1. The lowest level of India’s society‚ considered “untouchables” were called _______ Pariahs‚ “harijans”‚ “Untouchables”‚ “Outcastes”‚ Dalit‚ “Children of God” 2. The priests in Hinduism belong to what caste? Brahmins 3. What is “Dharma”? “Path of Life”‚ religious teachings of Hinduism – (“eternal order‚ religion & law of the universe)‚ Also – the teachings of Buddha in Buddhism. 4. Which of the religions or philosophies does not worship clergy or gods? Confucianism‚ Buddhism
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arose out of the Buddha’s basic teachings: The two major schools of Buddhism‚ Theravada and the Mahayana‚ are to be understood as different expressions of the same teaching of the historical Buddha. In the Buddhist countries of southern Asia‚ there never arose any serious differences on the fundamentals of Buddhism. All these countries - Sri Lanka‚ Cambodia‚ Laos‚ Burma‚ Thailand‚ have accepted the principles of the Theravada school and any differences there might be between the various schools is restricted
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Chapter 7 India Monday‚ October 15‚ 2012 12:21 PM Indian Subcontinent • 3 topographical zones: - Northern mountainous zone - Indus and Ganges basins - Peninsula Vindhya Mountains and Deccan plateau divide peninsula from other two zones 4 sub regions in Peninsula: - Tropical Kerala in west - Coromandel Coast in east - Flat area of Tamil Nadu in south - Island of Sri Lanka Weather‚ Crops‚ and Geography • Peninsular India and Ganges Valley have a subtropical climate and
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of Buddhism‚ there are also similarities. Many religions have a split in their core beliefs like Protestants and Catholics in Christianity‚ Sunni and Shiite in Islam and others. Within Buddhism‚ the split is Mahayana Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism are two different forms of Buddhism that has
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University of Phoenix Material Buddhism Worksheet Write a 1- to 2-paragraph response for each of the following. 1. Explain the basic Buddhist teachings including the three marks of reality‚ the Four Noble Truths‚ and the Noble Eightfold Path. Answer: The basic teachings of Buddhism are based around what are called the three jewels. The first is Buddha or an ideal human who others should imitate. The second is Dharma which is the Buddhist lessons on how to see things in a worldly
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Asian Behavior and Thought 10/16/12 Study Guide 7 – Mahayana Buddhism 1. What are the four sublime states? 1. Boundless love is related to friendliness. Buddhists cultivate love that is unconditioned and unlimited‚ based on the knowledge that all are one in the ocean of love. 2. Boundless compassion is the intense fellow feeling one should have for all living beings who suffer through pain‚ anxiety‚ ignorance and illusion. 3. Sympathetic joy- moves one to seek out happiness
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* World Organizations – UN (1948)‚ ASEAN (June 23‚ 1997) * Ethnic Group – Burmans 68%‚ Shan 9%‚ Karen 7%‚ Rakhine 4%‚ Chinese 3%‚ Indian 2%‚ Mon 2%‚ Others 5% * Language – Burmese (Sino-Tibetan) * Currency – Kyat (K) * Religion – Theravada Buddhism 89%‚ Christianity 4%‚ Islam 4%‚ Others 2%‚ Hinduism 1% * Foreign Rulers – Chinese‚ Muslims‚ Indians‚ BRITISH‚ Japanese * Date of Independence – (from British) January 4‚ 1948 * Geography – largest country in the mainland SEA
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ramifications in the book Buddhism and Bioethics. (2) Keown argues that the preponderance of the Buddhist traditon is overwhelmingly antiabortionist. In support‚ he develops two lines of argument. The first relies on rejection of abortion‚ in ancient Theravāda texts‚ which was regarded as the core of the tradition. The second argument is of his interpretation of these sources and their connection to the basic tenets of Buddhism regarding the nature of personal identity and the skandhas‚ karma and rebirth
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philosophies and practices‚ like mindfulness‚ in a secularized setting‚ such that practitioners may learn to incorporate these foundations in coping with their emotional‚ psychological‚ and physical challenges. Cullen’s article discloses‚ that Western Theravada meditation centers constitute practices based on ’Satipattana Sutta‚ commonly known as Four Foundations of Mindfulness. In this context‚ the practice has the capability to liberate the mind from greed‚ hatred‚ and delusion (187). Margaret Cullen’s
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Everyone knows Buddhism and how it was founded by the Buddha‚ a.k.a. Siddhartha Gautama‚ to become a major world religion. But how does Buddhism‚ using Ninian Smart’s 7 Dimensions of Religion‚ answer the human’s search for meaning in life? It is believed through 3 of those dimensions in particular‚ Ritual‚ Experiential and Doctrinal‚ Buddhism explains that to end suffering and reach Nirvana (escaping rebirth and anatta) is the ultimate answer‚ but it takes the 3 Jewels of Buddhism (the teacher‚ the
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