Quote: “What mattered for the early Buddhists was obviously the individual’s progress on the path toward enlightenment‚ and not the individual’s gender” (p. 86) “...early nuns were full members...recognized for their extraordinary intellectual and spiritual talents…” (p. 86) Question: Reading Leona Anderson and Pamela Young’s book Women and Religious Traditions “Women in Buddhist Traditions” I was intrigued‚ and later upset‚ to learn that early Buddhist nuns were not stereotyped as a result of
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Characteristics of Religion Beliefs: In an unseen world of God(s)‚ spirits or natural forces About human nature or life About the natural world About the afterlife Beliefs can unify people Believers: Who are believers? (Adherents) How can beliefs give them identity? Followers accept the worldview of the religious tradition to which they belong and the make sense of life in light of these beliefs. Beliefs are put into words through sacred texts and writings. These help people to make sense of and
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population. The official language is Romanian‚ the only language of Latin origin in Eastern Europe. Brought up to respect religious traditions‚ the majority of Romanians is Orthodox (nearly 87 percent). Protestants are the next largest denomination at 6.8 percent with Catholics making up 5.6 percent of the population. A small number of Muslims also live in Romania. Romanian Orthodox Church‚ in common with all Eastern churches‚ gives a central place to icons‚ or holy images. A believer in a church
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our values are viewed as goals that are attainable by all. But this is truly a difference of opinion and is questionable on what is believed to be valued. According to Sociologist Robin Williams (1965)‚ he identified ten values that are shared by Americans. Although there are more than ten values existing today‚ I will only be commenting on three that I believe to be common American Values. Hard work is an American value that is expected of all Americans. This particular value holds true in
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Madison Haskins Traditions September 19‚ 2014 Have you ever thought those boring family activities you do throughout the year were created by your parents to drive you crazy? Well I thought so until I did some research on it. In my family we have many family traditions‚ as you may call them. My favorite tradition is going and finding a Christmas tree every year. Everyone has family traditions‚ some may be simple like relaxing for 15 minutes after work‚ or as big as a family party
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Lottery - Tradition Tradition is endemic to small towns‚ a way to link families and generations. Jackson‚ however‚ pokes holes in the reverence that people have for tradition. She writes that the villagers don’t really know much about the lottery’s origin but try to preserve the tradition nevertheless. The villagers’ blind acceptance of the lottery has allowed ritual murder to become part of their town fabric. As they have demonstrated‚ they feel powerless to change—or even try to change—anything
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The Tradition of the Onnagata: Cross-dressed Actors and Their Roles on the Classical Japanese Stage Theatre History I Dr. Kevin Browne December 7‚ 2011 Japan‚ like most cultures‚ has a long history of men playing the stage roles of women. This paper‚ The Tradition of the Onnagata: Cross-dressed Actors and Their Roles on the Classical Japanese Stage‚ will explore the representation of male and female gender in Japan’s highly stylized classical kabuki theatre. I will look at the history of
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country in the world‚ with approximately 202.9 million identified as Muslim (88.2% of the total population) as of 2009; lots of Indonesian celebrate Lebaran. In Indonesia‚ it is common during this period for people to engage in "mudik" activity. It is the largest temporary human migrations nationally and an annual tradition where people in big cities such as Jakarta‚ Surabaya‚ Semarang‚ Yogyakarta or elsewhere‚ travel to their hometowns or other cities to visit relatives‚ to request forgiveness from
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Case Study Eastern Electronic‚ inc. Selecting a Program Manager The following Case study deals with a problematic situation within a company‚ named Eastern Electronic inc. Since the company developed a new BAT program‚ the need for a new Program Manager emerges. This case study will firstly illustrate the needed skills and properties the Program Manager Job requires. Afterwards‚ this paper will compare the skills and properties of the two perspective Job candidates and recommend a decision
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Dangerous Tradition Traditions are normally comforting rituals‚ with deep roots in religious or familial events. They usually are cause for celebration and coming together with family and community. When the roots of our traditions are forgotten then the reason for carrying on the custom is lost. Shirley Jackson writes about the dark side of following rituals mindlessly in her story‚ “The Lottery”. Jackson resolutely conveys this theme using palpable symbolism‚ irrational faith‚ and senseless
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