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    Belief Systems

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    Belief systems and philosophies have greatly affected the people and societies where they are practiced. They give guidelines on how to live their lives and affect every aspect of their cultures. Two such belief systems and philosophies are Hinduism and Confucianism. Hinduism is a religion with no founder. The people who practice this religion believe in moksha and reincarnation. Moksha is the freedom from earthly desires and a complete understanding of the world. Reincarnation is the belief that

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    Welcome Speech A very good morning to all respected members of the monastic order‚ the Honorable Deans of Faculty‚ our fellow office staff‚ students‚ brothers and sisters in the Dharma. First of all‚ let me on behalf of international Buddhist College‚ particularly The Office of Student Affairs extend my warmest welcome to all of you in joining the extended family here at The International Buddhist College. We are now entering our 8th Academic Year since becoming established in 2004. So

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    of Chaturvarna – the categorisation of Hindu society into four varnas – and the Hindu caste system. He converted to Buddhism and is also credited with providing a spark for the transformation of hundreds of thousands of Dalits or untouchables to Theravada Buddhism. Ambedkar was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna‚ India’s highest civilian award‚ in 1990.[3] Overcoming numerous social and financial obstacles‚ Ambedkar became one of the first Dalits (untouchables) to obtain a college education

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    Sree

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    Aung San Suu Kyi MP AC (Burmese: အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်; MLCTS: aung hcan: cu. krany‚ /aʊŋˌsæn.suːˈtʃiː/‚[2] Burmese pronunciation: [àʊɴ sʰáɴ sṵ tɕì]; born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese opposition politician and chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Burma. In the 1990 general election‚ the NLD won 59% of the national votes and 81% (392 of 485) of the seats in Parliament.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] She had‚ however‚ already been detained under house arrest before the elections. She remained under

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    Buddhism and Shintoism Buddhism is one of the oldest and most significant religions. It’s prominence has caused other religions to emerge. It’s prominence has caused other religions to emerge. Shinto is a religion that defined itself as Buddhist teachings spread to Japan. “Before that time there was no need to name the religion that was already present it was simply what everyone did.”(Michael Molloy‚ pg.258) The mere magnitude of Buddhism defined Shinto; however‚ these religions differ and have

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    Buddhism and Judaism

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    Jesus A Lugo Jr PROF. BARKER World religion 201 25 March 2012 Words: 2400 Buddhism and Judaism: In this paper I will talk about the history‚ beliefs and traditions from two different religions. The western religion of Judaism and the eastern religion of Buddhism are the two religions‚ these two religions have some similarities and some contrasts but they also share some of their own beliefs. Buddhism is the way of life on ending suffering achievable through human’s endeavor. On the

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    A History of Religion

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    Running head: A HISTORY OF RELIGION A History of Religion Learning Team B: Nikki Gibbs‚ Antonio Rodney‚ Deborah Saude‚ Dan Hugo‚ David Sullivan University of Phoenix History of Western Civilization to the Middle Ages HIS/112 Whitney Bell June 20‚ 2009 A History of Religion When humans first became religious is unknown. What we do know is that religion has

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    Modernisasyon

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    League for Democracy SPOUSE(S): Michael Aris (m. 1971; w. 1999) RELATIONS: Aung San (father) Khin Kyi (mother) CHILDREN: Alexander Kim ALMA MATER: University of Delhi St Hugh’s College‚ Oxford SOAS‚ University of London RELIGION: Theravada Buddhism AWARDS: Rafto Prize Sakharov Prize Nobel Peace Prize Jawaharlal Nehru Award International Simón Bolívar Prize Olof Palme Prize Bhagwan Mahavir World Peace Congressional Gold Medal Best Known For Aung San Suu Kyi is an opposition

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    Ethnography Project: Cambodian Culture “A person without the knowledge of their past history‚ origin‚ and culture is like a tree without roots.” Marcus Garvey. What do you think of when you hear the word Cambodia? Do you think of the dirty water? The cows? The hard working rice pickers? The poverty? What does being Cambodian mean to you? To me‚ it means a lot. If I never knew that I am Cambodian‚ things would be a whole lot different. There’s a certain way in which we speak‚ believe

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    Anakapalle

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    Anakapalle city is a revenue Division part of Greater Visakha Municipal Corporation in the Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh‚ a state in India. The Anakapalle town is famous for its jaggery market. Its market is ranked second in India in terms of jaggery imports/exports.[1] Anakapalle is also a very busy and famous business center in this region. Many people from the rural areas around the town cites Anakapalle as their destination for their shopping and medical needs. 20% of Anakapalli people

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