Eastern Religion Paper Dawn L. Smith REL/133 Rev. Dr. David Poland University of Phoenix April 23‚ 2009 Eastern Religion (Confucianism) During the course of the last five weeks‚ I have studied several different religions. This included stating what my personal belief system was‚ Hindu religions‚ Buddhism religions‚ and constructing an Eastern religion element matrix and graphic organizer. I have personally discussed with my instructor my views on religion as humanity‚ history‚ basic
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Through out the many religions of the world there seems to be a common element of nature. Through the course of this paper we will seek out this element with in specific Eastern religions. There are many degrees of commitment within each of the religions discussed from the extreme of Taoism‚ Shinto and Confucianism‚ these being the religions we will further discuss. A religion to which nature contributes a substantial amount of influence is Taoism. Considerably argued that Laozi even existed‚ he
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Donald Johnson 10/16/13 Eastern Religion Field Trip The Hindu temple was the first temple that are class attended. It was such a different atmosphere then the usual church setting I was accustom too. From every statue to every piece of clothing the Hindu temple was an incredible place to be in. It had a smoky scented smell in the room. The Gods had very colorful elaborate clothing on. The women would bring the clothing to make the gods look better than us humans. The only time the women would
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Religion on Adolescents How Religion Can Affect an Adolescent’s Well Being By Max Terrien April.11.2013 Eastern Religion RELS 1275 1. Introduction Young adults and adolescents are at a stage where they are energetic‚ young and full of life. This is the stage before growing up to be an adult‚ who needs a job and need to act mature. In our modern society‚ we hear more news about teenagers that has had an accident from drug use‚ alcohol‚ and even unprotected sex. It is now a vicious
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The "Soul" According to Eastern & Western Religions The idea of the soul varies widely in religious tradition. While these variations exist‚ its basic definition is unvarying. The soul can be described as the ultimate internal principle by which we think‚ feel‚ and will‚ and by which our bodies are animated. The soul is seen as the core principle of life or as the essence of a being 1. Views on the permanence of the soul vary throughout religious tradition as well. While some view it as a mortal
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Assignment Contemporary Issues in Eastern Religions comprises: Confucianism Paper Religious Studies - General Religious Studies Week One Individual Assignment: Elements of Religious Traditions Paper Week Two Individual Assignment: Four Yogic Paths and Jainism Worksheet Week Three Individual Assignment: Buddhism Worksheet Learning Team Assignment: Buddhism Presentation Week Four
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The differences and similarities between the Eastern‚ Buddhism and Hinduism‚ and the Western‚ Christanity and Judiasm‚ religious traditions had a cultural impact on the society during 1000 B.CE. to 600 C.E. The Eastern religions each had their own cultural impact on society. Hinduism reinforced the caste system‚ offering hope for an improved lifestyle. Hinduism also started the path of recarnation‚ the other eastern rileigion‚ Buddhism‚ also shared the concept of recarnation with Hinduism
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existed or any type of technology‚ there was religion. This was part of the pre-modern times. Depending upon what part of the world you are from depends on what type of religion you are likely to encounter. This also determines the likelihood of what religion you may have grown up with. Your religion and your background helps in determining what values you may have. These believe and values vary in different religions. Some may learn some parts of these religions from movies or hearsay. Sometimes as we
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Compare and Contrast Eastern and Abrahamic Religions * Abrahamic religions are dualistic: they believe in two kinds of reality- the material and nonmaterial. On the other hand‚ the Eastern religions believe mostly in one kind of reality. * In the Eastern religions‚ sentient beings have value because any of them could be reincarnated souls. But in Abrahamic religions‚ a clear distinction is made between humans and the rest of the world. It is humanity that it at the center of creation.
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found this to be the most interesting module so far‚ very fascinating beliefs and practices throughout the eastern religions.There are a lot of differences I could have chose from. In the end‚ I chose to talk about the spiritual duality that the western religions have faith in (i.e. the afterlife) and the idea that the spiritual world and reality are singular which is what the eastern religions believe. I had always heard of the possibility of being reincarnated‚ as a matter of fact I can remember
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