Explain the contribution of King Asoka to Buddhism King Asoka‚ the first Buddhist Emperor of the Mauryan Empire‚ can be seen as a crucial figure to the contribution to the development and expression of Buddhism. Asoka contributed to the development of Buddhism through his expansion of his Buddhist state to neighbouring empires. Asoka‚ through missionary‚ expanded Buddhism to modern day Sri Lanka and Nepal. This expansion was made possible by Asoka’s decision that only five monks were needed to
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Fair Trade Fair trade is defined in several ways. One simple definition is that it is encouraging development of local communities by advocating the payment of a higher price to exporters. The exporters are mainly advanced countries such as U.S‚ Europe‚ and so on. Simply‚ the fair trade movement improves the lives of people in the developing world. However‚ some people point out a problem of limited point of sale. Moreover‚ there seem to have few more problems about negative aspect of fair
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Throughout the Classical Period Buddhism and Christianity were very widespread religions. While Buddhism and Christianity differ‚ they are contain many similarities. Buddhism‚ is a trip of the mind and it focuses on reaching enlightenment. Whereas‚ Christianity focuses on salvation‚ and becoming one with God. From the person they worship to the way they worship‚ these two religions are very different. In addition to their differences‚ these two religions also have basic principles that are in common
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Buddhism and Hinduism both became popular in Ancient India during the Mauryan Empire‚ probably due to the idea that one could achieve perfection and escape their worldly troubles. Buddhism and Hinduism both have a state enlightenment and a belief in nonviolence‚ but Hinduism has many gods and a rigid caste system‚ while Buddhism is more free‚ rejecting the caste system and the idea of gods. Buddhism and Hinduism both have a state of enlightenment. In Buddhism‚ this state of enlightenment is referred
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Between 100 CE to 600 CE China went between political unification as well as period fragmentation. China also experienced the effect that the rise and fall of confusion ideals and new emerging religions had on their culture. However‚ Confucianism was always an influence on china both culturally and politically. Han unification: • Ruled under one emperor _ had power over imperial courts and was commander and chief • Confucianism was used in civil service exams>> • Confucianism main
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4/3/2013 Cul 260 Prof. Grohe Zen (or Chan) and Lotus Buddhism A Comparison Essay Buddhism‚ like many other major religions has expanded past a simple definition. There are a large number of regions that practice this astronomically large religion‚ and throughout the years since its introduction to the world it has developed a large number of ways to practice the belief system. The sect with the largest number of temples in Japan is Zen Buddhism‚ the second largest number belong to the Lotus‚ or
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him as their teacher. The Theravada school of Buddhism stayed close to those primary teachings. The Theravada used the language Pali for its teachings. However‚ another group of Buddhists looked upon the Buddha as a god ruling over other gods. This group came to be known as the Mahayana school of Buddhism. This group constructed a complex religion with temples‚ saints‚ and statues of the Buddha. The Mahayana used Sanskrit for its language. Buddhism as a religion almost completely disappeared as
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Women in Buddhism In a majority of ancient India‚ women were treated with the same amount of disregard and disdain that they were in most other areas in the world. Women were viewed as a thing in which the title of property could be attached to‚ and they were typically the accessory to men. For the most part‚ women were basically seen as inferior to men. Most religions at this time had the same views. Certain fanatical religious cults have also prevented women from reading religious scriptures
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The Origins of Vernacular Language and Its Spread Keturah Lindsey American Intercontinental University ABSTRACT The term vernacular can be defined as using a language that is native to a country or province‚ rather than a cultured‚ foreign‚ or literary language. The vernacular languages would also be considered as the large family of contemporary “Romance” languages (Matthews‚ 2007). These vernacular languages would one day be known to use as Spanish‚ French‚ Italian
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Hinduism‚ originating in northern India‚ was the source of three other religions: Jainism‚ Buddhism and Sikhism (Hopfe and Woodward‚ 74). When Hinduism started to decline because of its strict practices‚ Buddhism became more popular among the common people since it was not as complex. Buddhism arose out of the Buddha’s interpretation of the Hindu religious system. Many think that Buddhism and Hinduism are two separate sects of the same religion—but they are not. Despite having many similarities‚
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