Jainism vs. Sikhism Worksheet Rebecca Viramontes REL 133 June 2, 2015 Rev Dr Dwight Cooper ------------------------------------------------- University of Phoenix Material Jainism vs. Sikhism Part I Read the assigned chapters for the week and complete the following table. Be as specific as possible when identifying practices, beliefs, rituals, and historical elements. Cite sources in APA formatting. Core Beliefs | Jainism | Sikhism | | 1. Ahimsa- nonviolence belief means
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The Origins of Hinduism 1 What features of geography might have contributed to Hindu religious sensibilities? The river Ganges 2 Explain one of the analogies the author uses to understand Hinduism (a great river or a palace added to over centuries). Both convey the idea that nothing is ever lost in Hinduism. The religious life of India is something like the river Ganges. It has flowed along for thousands of years, swirling from its own power but also from the power of
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goals bring about evil and suffering, in order to obtain the last two goals the first two must be abandoned. By following these goals they hope to be reincarnated at a higher level. 4. The Question of Morality. In the Hindu religion they believe in karma which is a cause and effect type belief. It is a, what goes around comes around type of thinking. If a person does things that they know are wrong they will be negatively impacted later in this life or in their next reincarnation. They also believe
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will advance to the ultimate goal of liberation while still living in the absolute reality. This goes on until the living form dies. Karma is another strong belief that the Hindus practice. Outsiders of this religion mar consider this belief to be negative. What the true meaning is has to do with an action and deals with the consequences leading to the action. Karma has a phrase which says “what goes around comes around”. Another belief is that each persons’ actions will affect the future outcome
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forbid it. Lay-people do not have a code of Buddhist law, so the strongest that can be said of a lay person who takes part in euthanasia is that they have made an error of judgement. Karma Buddhists regard death as a transition. The deceased person will be reborn to a new life, whose quality will be the result of their karma. This produces two problems. We don't know what the next life is going to be like. If the next life is going to be even worse than the life that the sick person is presently enduring
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humane style of government as an ideal to be followed. 2. The main characteristics of Theravada is toward enlightenment, which is mainly pursed through mediation, toward merit-making to improve future rebirths, and toward transcending the law of karma through magic, ritual and talismans. The triple Gem is important to these Buddhist because it is the central focus of impression and devotion. Theravada devotional practices are they don’t believe in god. The historical Buddha is clearly the dominant
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how one is reincarnated, and how to achieve liberation is different. Hindus believe that the soul is tethered to the body, and indeed, the rest of the earth, because of karma and samsara. The caste that an individual is born into is determined by what kind of karma said individual accumulated in their past life; if it’s good karma, then one is born higher up the caste, if it’s bad, then they are born lower down as a form of punishment. The goal is to reach moksha, or release, and until that time comes
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Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity: Final Draft Grand Canyon University Spirituality in Healthcare HLT310 Mathew Hampton August 1, 2013 Abstract The medical field brings many different people of many faiths in contact with health care providers. Spiritual care is a crucial aspect of patient care spiritually allows patients to continue to practice their religious beliefs in the hospital setting is important for the overall healing of the patient. This paper will give comparison on
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people, but were great thinkers, people of action and world-changers. Surely, the world has been influenced by such a powerful text through the many people it has inspired and taught with it’s central themes of Yoga and Renunciation, and Dharma and Karma among others. Here we will take a look at some of the major themes of the Gita as well as some of the historically significant figures it has influenced and why and how it shares similar themes with key works of literature. The book is basically
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I came from a traditional Asian family that defined as a large extended family, usually up to three or four generations living together ((Vandeusen et al., 1980) which already shaped my perspectives of cultural values and beliefs early in life. As the hierarchical in the structure of traditional Asian family, male has higher value comparing to female, therefore male has more responsibilities to take in a family such as the bread maker, a good husband, a good father, a good son following the set
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