounts payable | $128‚800.00 | Decrease in accrued expenses | $-1‚400‚000.00 | Decrease in notes payable | $-3‚600‚000.00 | Cash flows provided by operating activities
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| Indian Ocean Trade | Global Trade System beginning in the 1500s | | Kendra Turner-Phillips | 12/8/2009 | | Indian Ocean Trade Global Trade System beginning in the 1500s The Indian Ocean‚ considered the third largest ocean‚ is located between Australia and Antarctica. This Ocean is a major sea lane connecting the Middle East‚ East Asia and Africa with Europe and the Americas. The Ocean is essential because of its location. The location helps to boast the production of trade
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Beth Cooper Professor Barrett Introduction to Drama West Side Story is an American musical with a book by Arthur Laurents‚ music by Leonard Bernstein‚ and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The musical’s plot is based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Set in New York in the mid-1950s‚ the musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks‚ two teenage street gangs of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The members of the Sharks are first-generation
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In the United States of America‚ it is almost beyond the bounds of acceptable discourse to address the question‚ why did Saddam Hussein invade Kuwait in 1990? Even to ask the question‚ one risks the appearance of supporting a repressive dictatorship‚ and to the extent that the question is entertained at all‚ the simplistic answer proffered by political leaders is that Saddam Hussein is an aggressive tyrant‚ bent on territorial acquisition and the subjugation of other nations. He is a modern day Hitler
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INDIA’S Contemporary Security Challenges Edited by Michael Kugelman IndIa’s Contemporary seCurIty Challenges Essays by: Bethany Danyluk Michael Kugelman Dinshaw Mistry Arun Prakash P.V. Ramana Siddharth Srivastava Nandini Sundar Andrew C. Winner Edited by: Michael Kugelman ©2011 Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars‚ Washington‚ D.C. www.wilsoncenter.org Available from : Asia Program Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue
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Water is the key essential element to living life. In America water is only limited by the amount you can drink in a lifetime. But unfortunately in the Middle East due to harsh weather climates‚ water resource is incredibly low. People in the Middle East are rationing there only key to surviving a healthy life. Despite being very well endowed in oil supply‚ gold and other minerals water is what they truly lack and people in the area are struggling to get by. It’s difficult to create a solution to
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Marriage in the Middle East There have been many types of marriage traditions in the Middle East and most of them are still around today. These are also all Islamic customs. Middle East traditions have some of the oldest marriage customs in the world. The two types of marriages are an arranged marriage and an open marriage. Most marriages in the Middle East are arranged marriages. The groom and the groom’s family pay for everything. The first thing one needs to do when planning an arranged marriage
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