History History of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka’s history is a source of great pride to both Sinhalese and Tamils‚ the country’s two largest ethnic groups. The only problem is‚ they have two completely different versions. Every historical site‚ religious structure‚ even village name seems to have conflicting stories about its origin‚ and those stories are‚ in turn‚ blended over time with contrasting religious myths and local legends. The end results are often used as evidence that the island is one group’s
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Amogha Dalvi Prompt #4 Is Advancement Possible? Progress and growth has always been the underlying cause for our existence. We define progress‚ in terms of material growth‚ by the option of affording better or more cars‚ or to a luxurious lifestyle. We appreciate technological advancement in the field of science that we once thought was impossible to explain let alone exist. Advancement holds a very important place in history and science. However‚ understanding advancement is difficult because
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Topic:Buddhism General Purpose: To provide new information or new perspective Specific Purpose:To inform my audience some of the philosophy of Buddhism. Thesis Statement:Buddhism is based on the Four Noble Truths that were taught by the Buddha and are ideas that can be applied to a person’s life‚ no matter what their religion may be. I. Introduction: A. Attention Getter: I will tell you a brief story about “The Thief and the Master”. One evening‚ Zen master Shichiri Kojun was reciting
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Buddhism 22 indicative hours The focus of this study is Buddhism‚ one of the major religious traditions‚ as a living religious system. Syllabus Outcomes: P3 investigates religious traditions and belief systems P4 examines significant aspects of religious traditions P5 describes the influence of religious traditions in the life of adherents P6 selects and uses relevant information about religion from a variety
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Chapter 10 The Sui and Tang Empires‚ 581-755 * After the fall of the Han China was fragmented for several centuries. * China was reunified with the Sui dynasty‚ father and son rulers who held power from 581 until Turks from Inner Asia defeated the son * Small kingdoms of northern China and Inner Asia that had come and gone structured themselves around a variety of political ideas and institution. * People preferred having an emperor‚ a bureaucracy using the Chinese language‚ and
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From its development in sixth century B.C.E‚ Buddhism has spread across the world and influenced many different cultures through its ideas of reality and enlightenment while also having a profound impact on the human condition and on a new way of thinking as a religious philosophy. Buddhism emerged in India as a religious philosophy to gain understanding of the human condition through meditation and personal reflection. Buddhism’s ancient teachings‚ as described by Dr. Jay Stevenson‚ were developed
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"When it comes to enlightenment‚ there is no male and female‚ there is only the truth." Buddhism is a faith which preaches the "awakening from ignorance"‚ that is‚ freeing oneself and reaching liberation is the utmost goal. While the teachings and values of Buddhism have attracted an immensity of believers (both men and women alike)‚ the religion ’s embedded patriarchal views has affected the status of women in both a historical and present-day viewpoint. Having said that‚ using a broad range of
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The Impact of the Silk Road • The Silk Road at first caused many pastoral groups to form. Eventually‚ rich families did settleand build large establishments. • The Silk Road allowed the spread of religions ( see chart above ) such as Nestorian Christianity‚Manichaeism‚ Zoroastrianism‚ and Buddhism. • The stirrup spread though out the Silk Road. It allowed riders to be much more stable and thuscaused military innovation. i.e. the superiority of the Tang calvary in China. The Indian Ocean
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MYANMAR(BURMA) Introduction Myanmar well known us Burma. Myanmar sits at the crossroads of Asia’s great civilisations of India and China‚ and looks out onto the vast Indian Ocean next to Thailand. One of South East Asia’s largest and most diverse countries‚ Myanmar stretches from the sparkling islands of the Andaman Sea in the south right up into the Eastern Himalayan mountain range. To this day Myanmar remains one of the most mysterious and undiscovered destinations in the world. A land of
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World Religions 1/31/14 Most religions are patriarchal. -Institution led by men that intend to represent “father figures.” -Women are mostly seen as supporting figures. -Women are usually supporting social causes. Negative aspects of religion: -deaths and wars -unethical and misguided -political power‚ groups of followers are able to effect political progress. -may split rather than unify -routinization of charisma leads to a focus on the outside rather than inner spirituality
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