Discussion Board 3 Establishing a rapport with somebody, regardless of their perspective or worldview, involves understanding and the capacity to compromise. It is imperative that you be receptive and listen to what they have to say, regardless of wither you agree with them are not. Religion can be an enormous part of somebody's life; however it doesn’t have to be the determining factor in relationships. You can't ethically or morally, as a Christian, choose not to associate with someone just
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Muslim family and raised as a Muslim in a Muslim country. I had read about Buddha in history class and admired his teachings and the idea of rebirth and how Buddhist don’t harm any living thing as they believe humans can be reborn into animals. Buddhism was started by Prince Siddhartha Gautama, heir to the throne of the Shakyas. His father, said to be King Suddhodana, wishing for his son to be a great king and leader, is said to have shielded him from religious teachings and from knowledge of Human
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is an ancient one, demonstrating that the hand is empty of weapons and thus indicating friendship and peace. To western eyes, it looks like the gesture meaning "stop." In both cases, the gesture implies fearlessness before a potential enemy. In Buddhism, the gesture is a symbol of the fearlessness—and thus the spiritual power—of the Buddha or bodhisattva who makes it. According to Buddhist tradition, the historical Buddha made this gesture immediately after gaining enlightenment. And later, when
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Diversity Paper: Buddhist and Asian I chose to write about Asia and Buddhism (Theravada). I chose to write my paper on the Asian community, because I’ve always been curious about their culture and lifestyle. I find the Asian community to be very intriguing, colorful and vibrant. I decided that since I was going to research on Asian culture and share my paper on religion Theravada Buddhism beliefs. The religion of Buddhism is based on the teachings of a man named Siddhartha. This man was born
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purpose of death. I understand we are here to survive and to live, but that are time of parting can come. I can either be demised as I am crossing the street tomorrow afternoon, or of old age in bed, as I am fast asleep. I recently learned that in Buddhism, death is not feared. According to Buddhist View on Death and Rebirth by Ven. Thich Nguyen Tang, he says, “… death is not the end of life, it is merely the end of the body we inhabit in this life, but our spirit will still remain and seek out through
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were particularly desirous of knowing whether Buddhism could add to their knowledge of elixirs and practices that would contribute to longevity, levitation and other superhuman achievements.” (DeBary, 421) This quotation expresses that, Chinese people do not only believe in Buddhism, but also desire to explore the real use of Buddhism. For this reason, temples and statuary were soon erected all over China (DeBary, 421). Monks who practices the Buddhism in temples and statuary were required to shave
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Throughout India history there have been numerous belief systems that are all different. Three of these major belief systems are Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity. Despite all having different beliefs, these systems are a major influence on the people who follow them. One of these belief systems, Hinduism is the oldest known polytheistic religion still practiced today especially in India. It was developed by the Aryans, but there is no known founder. Hinduism is a strict religion that follows
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Buddhism Introduction: This document is designed to study and reflect on the ancient tradition of Buddhism. This belief has turned into a worldwide religion with over 300 million disciples just in East Asia alone (Bamber, G. 2001). This artifact intends to overview the background and origins of this belief system and how it has established itself in the world as a dominating force in mainstream spirituality. Conflicting views and controversy are part of pretty much every culture and Buddhism is
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Search For Buddha's Footprints Introduction Siddhartha Gautama who became saint, later known as Buddha which means 'enlightened one' or 'awakened one'. Buddhism was founded on the teachings of Buddha. He was born in Nepal, India and lived his 29 years of his life in Kapilavastu district of Nepal. After escaping from his palace he saw an old diseased man and many corpses on his way out. Seeing this he started thinking to fulfil subjects of his life and to understand why humans are like this? While
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Thailand is a country in South Asia with a population of 68.86 million. Some of this population is Hill Tribe, while others fall into groups of Thai people, Lisu people, Akha people, and Mon people. Over 90% of the population of Thailand is Hindu, alongside Hinduism and Chinese folk religion. The official language of Thailand is Thai or Siamese, with little else in the country. Thailand is a very culturally ambiguous country, some of the celebrations including Visakha Bucha and Asalha Buddha. Thailand
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