Phil 2000 Dr. Justin Lewis March 11‚ 2011 Far East Religions In the study of comparative religion‚ the East Asian religions form a subset of the Eastern religions. This group includes‚ Chen Tao‚ Chondogyo‚ Confucianism‚ Jeungism‚ Shinto‚ Taoism‚ and elements of Mahayana Buddhism. These traditions or religious philosophies focus on the East Asian concept of Tao. The place of East Asian religions among major religious groups is comparable to the Abrahamic religions and Indian religions. Early
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The classical civilizations of China and India are similar in social inequality due to the treatment of women and every individual being given a role in society. They differ in the flexibility in the social hierarchy and the presence or absence of coerced labor. China is similar to India in their treatment of women. India and China both treated women as subordinate to men. In China‚ the 5 relationships in Confucianism beliefs placed women on the lower end of the relationship. In India‚ women were
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Hinduism and Buddhism are the two main religions of Ancient India. Both religions share common beliefs and have their differences. Some differences are the gods worshiped‚ the founders of the religions and the holy books worshiped. Both religions are similar and different at the same time. In the buddhism religion‚ the founder was not one person alone. Hinduism was developed over 3500 years ago by the Aryans. The Hindu religion was developed around the caste system. Important books of the Hindu
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Free Essay: Culture of India Nearly one sixth of all the human beings on Earth live in India‚ the world’s most populous democracy. Officially titled the Republic of India‚ it’s 1‚269‚413 sq. mi. lie in South Asia‚ occupying most of the Indian subcontinent‚ bordered by Pakistan (W); China‚ Nepal‚ and Bhutan (N); and Myanmar (E) and Bangladesh forms an enclave in the NE. Its borders encompass a vast variety of peoples‚ practicing most of the world’s major religions‚ speaking scores of different
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"Freedom is my birth right". This is the cry of all freedom loving individuals in all parts of the world. It is the basic nature of the soul within us. We often say‚ "I want to be my self." Religious scriptures of India describe it with words like "Moksha or Mukti". In 1997 Bharat (wrongly called India) is celebrating the 50th anniversary of independence. India became independent on 15th August 1947. But the Independence-Day is celebrated on the 26th January because on that day in 1950 new constitution
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never attain all four goals at the same time though. They are constantly at war with each other. If one persues pleasure and wealth it consumes them but if they persue harmony and liberation they are fulfilled. Their concept of salvation is called moksha. This is the release from the endless cycle of wanting‚ desiring‚ and craving. Central Hinduism is based on abandoning the first two goals of pleasure and wealth and achieving the latter two‚ harmony and liberation. Morality- Hindu’s have a two
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Rachel. W."The Haunted Forbidden City." Www.omystery.com. O! Mystery‚ 20 July 2010. Web. 13 Nov. 2011. <http://www.omystery.com/unexplained-mysteries/63-the-haunted-forbidden-city.html>. "Tower of London Ghosts." Castles. Web. 12 Nov. 2011. "The Taoist Dharma of Opening the Third Eye to See Ghosts." Taoistsecret.com. Taoistsecret‚ 2006. Web. 27 Nov. 2011.
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individuals in classes on the basis of an inherited social status. It divides individuals into five major classes‚ the Brahman‚ Kshatriya‚ Vaishya‚ Shudra‚ and "untouchables‚" also referred to as Dalits. The individual in each class has a religious duty or dharma to contribute in‚ to maintain an orderly society. In contrast‚ Buddha strongly disagreed with the Hindu caste system because he believed it was unjust and that there should not be a difference in the classes of people and due to this it gave everybody
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Hinduism doesn’t have a founder‚ but is a collection of ideas. In Hinduism‚ a person is supposed to follow the job of their caste‚ or their dharma. The Hindus also polytheistic‚ but primarily believe in Brahman‚ the creator of the universe. Buddhism focuses mostly on ethics but still acknowledges multiple gods. Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama; his belief was to give up all worldly
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What is social order? Social order is defined in the Webster’s dictionary as the totality of structured human interrelationships in a society or a part of it. With the creation of civilization came the concept of order. However‚ the different civilizations used different systems to bring about social order. In Greece‚ they used democracy. In China‚ a combination of Daoism and Confucianism was implemented. (Insert something about legalism) Although‚ these systems of government and philosophy
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