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Buddhism
Words: 1203 / Pages: 5 .... desire to see his glory" After birth the future Buddha (Gautama) supposedly talked and walked while lotus leafs formed in his footprints. Gautama's father was said to have been told his son's destiny for greatness, either as an emperor or as a religious leader. Therefore Gautama's father decided to isolate his son from the outside world, where he might "see how the other half lived" and maybe even be tempted to belong to a different religion.
Since the complete seclusion as Gautama's father had wished was impossible and Gautama was a curious young man he did venture out and that is when he eventually say the four sights, which would, if experienced .....
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Mithraism
Words: 757 / Pages: 3 .... this land do not believe in Mithraism, but they do
have their own god to worship. In fact it is all my wife can speak of, this
Christianity. The faith the people of Rome are demonstrating for this man Jesus
and his teachings is very uncanny, and it is only hurting my creed.
The nerve these Christians have, putting their most holy of days on the
same day as ours (197). This must be some sort of conspiracy in trying to
finish off a dying religion. If that is not enough, they even tore down my place
of worship and built a church of their own in place of it (197). Now I must
travel two hours by horse just to fulfill my spiritual needs.
My wife, she .....
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The Future Of Religion
Words: 1210 / Pages: 5 .... will be for the best (even after death), because everything that happens in this world is an expression of the intentions of a higher being. This comfort comes from the belief that if you worship this higher being you will be protected from the evils of this world (or the afterlife). "And God said to him, I am God, the Ruler of all: be fertile, and have increase; a nation, truly a group of nations, will come from you, and kings will be your offspring (Genesis 35:11)." In this verse of the Bible God entices his believers for the comfort of prosperity.
Nonetheless, there still lies the question of the existence of a higher being. Freud m .....
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Taoism
Words: 1182 / Pages: 5 .... ancient Chinese religions. has influenced many religions as well as people. , Confucianism, and Buddhism all influenced each other with their ideas and beliefs (Gaer 170). is the belief that all natural things are good to man and that all materialistic things are a sin and can ruin one’s future in the afterlife (Hume 143-145). The Yin Yang is one of the most important symbols in . The Yin Yang symbol looks like two tadpoles. The Yin stands for female, moist, night, cool, dark, and passive energy. The Yang stands for male, dry, day, warm, bright, and active energy. These two symbols represent the balance of the universe. The Yin .....
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Buddhism
Words: 1542 / Pages: 6 .... I will stick with traditional ideas raised by Buddhism, one
detail in the story of Siddartha Guatama must be addressed in order for it to be
relevant to the main question being asked: What obstacles would Siddartha
Guatama face had he been born in modern day North America. Primarily, it must
be recognized that rather than being born into the Hindu religion (which in
itself is mystical), Siddartha would have most likely been born into a Christian
family. This in itself presents the first obstacle, that being that
Christianity is a strictly monotheistic and non-mystical faith. Hence from the
outset, although in the traditional story Siddar .....
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Buddhism
Words: 761 / Pages: 3 .... up.
Budda was born a prince named Siddhartha Guatama in a small kingdom in what is now Nepal in 563b.c.e. Shortly after his birth, his father consulted with a number of astrologers, all of whom declared that the newborn prince would become a great king and that he would rule the world in truth and righteousness. Among these astrologers, there was one who declared that if the prince were to see a sick person, an old person, a corpse, and a world renouncing ascetic, he would become dissatisfied with life and become a wandering monk in order to seek final peace.
King Shuddhodana decided to prevent his son from running into any of these four sights and .....
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Judaism
Words: 1392 / Pages: 6 .... family renewal. These holidays
accomplish their goals primarily by lifting the individual out of a routine that
controls, too often, deadens daily life." The Sabbat is their weekly ceremony,
held Friday evenings, to celebrate the end of a work week. Rosh Hashanah - Yom
Kipper is the core that of being on trial for ones life. During that trial one
moves from life through death to renewed life. Also discussed in this paper is
Hanukkah, the festival of lights. Hanukkah stands for the temple that burned to
the ground. The Jewish people only had an oil lamp to provide light for six
nights and seven days. Therefore that is why they celebrate Ha .....
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Definition For Satanism
Words: 1719 / Pages: 7 .... following are recommended
terms and descriptions for four essentially unrelated religions that have been
called Satanism.
The first is Religious Satanism, This faith includes the recognition of
Satan either as a deity or as a principle. Three main denominations exist: the
Church of Satan, the Temple of Set, and the Church of Satanic Liberation. Other
short lived Satanic groups currently exist and have existed in the recent past.
According to Statistic Canada, the 1991 census found 335 Canadians who
identified themselves as Satanists. The actual Number is probably significantly
larger. A United States Department of the Army pamphlet #165-13 "REL .....
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Rabbis
Words: 619 / Pages: 3 .... Torah, so that Akiba can
decipher their meaning later. Moses the writer of the document is then
taken to Akiba's classroom and shown the sophistication that the Rabbis
have when they interperit the Bible. Moses is put in the back of the class
witht the new students as a symbol that he is not the master of the Bible.
Moses was the writer. He had no say in what it meant or contained. Rather
he was the first to interpret the words of God and write them. The fact
that God put in the Bible, obscure text for future Rabbis is a symbol that
he expected them to pick apart at even the most minute pieces of grammar.
The Rabbis are expected to find what i .....
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Buddhism And The Four Noble Truths
Words: 913 / Pages: 4 .... understand it, can be described as a complete separation from all worldly ties or attachments, but it is so much more than that. It is the elimination of suffering itself and is also referred to as (Nirvana). It is a state of perfection where the mind has completely transcended the body and the self. It is the point in which one is no longer susceptable to suffering. Only when the candle of suffering has been blow out can one truly reach enlightenment. In order to help lead us toward enlightenment, Buddha created a set of guidlines which he called the Four Noble Truths.
THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS:
1. The Truth of misery.
2. The Truth that misery ori .....
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