community was Vardhamana‚ the last Jina in a series of 24 who lived in East India. He attained enlightenment after 13 years of deprivation and committed the act of salekhana‚ fasting to death‚ in 420 BCE. Jainism has many similarities to Hinduism and Buddhism which developed in the same part of the world. They believe in karma and reincarnation as do Hindus but they believe that enlightenment and liberation from this cycle can only be achieved through asceticism. Jains follow
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Compare and Contrast Judaism and Buddhism One of the most early religions are Judaism and Buddhism. Both Judaism and Buddhism have lots of differences beliefs and practices and only few similarities. Judaism was started in 2000 B.C.E‚ led by Abraham. Buddhism was started in 560 B.C.E‚ by Siddhartha Gautama. Both religions have different point of view. Buddhism don’t believe in deity and Judaism believe in deity. Buddhism are just followers of Gautama and Judaism believe in Yahweh (the God
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Although Buddhism and Confucianism differ in their founders‚ country of origin‚ and their philosophy of life’s end‚ they are both Oriental religions that claim to have the correct way of life and believe that one can achieve goodness. Even though Buddhism and Confucianism were both originated in Asia in the 6th century‚ they were founded in different countries by two separate people. Contrary to common belief‚ Buddhism was begun in India by Siddhartha Gautama. Gautama was a wealthy young man who
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The responses to the spread of Buddhism in China vary in many ways. Some rejecting the spread‚ while others supporting it‚ either way‚ it spread quickly and effectively. Even though the majority rejected Buddhism‚ it did not stay that way for long. In the beginning of its spread‚ Buddhism was not accepted very much. As stated by Han Yu‚ a Confucian scholar and official at the Tang imperial court‚ Buddhist ways differed very much from the Chinese traditional ways. For example‚ Han Yu stated that
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As a kid and growing up‚ all of my friends never knew what Buddhism was. Even I barely knew what Buddhism was. All I knew and all they knew was Buddha seemed to look like based off my necklace. This always left the question in my head: What exactly is Buddhism? I began asking my family members what Buddhism was really about and they all responded that Buddhism was a religion. Later to find out is that they never really knew what Buddhism was‚ they were just told that is was a religion and just went
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diffusion of Buddhism from its origins to 1450 and the diffusion of Christianity from its origins to 1450. Be sure to discuss how each religion gained followers as it diffused. Diffusion of Buddhism and Christianity from their origins to 1450 share many similar traits such as a religious leader who later on helped to diffuse the religion‚ and that the religion was diffused by willing missionaries. Their diffusion differs in what they offered converts and in their locations. Both Buddhism and Christianity
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The Silk road was a major trade route that brought cultural diffusion throughout Asia and Europe. Merchants and traders would travel the dangerous route for miles and miles. The route had a big impact on many societies. Objects such as silk and silver were traded on this route. The silk road brought the east and west together. It started at China’s capital Xian and stretched to Antioch in Damascus (“The Silk Road Bridges” 1). It also lead to many parts around the Middle East. It was about 4‚000
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essay) Buddhism is one of the oldest and most influential religions. Although it originated in East India‚ Buddha’s teachings are found all over the world. Especially in Asia‚ and has even spread to the west. Some of the most popular teachings of nonviolence‚ karma‚ liberation‚ and suffering may have served as foundations for the development of later religions. Such as we find in Confucianism‚ Taoism‚ and Shinto. Buddhism holds strong concepts‚ but has a flexible structure allowing it to spread and
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Buddhism vs Islam From the beginning of human mankind‚ there has always existed a thirst for truth. In searching for specific truths‚ people have come to different conclusions of what that truth is except of those that are scientifically proven. For example‚ in searching the truth about the shape of the earth‚ scientists concluded that it is round. This is a truth which is accepted worldwide and is not put into doubt. There are many occasions though where people disagree with
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illnesses spread and How can we protect ourselves from these illnesses Have you ever got coughed on and then the next day you are at home in your bed resting because you got sick. Well‚ everyone probably knows what I am talking about and got sick this way at least once in their life time. Today I am here to talk about many different ways a viral illness can spread and how you can protect from it. The most common illness you hear about the most is the common cold. The cold can spread in many ways
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