AB Theology III October 2013 Comparative Religion and Cults The Concept of Salvation in Hinduism Essay The concept of salvation is present in almost all religions in its own distinct way. The primary purpose of all religions is to provide salvation to their followers and the existence of many different religions indicates that there is a great variety of opinion about what constitutes salvation and the means of achieving it. The term salvation can be meaningfully
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REL 212 - World Religions August 24‚ 2011 Report on Religious Field Research Buddhism is one of the most popular religions in the world. It can be traced back to 563 B.C.E. with the birth of Siddhartha Gautama. He is more commonly known as the Buddha‚ meaning the “Awakened One”. Buddhism spread quickly throughout Asia and other regions of the world but it remained virtually unknown in the West until the last fifty years. The teachings and practices of Buddhism were spread through three main
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that any reader can connect with his personal struggles. Throughout the piece‚ it is possible to see the ways in which he seemingly rejects the traditions of the Buddha in an effort to live his own life in a way that he desires. However‚ upon further analysis it is clear that while he might have rejected many of the philosophies of the Buddha‚ it is through this rejection that he is able to truly live a life that is unique and
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official at the Tang imperial court based his opinions on the spread of Buddhism on the fact that “Buddha was a man of the barbarians who did not speak Chinese and who wore clothes of different fashion‚” (Document 4)‚ Yu believed that since the practice of the Buddhist religion didn’t originate or apply to the Chinese government‚ that there was no need to practice it as a Chinese citizen. Yu stated that Buddha didn’t understand the meaning of family and customs of the Chinese culture because Buddhism didn’t
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In March 2001‚ the Taliban destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan which Finbarr Barry Flood said would define Islamic iconoclasm for many decades to follow. The author argues that the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas does not represent Islam’s attitude towards figuration‚ but rather a response at a particular moment in time. This point is still true today considering Islam’s view on images has never been the reason for iconoclasm‚ but what defines iconoclasm has certainly changed in recent years with
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Ultimately‚ the Buddha abandoned reliance upon these methods on his discovery of a middle way. In Jainism‚ there exists a non-extreme pathway for Sravaka laypersons with minor vows. Some Buddhist teachings‚ principles‚ and terms used in Buddhism are identical to those of Jainism‚ but they may hold different or variant meanings for each. Although both Buddhists and Jain had orders of nuns‚ Buddhist Pali texts record the Buddha saying that a woman has the ability to obtain Nirvana in the Buddha Dhamma and
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Reagan Miano Professor McBride IDS 317 Midterm Exam 1. The Sūtra in Forty-two Sections: It is about the dream that Emperor Ming had in which he saw a spirit flying around the palace. The minister tell the Emperor that it must be Buddha and the Emperor asked to go and returned with a copy of the Scripture of forty two Sutras and later deposited in a temple. In the Sutras in Forty-two Section also mentioned about the five guidelines they are not to kill‚ not to steal‚ not to commit
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Siddhartha Gautama‚ or the Buddha‚ was born in the sixth century B.C. He lived an extravagant life in a kingdom as a young prince. Siddhartha was ordered by his father to stay in his house and never leave. He eventually disobeyed and ventured out in the world and saw many things he had never seen before nor could understand. According to World Religions Online the article entitled “Life of the Buddha” states‚ “As the prince rode through the city he saw three things that he had never seen before.
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taught that they should be equal and live in harmony. As stated in The Buddha Dharma Education Association‚ Siddhartha sacrificed all his good fortune he had possessed and tried to feel what his other Indians felt and tried to comfort them with a new teaching and faith (Pilgrimage‚ 1). Furthermore‚ he did this for his own understanding and for all people. According to the chapter from‚ the Life of Buddha by G.P. Malalasekera‚ the Buddha once said‚ “By birth one is not an outcaste‚ by deeds alone one is
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Buddhism Deanna Hall REL 133 January 26‚ 2015 Isabelle Rucks Buddhism In this paper‚ there will be a summary of the history of Buddhism and the life of Buddha‚ the basic teachings of Buddhism‚ and what makes the Zen Buddhism special school of the Mahayana Buddhism‚ unique. The Chan school of Mahayana Buddhism was created in China in the 6th-century C.E. Allegedly it was spread from Japan in the 12th century C.E. There was an Indian Monk and scholar named Bodhidharma that has the acknowledgment
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