(2) The Buddhists hold that every creature fears death‚ and suffers in it (or in the thought of it)‚ and that therefore it is wrong to kill any living thing. On the other side it can be argued that every living thing dies anyway‚ and that suffering is unavoidable except for trained Buddhists. Does this undermine the case for the Buddhist doctrine of non-injury to living things‚ or is there still a case? The Buddhist doctrine of non-injury to living things is‚ of course‚ a natural consequence
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The Acidental Buddhist REL 1111 Book Report The Accidental Buddhist by Dinty Moore When I first started reading the book I had a hard time following it‚ I think it was because I just didn’t understand his style of writing at first. I think part of it may have been his use of words too. I didn’t really care for the term “monkey mind”‚ I felt that it was very redundant and became very distracting to me throughout the book. I also felt that he was self-indulgent throughout almost the entire
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The first part of Olson’s The Story of Christian Theology introduces the reader to conflicting Christian Visions in the Second Century. First‚ Olson defines theology as "the church’s reflection on the salvation brought by Christ and on the gospel of that salvation proclaimed and explained by the first- century apostles." (25). However‚ the story of Christian theology has continually been interwoven with the understanding of the Doctrine of Salvation (Soteriology). While Jesus was on earth‚ and even
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Comparing and Contrasting More’s Utopia with a Buddhist Utopia Nothing could be further apart than the society depicted by Thomas More and an ideal Buddhist society. That may be what is first conveyed to people when they consider these two vastly different societies in a comparative manner. The first indicator of these extreme differences is that the Buddhist utopia is very much a mental one‚ while More’s utopia is more so a place where things are just in their perfected state. That being
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Baptism is very significant to Christians as they believe that being baptised is essential to being forgiven for sinning and eventually being saved (getting into heaven)‚ and in Roman Catholicism babies who are not baptised (and have died at birth) may go into a place called Limbo‚ at the edge of Hell. This belief is related to Jesus saying “amen I say to thee‚ unless a man is born of water and the Holy Ghost‚ he cannot enter the kingdom of God” John 3:5. To most Christians‚ baptism is a demonstration
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BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY Buddhism is one of the most remarkable development of Indian thought. It is an offshoot of later Vedic thought. Buddhism is founded on the rejection of certain orthodox Hindu Philosophical concepts. It has many philosophical views with Hinduism‚ such as belief in Karma‚ a cause and effect relationship between all that has being done and all that will be done. Events that occur are held to be direct results of previous events. The ultimate goal for both is to eliminate Karma
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Buddhists Economics Ideas of Buddhist economists are foreign to those of western civilization. In a nation where business profit is the number one priority‚ ethics in Western economics are rarely given the same importance. In Buddha’s Eightfold Path is the principle to Right Livelihood. This means that one must live in such a way that does not bring harm or violence to another being‚ in all aspects of life‚ including how one obtains their wealth. This brings about the matters Buddhist feel
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Buddhist temples are perfect samples of Asian architecture. In this respect‚ Chinese Buddhist temples are particularly noteworthy since they mirror the architecture of China and include religious elements. In this respect‚ the White Horse Temple in China is particularly noteworthy. I visited the temple and was impressed by its architecture and atmosphere which was really inspiring‚ even though I am not a Buddhist. In fact‚ the Buddhist temple is fashioned after imperial palaces and bears very little
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’A Devoted Son’ Short Story Ending Rewrite After completing another long day at his office‚ Rakesh walked towards his car in the parking lot looking forward to going home even though he enjoyed his being at work as well. He slipped into the drivers seat of the car and placed his bag on the passenger side before placing the key in the ignition. Hesitating‚ he turned to his bag and rummaged inside‚ searching for a new medicine he intended to give to his father. Once his hand wrapped around the
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The Buddhist doctrine of karma ("deeds"‚ "actions")‚ and the closely related doctrine of rebirth‚ are perhaps the best known‚ and often the least understood‚ of Buddhist doctrines. The matter is complicated by the fact that the other Indian religious traditions of Hinduism and Jainism have their own theories of Karma and Reincarnation. It is in fact the Hindu versions that are better known in the West. The Buddhist theory of karma and rebirth are quite distinct from their other Indian counterparts
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