of right speech, right action, and right livelihood. 5. Destiny - In the Buddhist Worldview, our destiny is not controlled by God but, by us. Actions we take and decisions we make determine if we have good or bad karma. When we go through the cycle of reincarnation, it is karma that determines who we become when we are reborn. Part II Christianity 1. Origin - According to the Christian Bible which said God create the heaven and earth. (Gen 1:1). Unlike the Buddhist Worldview, this
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reap rewards, the bad reap punishment. Justice can be split into three major categories: political, personal, and supernatural. Social justice includes the legal system, personal justice is where a ones own ethics, and supernatural justice is like karma. Webster's dictionary describes justice as "The administration of law; especially : the establishment or determination of rights according to the rules of law or equity." There are two influential people who argue opposite ideas and opinions on this
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There are several deities that are associated with classical Hinduism, although, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva together make up the Hindu Trinity or Trimurti. Vishnu or “the all-pervading” one is viewed as the world’s protector, and he is said to have appeared on Earth in both the forms of human and animal. Vishnu is frequently depicted as a man with four arms, and each hand holds a pennant that symbolizes his divinity. The pennants include, a lotus, club, discus and conch. Vishnu’s purpose was to establish
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10/28/2012 Religion: Buddhism Specific Name of the Religious Place: Pao Fa Temple Type of Religious Ritual/Service: Water Repentance Service 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Time/Date of Observation: 10/28/2012 from: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm Address of Religious Center: : 2692 Beckman Avenue, Irvine, CA 92606 A. Background before Religious Center: Originally I had planned on visiting a different Buddhist temple in Irvine to view their Sunday service. But when I arrived, it was in an office building
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Sam Vaccaro Hogan English 12 25 April, 2012 My View and Opinion on the Mighty Universe Everyone in this massive universe has some sort of belief and opinion on how people should live their lives. Some turn to a higher power that cannot be explained and others think that only they can control their future. Is there an afterlife or are we living our first and last existence; the question has been controversial ever since man’s existence. How do we know which religion is correct, or does each
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Jainism-All things have souls but to achieve liberation you have to have human form. | View of Good & Evil | Hinduism-Balancing act between order & chaos. Jainism-Remove all Karma to end the cycle and to become Mukti. | View of Salvation | Hinduism-Dharma the way of life but the goal is liberation. Jainism-Removing Karma from the soul | View of After Life | Hinduism-Not permanent. It’s a cycle of birth, death and rebirth that allows the soul to recuperate. Jainism-Believes in cycling through birth
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If we are Christians living by the Bible, then we are God’s children. The Question of Identify answers the importance of mankind over animals and the meaning of being a human. Christians believe that as a human we should treat everyone fairly. Karma is important to remember in life. John 15:12 points out that we should love one another as God have loved us. “If you do good deeds then you will be rewarded, but if you do bad deeds the end result will be negative in your life.” (Page 58) Galatians
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What is it like to be an untouchable in India (Dalit) and Japan (Burakumin)? To be an untouchable in India or Japan is to be a part of the population that would traditionally be placed at the bottom of the social hierarchy. These untouchables are traditionally associated with occupations that are considered impure, such as waste removal and the handling of human or animal carcasses, and therefore cannot interact with other members of their society, for fear of the pollution they would spread.
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royal family who believed in the traditional teachings of the Hindu religion. It involved reincarnation, karma, Brahmin priesthood, sacrificial system, and the caste system. With god and goddess, the better you do in a previous life the better your next life will be with a rich male being top of the food chain. Buddhism Andrade 2 comes from the old Hindu beliefs of karma and reincarnation. His goal was to break the cycle of reincarnation and to reach a state of nirvana to end
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What were the factors that contributed towards the rise of civilization in Greece? How is it something special in the intellectual world? Is it true that science and philosophy were born at the same time i.e. in the 6th century B.C.? What were the reasons for the early development of civilizations (E.g. writing in 4000 B.C.) in Egypt and Mesopotamia? When were the pyramids built? How did Gods get associated with morality, as in breaching law became impiety? What was the oldest legal code of Hammurabi
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