Zoroastrianism is a religion founded back in ancient times by the prophet Zarathusht‚ or as the Greeks call him Zoroaster. Zoroastrianism was the dominant religion in the world and was the most powerful world religion during the time of Jesus. It had a major influence on other religions and is still practiced around the world. Zoroastrianism is very important in history of religion because of the connection to both of the Western Abrahamic and Eastern Dharmic religious traditions. Some scholars
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Differences between the philosophies of the east and west Western philosophy has its roots in Athens‚ Rome and JudeoChristianity while Eastern philosophy is derived from Confucianism‚ Taoism and Mahayana Buddhism. As Greek and Latin are to Western civilisation‚ so classical Chinese is to East Asian civilisation. I will focus on four major differences between Eastern and Western philosophies. 1. Western Individualism and Eastern Collectivism In the Greco‑Roman tradition‚ the image of Prometheus
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Religion and the Development of the Western World The accomplishments and success of civilizations are closely linked to their religious outlook and the role of religion in their governments and society. Throughout history rulers have used the influence of religions to control their populations and provide the justification for their power. A society with a greater degree of separation between religion and government promotes a superior level of liberty and creativity amongst its people. By
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informative decisions without becoming bias. However‚ there still may exist differences and similarities between western and non-western philosophies. Hinduism is known as the oldest religion in the world. Many philosophies of the non-western regions are very similar to those of Hinduism‚ such as Buddhism. Spirituality‚ samkhya‚ and reincarnation are just a few of the aspects that differ Hinduism and western civilizations. Buddhism focuses on karma and rebirth‚ as does Hinduism. Rather than focusing on
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my speech on the topic “Why Eastern India is falling behind Western India?” on behalf of Shakti House. There are several reasons due to which eastern India is falling behind western. I will compare the various aspects for development in both the regions. Firstly the literacy rate of 2 regions has a vast difference. According to the 2010 census‚ the literacy rate of eastern India is 59.7%‚ which is much much less than the national rate of 74.04%. To the contrary‚ Western India has literacy rate of
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World Religious Traditions II October 30‚ Contemporary Issues In Western Religions Struggles within Christianity Due to all the changes going on in today’s society‚ conflict within the Christian church has changed as oppose to the conflicts that were faced about 25 years ago. I feel as though we’re coming to an age where many liberal christians want to worship‚ but follow their own beliefs as well‚ and that’s something that a lot of conservative Christians disagree on. Issues such
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Zoroastrianism is one of the oldest living religions. It was the religion of the ancient Persian Empire. Its origins are a mystery. Today‚ it is a relatively small religion with only about 250‚000 followers. Even so‚ this religion cannot be overlooked because of its great contributions to Christianity‚ Judaism‚ and Islam. The major scriptures are the Gathas. These are hymns of early Zoroastrianism and are considered the very words of the prophet Zoroaster. All remaining scriptural books are based
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Buddhism is a monastic eastern religion that originated in Asia around the 6th BCE. Buddhism is a very philosophical and spiritual and is an expression of life. The origins of Buddhism as a religion began with the veneration of a man named‚ Buddha‚ which means “enlightened one.” One of the main pursuits of Buddhism is enlightenment which can only be achieved through the “yana” which means “the way‚ method‚ or means by which one may attain Enlightenment.” On the path of “yana” karma needs to be considered
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Contemporary Issues in Western Religions REL134 August 6‚ 2012 Contemporary Issues in Western Religions Contemporary Struggles within Judaism The contemporary struggle that Judaism faces is women’s rights throughout the divisions of Judaism. Judaism is broken into four branches or divisions (Orthodox‚ Conservative‚ Reform‚ Reconstructionist) (Malloy‚ M‚ 2010). Within the divisions are variations of religious observances including views of women and the roles and actions are considered
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Eastern Philosophy By Jennifer Carter Eastern philosophy is the philosophies of the eastern continents. Many postmodern philosophers believe the only variant of Eastern and Western philosophy is that of Geographic’s however some scholars will disagree that it is not geographical but of natural language and investigated thinking. Eastern philosophy touches base with three traditions —Indian‚ Chinese and Persian philosophy—which are just as different from each other as they are from Western philosophy
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