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    Women in Buddhism

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    I decided to research women in Buddhism for my paper. My reason is choosing this was because I was curious to see how women are treated and if their were any differences between my own religion‚ Christianity‚ and theirs. In the early years of Buddhism‚ the expectations for females were extremely low. They were only expected to take care of household duties and raise their families. Education

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    Cultural Context – Part B To study the cultural context of “Sive” and “Children of Men” means to examine the world of each and the values and attitude of the people in these worlds. The worlds created in “Sive” and “Children of Men” are very distinct but also have many parallels. Both texts explore the concepts of family‚ love‚ fear and control. The setting of each text was paramount in informing me about the attitudes and values of that time. Each text depicts an oppressive and controlled society

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    PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE IN EFFECTIVE PRACTICE MODULE ONE Part One “ Outline the aims‚ functions and structure of the Youth Justice System in which you work and examine the principles and values that inform the activities of your team.” Part Two “Give an account of an area of partnership working in which you are involved and evaluate its effectiveness from a young person’s perspective. Taking account of an evidence-based approach‚ recommend and justify improvements in this area of partnership

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    Buddhism and Christianity

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    between Christianity and Buddhism. They noticed many other similarities in doctrine and books as well. The early missionaries to China and Japan were both shocked and disturbed by their findings that another religion had similar beliefs. The missionaries determined that this was the devil at work‚ inventing a counterfeit faith. In recent years scholars discovered the evidence of Nestorian Churches in Asia. Many people now believe that the similarities between Buddhism and Christianity are due

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    Zen Buddhism

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    Philosophy in AsiaZen Buddhist Perspectives on Modern EducationMasato Mitsuda California Institute of Integral Studies mitsudam@usfca.eduABSTRACT: Many articles and books on Buddhism have been published in recent years‚ but publications dealing with Buddhist educational views are rarely available. In this paper‚ I wish to expound on Zen Buddhist perspectives on modern education. The history of Buddhist education is long and complex. In early centuries (400 BCE- 800 CE)‚ Buddhist monasteries in

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    Theravada Buddhism

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    is Western Buddhism. Besides being one of the fastest growing religions‚ nowadays‚ the Buddhist religion also has the ability to adapt to technology‚ a concept known as E-Religion‚ making it a religion that is practiced all over the world. It is believed that

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    Design in Context

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    DESIGN IN CONTEXT “ A style does not go out of style as long as it adopts to its period. When there is an incompatibility between the style and a certain state of mind‚ it is never the style that triumphs.” Coco Chanel Visual communications are a reflection of their time and often depict the fashion‚ taste and trends of a period. The impact of social change can be clearly seen in many areas of design including fashion‚ architecture‚ graphic design and product design. What was

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    The Rise of Buddhism

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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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    Hinduism and Buddhism

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    of human history. Out of these‚ Buddhism and Hinduism are two of the most popular religions within the general population. Hinduism is the oldest known religion and is very rich‚ with literally hundreds of gods‚ symbolistic rituals‚ and beliefs. It is believed to have been established around 1500 B.C.‚ but Hinduism was not the brainchild of any one person‚ as it evolved over a long period of time through the contributions of a great many religious leaders. Buddhism‚ on the other hand‚ developed its

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    Buddhism & "No-Self"

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    Eastern enlightenment religions have been gaining popularity throughout the western world for the past few decades‚ with many people attracted to a "different" way of experiencing religion. As with many other enlightenment religions‚ Buddhism requires disciples to understand concepts that are not readily explainable: one such concept is that of no-self. In this essay I shall discuss the no-self from a number of modern perspectives; however‚ as no-self is difficult to describe I shall focus on both

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