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    Hussainsagar

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    | Islands | Buddha Statue (artificial) | Settlements | Hyderabad and Secunderabad | Coordinates: 17°27′N 78°30′E / 17.45°N 78.5°E / 17.45; 78.5 Hussain Sagar (Telugu: హుస్సేన్ సాగర్) is a lake in Hyderabad‚ India‚ built by Hazrat Hussain Shah Wali in 1562‚ during the rule of Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah. It was a lake of 24 square kilometres built on a tributary of the River Musi to meet the water and irrigation needs of the city. There is a large monolithic statue of the Gautam Buddha in the middle

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    123). In this colonized and male dominated society‚ Jean Rhys explains the silent mad woman. This mad woman represents Bertha in Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre who is Mr Rochester’s mad wife. Bertha is an important figure imprisoned in her husband’s attic like Antoinette. Jean Rhys actually tries to reflect Jane Eyre against society in the point of patriarchy and madness. Jean Rhys “develops Bertha’s identity by giving the reader access to the character’s interiority‚ as expressed through interruptions

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    and helped some people keep their lives together. For example‚ Zhi Dun‚ a chinese scholar‚ talked about how many chinese served the buddha and followed his commandments as he would want them too. These words coming from a chinese scholar could have changed the minds of some people who wanted to follow the traditional ways. This scholar talked greatly about the Buddha most likely to win the hearts of chinese people and the Buddhist monks (Doc. 2). Continuing with the Buddha’s commandments. They were

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    BUDDHISM CASE STUDY "Buddhism - continuity‚ change‚ globalisation" Since Buddhism was established some 2500 years ago‚ much has changed and much has stayed the same. Buddha remains the essential being of knowledge and faith‚ though some of his teachings have been modified. Though Buddha emphasised equality between the sexes‚ this ideology has changed throughout the centuries‚ as there is evident discrimination towards females and nuns. This has come about because of the seemingly natural predisposition

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    Buddhist Doctrine of Karma

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    consequences) arise from the three roots of unwholesomeness. These are greed (lobha)‚ aversion (dosa)‚ and delusion (moha). Accordingly good karmic results follow from deeds that spring from generosity (caga)‚ loving-kindness (mettâ) and wisdom (vijjâ). The Buddha emphasized that it is the mental factors involved rather than the deeds themselves that determine future consequences. Thus the same deed committed with different mental factors will have different consequences. Likewise purely accidental deeds may

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    Where it becomes a popular yet less demanding form of Buddhism. This is when Buddha is not only a person‚ but he is now a God who stresses that charity and good works is a passport for salvation. Quoted by Bentley‚ “When he is becoming worshiped as a God‚ he acquires a devotional focus that helps converts channel their spiritual energies” (Bentley 129). When this occurs‚ this is when you see the futuristic Buddha. Early Buddhism helped people who were seeking to escape the idea of incarnation

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    Summary Of Johnny Tremain

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    Chapter One Pages: 25 Part I Main Idea: Along with many other young boys‚ Johnny is an apprentice for Mr. Lapham. Summary: In this chapter the narrator is telling about Johnny’s morning. He wakes up very early in the morning along with the other apprentices. Johnny does a lot more work than most of the other boys because he is stronger and works harder. When he is older Johnny wants to be a successful silversmith and he thinks that he will be more successful than his “master” Mr. Lapham. One

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    Multiple factors such as happiness can be considered suffering due to the fact that any aspects that may bring happiness; health‚ love‚ competency‚ wealth and intelligence is subject to change. This is stated within Walpola Rahula’s book titled “What the Buddha Taught” on page 18‚ claiming that “When you see a pleasant‚ charming and beautiful person‚ you like him (or her)‚ you are attracted‚ you enjoy seeing that person again and again‚ you derive pleasure and satisfaction from that person. This is enjoyment

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    Women's Role In Hinduism

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    In human history‚ we find that women have been mistreated in almost every country or culture. Mistreating and discriminating against women is more the rule than the exemption. Some more than others‚ world religions follow the same trait. In this paper we will research and discuss the role and impact of women in two of the most important and extended religions in the world‚ Buddhism and Hinduism. Women in Hinduism Women ’s position in Hinduism has always been unclear. Women were traditionally expected

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