Western and Eastern Religion Comparison Islam and Buddhism are two distinct religious traditions that provide their own meaningful responses to the fundamental questions about life. Their views on issues relating to the possibility of a Supreme Being‚ the purpose of life and their understanding of the cycle of life and death are all quite distinct from each other‚ but at the same time‚ having minor similarities. These can be seen in the following comparative study between the teachings of these
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Zoroastrianism Zoroastrianism is a religion from ancient Iran whose theology has been up to much debate over the years by historians. Many saw this religion as a bridge between Eastern and Western religions. Zoroastrianism has been said to been practiced in Ancient Iran around 6th century B.C.E. This was one of the first monotheistic religions shining out among the clutter of polytheistic religions in the east and west. The worship was to maintain the natural order‚ truth‚ and righteousness of the
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Eastern and Western Religions: Differences and Similarities On this vast planet with billions of people occupying its space‚ we can see that people have many differences‚ yet we are similar at our core. People always strive to find why who put us on this Earth and and we have gone to many lengths to find those answers. Religion has answered many of those particular questions for use. People feel at peace knowing that through religion we have found purpose in life and death. Much like people‚ religion
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Zoroastrianism is religion founded by the prophet Zoroaster in ancient Iran approximately 3500 years ago. For a lengthy period of time Zoroastrianism was one of the most powerful religions in the world‚ today it is one of the world’s smallest religions. At one point in time it was the official religion of Persia from 600 BCE to 650 CE. Zoroastrianism is one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions which I will compare to Hinduism in things such as sacred writing‚ beliefs and worships. Out of
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Zoroastrianism I. Zoroastrianism is a monotheistic religion that was once widespread in the Near East and Middle East. (Molloy 438) A. It spread widely‚ but is now mostly present in India. (Molloy 438) B. Some see possible influence on the development of Essenes‚ early Christianity‚ and Islam. (Molloy 438) II. The prophet Zoroaster‚ the founder of the religion‚ was born about 650 BCE in what is now Iran. (Molloy 438) A. He was surrounded by the worship of nature gods‚ common to his area of
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of the the eastern and western church. This separation still remains today as the eastern Orthodox and western Roman Catholic churches of today. Many facets such as political views‚ theology and cultural rituals due to area invasions contributed to the separation. In the time leading up to the events of the schism the eastern and western churches had been developing separately with a different belief system of the Eucharistic ceremony and the power of the holy spirit. The Eastern Orthodox church
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Certain features of Zoroastrianism are found in more commonly known religions and cultures today. It has essential features like dualism that makes it a base for other philosophies today. Zoroastrian doctrines have many similarities to Christian‚ Jewish‚ and Islamic beliefs. The history of Zoroastrianism tells a lot about how and why it used to be such a popular religion‚ but is no longer heard about. While many of its beliefs are found in other modern religions‚ its influence has been felt not only
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remember (at the age of about 8) the intense worry that if I mentioned an everyday thing from my home life‚ such as visiting relatives in America (a common Jewish diaspora experience) or eating chopped liver‚ that I would feel embarrassed by having to explain what I was saying. As I grew up‚ my increasing awareness of the Holocaust and of Apartheid gave birth to a lifelong concern with civil rights and racial equality and identity issues.
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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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the difference between western and eastern culture The major difference between Chinese and Western culture is that China is an oriental country‚ and its traditional culture is completely different from western heritage. Chinese culture is older than 5000 years‚ and Chinese people have developed their own music‚ musical instruments‚ painting techniques‚ traditional Chinese medicine‚ and not to forget‚ cooking methods etc – completely different and unique when compared to Western culture. Chinese
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