When you look at Buddhist art‚ the Buddha‚ often in the form of Shakyamuni Buddha‚ express peace and he sits and meditate. It brings the audience in a ethereal state because one can feel connected to the Buddha‚ and his “ultimate reality.” However‚ this does not simply gears towards only to Buddha Shakyamuni‚ but also the other Buddhas that exist under Buddhism. Ultimate reality in Buddhism is not a physical place‚ rather it is a psychological and spiritual state that an individual would achieve
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Ideology was more important than culture and religion for the growth of nationalist movements in the period before WWII. How far do you agree? Colonial rule had brought about many significant impacts in South East Asian countries which included many dissatisfactions among the natives. Thus‚ this brought about the rise of nationalist movements. There are many reasons to why there was a development of these movements and the two main reasons for this cause was ideology as well as religion and culture
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EDUCATION MAPPING IN A SLUM AREA: AN ANALYSIS OF THE DYNAMICS OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY Mansi Shah Sreyashi Sen CCS Working Paper No. 201 Summer Research Internship Programme 2008 Centre for Civil Society 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. II. Introduction Overview of Primary Education in Kolkata III. A Brief Overview of Slums in Kolkata IV. Sample Survey Research Objectives and Methodology Slum Profile Supply of Education Demand for Education Conclusion Recommendations V. VI. VII. References VIII. Annexure
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Confucianism vs. Buddhism By Robert Truckle In this essay‚ two world religions will be compared to see how similar and/or how different they are; these two religions are Confucianism and Buddhism. Confucianism speaks about the wise thoughts that Confucius came across throughout his life. Buddhism speaks about how to acquire great knowledge throughout life. Confucianism was founded by a Chinese man‚ but Buddhism was founded by an Indian man. These quick comparisons show how the religions differ
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and the eightfold path on suffering to display their faith and are used to consider and evaluate their lives in terms of greed‚ anger and foolishness. The uses of the three jewels also known as the three treasures involve the Buddha‚ Dharma and Sangha. The jewels are celebrated for their significance and importance in the Buddhist community and the lives of individuals as well as in relation to Buddha himself‚ the community and his teachings of life and living a way of life without suffering
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Compare a well-known historical or contemporary figure in each of the following two traditions: Humanist and Buddhist Analyse and evaluate how their beliefs and ideas have influenced their work Introduction I have chosen two contemporary figures for my comparison‚ Gene Roddenberry (creator of Star Trek)‚ a famous contemporary humanist‚ and George Lucas (creator of Star Wars)‚ a famous contemporary Buddhist Methodist. I believe a comparison of these two figures can offer an interesting and
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INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF RELIGION An Assignment On THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF RELIGION (Rel.744) Presented to Rev. Dr. UKOMA (Lecturer) By Nwibo‚ Joseph Nwamkpuma (Rev.) (EBSU/2007/PG/MA/03333) In partial fulfillment of the course: The Institutionalization of Religion (Rel.744) for the Award of M.A. in Religion and Society Department of Religion and Philosophy‚ Faculty of Arts; EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY ABAKALIKI EBONYI STATE February‚ 2010 Table of Contents
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Central African Republic Central Africa has been inhabited by people for over 8000 years. The population of the early Africans remained low because of a limited food supply. As they started to have more advanced farming the population grew. In the 15th and 16th century Europeans started to make written records of what was happening in Central Africa. The first really significant form of outsider interference in the country started when the Arab slave trade began in the 1600s. It lasted until
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A Comparison of Buddhist and Christian Monasticism By what means does an individual seeking relief from the vicissitudes of everyday life attain salvation? Monasticism is a form of religious practice that provides a distinct method for obtaining the absolute by seeking spiritual perfection within a religion either through union with God or through the attainment of Nirvana. Monasticism is a way of life in which persons decides to leave their worldly lives behind to join a community and take religious
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Studies of Religion HSC: Assessment task- The 14th Dalai Lama Analyse the impact of the 14th Dalai Lama on Buddhism The 14th Dalai Lama by being both the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism as well as the political leader of Tibet can be considered as a global catalyst in promoting and expressing the true meaning of Buddhism‚ in that it is not a religion in the sense in which the word is commonly understood. It is not a system of faith or worship. In Buddhism‚ there is no such thing as belief
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