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What Do Buddhism And Christianity Teach About The Significance, Purpose And Value Of Human Life?
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... freedom could be said to be somewhat compromised.
This law means that, to be reincarnated human, you must live a near-perfect life.
Any wrong doing on our part is foolish, because the condition experienced in
present existence is regarded as having been caused by past deeds. It is
beneficial, therefore, to use the golden opportunity wisely, as you are unlikely
ever to get another `crack at the apple'.
Buddhism and therefore human life is ‘a quest to free us and the world
from suffering and to promote happiness.'
CHRISTIANITY
"Human life is the basis of all values; it is the source and
indis ...
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Buddha
Number of Words: 615 / Number of Pages: 3
... and he suddenly and deeply realized that suffering is the common
lot of humankind. He then came upon a mendicant monk, calm and serene,
whereupon he determined to adopt his way of life and forsake family, wealth,
and power in the quest for truth. This decision, known in Buddhism as the
Great Renunciation, is celebrated by Buddhists as a turning point in
history. Gautama was then 29 years old, according to tradition.
Wandering as a mendicant over northern India, Buddha first
investigated Hinduism. He took instruction from some famous Brahman
teachers, but he found the Hindu caste system repellent and ...
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Mark's Theology Reflected In Writing
Number of Words: 1425 / Number of Pages: 6
... the meaning more than any other
tactic! Who knows what Mark may have edited-out to accomplish what he wanted to
impress upon his readers? In this, he tries to interpret the meaning of Jesus'
actions ... and does this in a misleadingway! For example: Mark 2:19, Jesus
regarding Fasting. Jesus makes a strong statement against importance to fasting,
but Mark (in 2:20) tags on: "But the days will come when the bridegroom will be
taken away from them, and they will fast in those days."
This blatantly shows that Mark held higher regard for the Old Traditions
of Fasting rather than Jesus' new teac ...
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Time's Oldest Debate
Number of Words: 1288 / Number of Pages: 5
... however,
some parts of The Bible are not true at all. According to science, life evolved
in the following order: bacterium to fish, fish to various land animals, and
animals to man. Coincidentally or divinely, The Bible states that God said,
"Let the waters teem with fish and other life...let the earth bring forth every
kind of animal...Let us make man" (Genesis 1:20-26). The Bible accurately
depicts the order in which life was established. But how could the primitive
people who wrote The Bible know the order of which life was created without
science to aid them? This evidence would stand to prove ...
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Impermanence, Selflessness, And Dissatisfaction
Number of Words: 1146 / Number of Pages: 5
... a problem there is bound to be suffering, unsatisfactoriness, or
conflict- conflict between our desires and the state of reality.
Dissatisfaction is the most difficult characteristic of existence to apply to
one's life, as it involves not only the acceptance of this state, but also
outlines one on how to treat and cure this state.
The notion that the world is an ever-changing environment on all levels
of existence is not a radical idea. In fact, those that have not yet accepted
change as a natural state of nature is denying the reality of life. A being and
the empirical world are both constantl ...
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Hinduism
Number of Words: 633 / Number of Pages: 3
... who live in temples and vow to abstain from sex, meat, intoxicants, and gabling, and grihasta, or lay members who marry and have families. They are proselytizers who actively seek converts. In the mid-1980s the Hare Krishna movement had more than 200 centers in the United States, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa. In the United States it was troubled by internal disputes that reportedly led to several killings, and was accused by critics of other illegal activities as well.
Varanasi
Varanasi (or Benares) is a sacred city for Hindus in Uttar Pradesh state, northern India, situated on the nor ...
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Taoism And Buddhism
Number of Words: 2239 / Number of Pages: 9
... in it. Tao is sometimes identified
as the Mother, or the source of all things. That source is not a god or a
supreme being, as Taoism is not monotheistic. The focus is not to worship one
god, but instead on coming into harmony with tao (Hartz, 8).
Tao is the essence of everything that is right, and complications exist
only because people choose to complicate their own lives. Desire, ambition,
fame, and selfishness are seen as hindrances to a harmonious life. It is only
when a person rids himself of all desires can tao be achieved. By shunning
every earthly distraction, the Taoist is ...
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"Woe Be To Thee, O Constantinople, Seated On Seven Hills, Thou Shall Not Continue A Thousand Years"
Number of Words: 3535 / Number of Pages: 13
... a rigorous fortification
and protection from attacks and raids. In spite of being for more than 1000
years the unconquerable and surely the wealthiest city, it stood on the
crossroads of the East and the West which proved to be an incessant source
of troubles, always being entangled in the interests of foreign peoples. It
was the conveyor of eastern and roman culture, the most significant
commercial and religious center and it can undoubtedly regarded as the
heart of a civilization incredibly contributed to the mankind. A bastion of
orthodox Christianity, it was conquered by the Crusaders--th ...
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Jewish Tradition Of Passover
Number of Words: 669 / Number of Pages: 3
... Special dishes and utensils for the Passover holiday are taken out of storage, cleaned and used. Only foods that are "Kosher for Passover" are allowed. No leavened (containing yeast) foods or grains are eaten. In their place matzoh and foods containing matzoh are eaten. This is to commemorate the Israelites who fled quickly into the desert with no time for their breads to rise and were forced to bake the dough into hard crackers in the desert sun. All foods prohibited during Passover must be disposed of the morning of the first night of Passover. With its Passover dishware and silverware, th ...
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Paganism
Number of Words: 1669 / Number of Pages: 7
... that also
have a high regard for personal privacy (Roy N. p.). With this belief of
privacy, many pagans have more time to keep in touch with their inner selves and
with the nature around them. Wicca, a more popular pagan religion, focuses on
the Earth and uses pure white magic to help others (Roy N. p.). In fact, the
Wiccan creed is, “An it harm none, do as thou will,” which agrees with the “good”
philosophy (Beliefs N. p.). Altogether, pagans have a great deal of emphasis on
the life and beauty of the nature that thrives around them and are radically
different than the mythical rumors of witches ...
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