Article by Kevin Gray Carr is based on his studies of relics of Prince Shotoku in Medieval Japan. Carr states that remains of Prince became “personalized relics”‚ and through the historical transformation reached the same level of veneration as relic of Sakyamuni. In the medieval times‚ Shotoku was known as “Japan’s Sakyamuni”. The bond between two figures lies in their linguistic‚ biographical‚ and individual similarities. Carr believed that Shotoku and Sakyamuni can be linked through relics. The
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In the 6th Century B.C.E‚ a man named Siddhartha Gautama was born. As a young Prince‚ a holy man gave the prophecy that Siddhartha would either be an amazing spiritual leader or a ruthless military conqueror. Preferring the latter‚ his father‚ King Suddhodana‚ raised Siddhartha in a world devoid of any religion or suffering. As most humans‚ Prince Siddhartha developed a wandering curiosity of the hidden world. The King allowed Siddhartha to leave‚ but he carved a path that only had specific people
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Siddhartha‚ the son of a Brahmin‚ progresses on a quest for the true meaning of life‚ or Nirvana‚ through constant movement between distinct paths in order to fulfill his feeling of emptiness. Throughout the novel “Siddhartha” by Herman Hesse‚ Siddhartha learns that enlightenment comes from within‚ and initially commences to seek external guidance from the Brahmins‚ Samanas and Buddism. Since his childhood‚ the Brahmins deposited their absolute knowledge into his “waiting vessel”‚ his spiritual mind
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Many think that when times seem unbearable and severe‚ it is unescapable‚ with no possibility of ever escaping and surviving such hardships. However‚ I believe that people can survive almost any suffering if they have a goal to strive for‚ as shown in Siddhartha‚ Night‚ and Man’s Search for Meaning. Written by Herman Hesse‚ Siddhartha provides a unique experience of how suffering can be overcome with an aspiration in mind‚ no matter how long it takes. Even at the beginning of the book‚ Siddhartha
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The Axial Age is a time period where many religions began and answered questions about how one should live his life. Pre-axial religions were focused on oneself and how to live in the present. They had local gods and as one moved around he worshiped the god of that area. These gods demanded sacrifices and other rituals. However‚ there was no emphasis on what happened after a person died. The pre-axial religions were more concerned with practical problems like winning wars and growing crops. The religions
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Final HIS 111 Rise of Buddhism: The originator of Buddhism was Siddhartha Gautama. He started out as a prince of the Sakya Republic in the Himalayan foothills. At age 29 he left his life of privileged and began to learn under different paths of Vedic schools. In his journey he experienced a great deal of human suffering and he began to teach Buddhism. Buddhism had a great influence on the inhabitants of India during 260 BCE‚ when Ashoka converted to Buddhism. The end goal was for the top of the
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Hinduism was introduced to the United States during the World’s Parliament of Religion in Chicago. This event took place in 1893 where Swami Vivekananda came to talk about Hinduism‚ as an uninvited guest. He made a speech which had increased the popularity of Hinduism and the Vedanta Society (created by Vivekananda in 1896) in the United States. Later in the early 1900s a master of hindu philosophy named Paramahansa Yogananda arrived in the United States. He used the practice Yoga to “free the self
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Earl Spencer Speech analysis Earl Spencer incorporates a triadic structure in the introduction of his speech “a family in grief‚ in a country in morning‚ before a world in shock.” The use of this device creates a matryoshka principle‚ by which each statement is eluded by a bigger statement‚ from “family” to “world” – emphasizing Earl Spencer’s attitude towards Diana’s importance and legacy‚ within a variety of environments. Earl Spencer’s attitude towards Diana is reflected within his description
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THE ROYAL WEDDING Every woman in this world has a dream of becoming a princess. Who would not? Isn’t it so lovely living the rest of your life with the man of your dream? Living in a palace like in Disney movies? Kate Middleton‚ a commoner‚ now the Duchess of Cambridge‚ became an instrument of hope of becoming a princess for these young ladies. Commoner or rich‚ they are all looking up to Kate. It gives hope for all young ladies that someday they will find their prince too. The royal wedding
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Zen in the Art of Archery‚ by Eugen Herrigel describes the ritualistic arts of discipline and focus that the Zen religion focuses around. In this book‚ Herrigel describes many aspects of how archery is‚ in fact‚ not a sport‚ but an art form‚ and is very spiritual to those in the east. The process he describes shows how he overcame his initial inhibitions and began to look toward new ways of seeing and understanding. In the beginning of the book Herrigel tells us that he is writing about a ritual
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