Buddhism’s Relationship with Other Religions Alex Hankins‚ Allison Williams‚ Angela Burgos‚ Annie Downey‚ and Julius Gonzales REL/133 February 17‚ 2014 Matthew Morrison Buddhism’s Relationship with Other Religions Introduction Discuss the common characteristics the assigned religion shares with the others Buddhism is a religion that share common characteristic with other religion. The main concept of all religion is to encourage individuals to be good human beings. They encourage
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Hindu God: Shiva Rebecca Viramontes REL 133 June 2‚ 2015 Trimurti Brahma- God of Creation Vishnu- God of Preservation Shiva- God of destructions and re-creation Shiva Shiva is the God of destruction and recreation. He is responsible for destroying(changing) the world. In Hinduism destruction is not considered a punishment. Rather it is more of a recycling process in which the world can be purified. Shiva is often associated with a ring of fire and has four arms that stand for his powers
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BUDDHISM Nancy Ellison Katrina Gilliard Kastina Cole Rel/133 February 3‚ 2014 Rev Lewis E. Hoye INTRODUCTION Buddhism is one of the world’s oldest and most significant religions. It has spread through almost all of Asia‚ it had its beginnings in India and arose from one person. Siddhartha Gautama‚ became to be known as the Buddha‚ or the awakened One. A growing number of schools of philosophy taught new ways of thinking. THERAVADA BUDDHISM THE WAY OF THE ELDERS Describe the significant
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Shinto Illustration Romaine Stewart REL/133 May 11‚ 2015 Robert Rowland Shinto Illustration The amount of religions known to the public is endless‚ some celebrated with more importance than the others‚ and some with more popularity‚ but one of the lesser known Japanese religion is the Shinto. Unless a person interested in this religion was to travel to japan to talk with people who are followers‚ this religion has remain a mystery to the general public. Shinto is ancient native religion of japan
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Confucianism paper Romaine Stewart REL/133 May 11‚ 2015 Robert Rowland Confucianism paper Confucianism is the ethical and philosophical system developed by a Chinese philosopher called Confucius. The followers of this religion main concern is humanistic‚ they are mainly concern in making sure everything goes according to the teachings. This religion focus on making everyone follow a path of righteousness‚ do good to others and the same will follow. The purpose of this paper is to explore the teachings
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Ideal Person REL/133 Abstract For this assignment‚ we have been tasked to describe the ideal person according to Confucius. I will be including the concepts of ren‚ li‚ shu‚ xiao‚ and wen in my writing because these were the major Confucian virtues. Ideal Person There are many ways to describe the perfect person. If someone were to ask me what the ideal person is‚ I would say that the ideal person is one who has strong virtues‚ is a morally
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Confucius: The Ideal Person Ijeoma Ukwuoma REL/133 December 5‚ 2013 Joshua Scruggs Confucius: The Ideal Person According to Confucius‚ the ideal person must be educated and exhibit good moral character. This perfect person is the junzi which is translated as “superior person‚” but can also be translated as “noble person.” Confucius believes the virtues that guide the junzi should be practiced from childhood so that these virtues and ways of relating to the world come naturally. Some of these virtues
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Buddhism Paper Collin Todd REL/133 June 15‚ 2015 Calvin Habig Buddhism Paper In this weeks paper I will be talking about Buddhism and its basic teachings. I will go over how Buddhism started and the life of Buddha. I will also be discussing the basic teachings of Buddhism. Lastly I will discuss Mahayana‚ a school of Buddhism and why it is unique. History of Buddhism In the 6th century‚ Buddha Shakyamuni founded Buddhism. He was born a royal prince in a city called Lumbini‚ which is now northern India
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Common Practices in Religion REL 133 Calvin Habig Keinesha Predium April 20‚ 2015 What is Religion? The term religion comes from the Latin word ‘religare’ which means to bind. In the world today‚ there are different forms of religious groups and followings that have unique beliefs and practices depending on their history. It is estimated that there are thousands of religions in the world‚ including the mainstream religious groups and others that are not known. One of the common characteristics
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Daoism Worksheet Calvin Young REL 133 April 21‚ 2015 Dr. William Sunday University of Phoenix Material Daoism Worksheet Complete the following questions in detail. Answer each question with a 1- or 2-paragraph response that includes a reference citation. Make use of Experiencing the World’s Religions and other sources in your research as you complete the questions. 1. Describe the principles of yang and yin. As described in Molloy’s Experiencing the World’s Religions (2013)‚ the primary principle
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