1. Hinduism 72 -113 2. Buddhism 128 – 155 Hinduism Hinduism has also been the source of three other religions. (Jainism‚ Buddhism‚ Sikhism) The word Hindu comes from the Sanskrit name for the river Indus‚ Sindhu. Hindu may refer to a great variety of religious beliefs and practices‚ it generally applies to the religion of the people of India. “Hindus‚” Indians who did not convert to Islam 7th to 15th century C.E‚ Hinduism flourished in much of Southeast Asia and still survives on the Indonesian Island
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Compare the religion in Thai and Hong Kong Introduction Religion is a way to review the cultural system of a country‚ it relates humanity to spirituality. Hong Kong and Thailand have a distinct history background‚ which interpret the big difference in daily cultural practices. This essay aims to provide a brief introduction of the religion in Thailand and Hong Kong and compares their differences and similarities. It will start from the history background and general information to the details of
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Buddhism Buddhism is a religion founded by an ex-Prince Siddhartha Gaumata. Gaumata was a prince who was brought up in a perfect surrounding. When the prince left the palace he saw all the poverty. At the age of twenty nine‚ the prince left his wife and his infant son to meditate and practice Yoga to find peace and enlightenment. Gaumata was meditating for a long time when finally while he was sitting under a Bo tree he had attained the enlightenment he was looking for. It is for this reason he
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Short Research Paper Buddhism Buddhism splits into two main categories‚ Theravada and Mahayana. Theravada is a single unified tradition while Mahayana is the larger of the two traditions. Zen is a Mahayana version of Buddhism practiced in Japan. The Buddhist Flower Sermon is the story of how the successor of Zen brought it to Japan. The first Buddha stood on a mountain with his disciples around him and didn’t say a word‚ he simply held up a golden lotus flower. One of the men below him just
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Buddhism are viewed as tremendously different religions‚ although they are realistically similar to each other. However‚ they do have some differences such as who they pray to. These religions have different branches within their religion. Buddhism has Theravada and Mahayana and Wiccanism includes Hereditary as well as Traditionalist.(“Basics of Buddhism”‚ Fox 1). A multitude of different concepts are celebrated‚ while Buddhism focuses on respecting oneself and others‚ Wicca focuses on respecting every
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Universalizing‚Religions Wednesday‚% November% 5‚%2014 7:55%AM Christianity Origin‚of‚Christianity • Jesus%is%born%around%4bce. • Paul%most%influential%in%spreading%the%word%after%Jesus’s%crucifixion. • Christianity%grows%slowly‚%then%takes%off%in%the%3rd%century. • Great‚Schism‚of‚1054 ○ State%church%of%Roman%empire%divided%into: ! Eastern%Orthodox%C Greek%in%the%East. ! Roman%Catholic%C Latin%in%the%West. • Protestant‚Reformation‚1530s ○ Martin%Luther%C A%German%monk%that%felt%the%Bible%should%be%the%ultimate%
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What is the path to enlightenment? Buddhist statue on Landau Island in Japan. The Sanskrit word for enlightenment is "bodhi‚" which means "awakened." But awakened to what? What is there to be awakened to? Enlightenment can be defined as the cessation or ending of dukkha. The English translation of dukkha that most translation books use is suffering; although this is highly debatable and dukkha means lots
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succeeded. Today there are Buddhists in nearly every country‚ and Buddhism is the dominant religion in many parts of East‚ South‚ and Southeast Asia. Buddhism has three main traditions or ‘vehicles’‚ all of which originated in India. The earliest is Theravada (also known as Hinayana)‚ which spread to Southeast Asia; the second is Mahayana‚ which became the principal school in East Asia; and the third is Vajrayana‚ which developed out of Mahayana and became closely associated with the Himalayan region
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important tole in helping monks to uphold their precepts A theravada monk has 277 precepts in the Patimokkha while a Mahayana monk has basically the same precepts plus an additional minor section concerning deportment with respect to a stupa‚ making it the total of 250 precepts. A monks is also bound by the other book of the Vinaya Pitaka A sammanera or novice monk is only bound by the ten precepts. At present‚ a Theravada “nun” takes
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Buddhism in General: Where founded/grew and when? Who founded? Why‚ what were motivations and teachings? Key Terms / Ideas: + 4 Noble Truths + Middle Path + 5 Moral Precepts + anatman + karma + samsara + nirvana + non-theistic + upaya Theravada Buddhism Meaning “ “ : Dominant where?: Key Features / Characteristics: Foci/terms: + Pali Canon/Tripitaka + Three Jewels (triratna) + dana (giving) Mahayana Buddhism Meaning: Dominant where?: Key Features / Characteristics:
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