Shinto Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs World Religious Traditions I REL 133 Robert Mossman July 21‚ 2014 Shinto Shinto is the religion that is indigenous to Japan. Shinto is a ritual based religion and the rituals must be completed with precision and diligence to maintain the connection between the ancient past and modern-day Japan. Shinto is based in mythology on a collection of beliefs from the earliest Japanese writings in the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki. Public shrines that are devoted to multitudes
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spread of Buddhism from India into central Asia and China. Buddhism completely transformed the Chinese Empire and Buddhist cave monasteries formed along the route into China. The Vedic religion known as Brahmanism attempted to explain all theological problems and to help to unify the people of South Asia although it was not the universal faith. The Gupta dynasty wrote down the Brahmanism tales and stories in Sanskrit. Two types of Buddhism emerged in Asia. There was Mahayana Buddhism (Greater Vehicle)
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What he can control‚ however‚ is the way he chooses to treat himself and that is what makes him into a Gentleman. Confucius focused on the social relationship between men which leads the student to turn inward to examine themselves. The root of Confucianism‚ social harmony‚ begins with one person and their
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DBQ Buddhism in China Morgan Taylor When Buddhism spread from India to China many different opinions were voiced. Although many people began to gradually convert to it‚ others felt differently about the new religion. Opinions fluctuated often with some people feeling that Buddhism would be good for the society‚ to bring the people together in a time of suffering‚ and others demanding that it be shunned for corrupting the people with foreign ways. Documents 1‚2‚ 3‚ and 5 can be grouped together
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Buddhism & Aristotle Both Buddhism and Aristotle present intriguing philosophies; Buddhism promotes gratitude and suffering. Buddhists believe that happiness is not achieved by wealth‚ prestige‚ and luxury. Happiness is achieved by understanding the teachings of Buddhism and achieving nirvnana‚ which means to free the soul from bad Karma. On the other hand‚ Aristotle felt that Eudaimonia (happiness) was only achievable by fulfilling one’s full potential. In other words‚ happiness comes from
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In the perspective of virtue Aristotle and Confucianism are similar because both talked about the virtue is a way to guiding humanity. Aristotle have to do with more action‚ that pertains to human good not what is right. Aristotle ethical system is mostly based off of common sense‚ and moral judgment. Confucianism is build off of cardinal relationships to help elucidate the family social rules and promote social harmony. In the book it states that as a husband‚ he is responsible of taking care of
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Buddhism consists of many conflicting and contradicting ideologies. The idea of suicide is a key issue in Buddhism‚ and can be argued as a violation of buddhist code. Recently there has been incidents where buddhists monks and nuns have been committing suicide to protest Chinese rule. There is much debate on whether these suicides are morally acceptable by Buddhism‚ and the question of what makes a suicide immoral according to Buddhism arises. An example of a nun dying by suicide is referenced in
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calling for moral and spiritual guidance. Buddhism as a non-theistic religion presents a passive philosophy that systematically alleviates the central belief of dukkha(suffering) and release from Samsara(cycle of rebirth). In relations to the quotations‚ Buddhaghosa of the Theravada variant and Dogen of the Zen buddhists address the attainment of enlightenment through living the Buddhist teachings and meditation. Similarly‚ the XIVth Dalai Lama of Tibetan Buddhism(Mahayana)‚ stressed ‘peace in the soul’
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Nietzsche repeatedly refers to Buddhism as a decadent and nihilistic religion. It seems to be a textbook case of just what Nietzsche is out to remedy in human thinking. It devalues the world as illusory and merely apparent‚ instead looking to an underlying reality for value and meaning. Its stated goals seem to be negative and escapist‚ Nietzsche sometimes seems to praise certain aspects of Buddhist teaching—and some of his own core ideas bear a resemblance to Buddhist doctrine. What exactly is Nietzsche’s
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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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