Theravada

Buddhism and Hinduism are two religions that are very similar but also have differences. Hinduism began about 4000 years ago in India. Hinduism do not have a specific finder or moment of when the religion was created it has just always existed. In Hinduism unlike other religions there it not only one god, but many. This is often strange for people that are not familiar to this due to that we people are often used to having one main person to believe in and not many. The gods and goddesses that

According to statistics from Pew Research, 78.4% of U.S. adults consider themselves Christian. When the study was conducted in 2007, only .7% identified themselves as Buddhist, .4% identified as Hindu, and less than .3% identified with other world religions, including Daoism (Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, 2007). The American Religious Identity Survey (ARIS) provides more information about those who identified with other religions. According to this study, .9% of adults in the U.S. identified

While the Indian Ocean and Silk Road were different as trade networks with respect to the spread of Religion and the process of travel, they were similar in terms of the spread of disease through trade. The Indian Ocean and Silk Road as trade networks were different in terms of the spread of Religion. Along the Indian Ocean trade network, Islam was spread. This happened through Indian merchants who brought Brahmin priests, Arab merchants who brought Muslim scholars and Christian merchants who

Many people are curious as to whether buddhism is considered a religion or a philosophy but I believe that it is both. According to (https://www.google.com/#q=buddhismBuddhism) is a non-theistic religion or philosophy that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. Buddhism inhabits several traits that consider it a religion and a philosophy. There is not a clear distinction that defines buddhism as one or the other

Religion; the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power. There are an estimated 4,200 different religions in the world and I’m going to tell you about two, Buddhism and Christianity. The religon of Buddhism has 379 million followers mainly practiced in Southeast Asia. Buddhism does not have a single god, instead they praise the buddha and are taught by monks and nuns who read many holy texts to its followers. The buddhist and his followers believe in peace when you eliminate attachments

The four noble truths work together as a sequence. They are often compared to a doctor diagnosing an illness. The first tells what the illness is, the second tells us what causes the illness, the third is to show that there is hope for a cure and the fourth is like being prescribed the treatment. Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama in the 5th century BCE. Siddhartha Gautama is also referred to as the Buddha, meaning the awakened one. Siddhartha Gautama was born a royal prince in ancient

One of the greatest and oldest human mysteries on Earth is death, and the fate that lies beyond it. The curious minds of human beings constantly wonder about the events that occur after death. No person truly knows what happens after a person ceases to live in the world, except for the people themselves who have passed away. As a result, over the course of history, people of various backgrounds, ethnicities, and religions have speculated and believed in numerous different possibilities for the destiny

The rise and spread of Buddhism brought about many radical changes throughout Asia. This included many new styles and inspirations for Asian art. The influence of Buddhism affected many art forms, particularly sculptures and architecture. For those who adopted Buddhism, it became a way a life, it changed the way they wanted to live. This in turn, influenced the artistic aspect of life in Asia. This can be easily shown in several art pieces, such as the Lion Capital, the Bull Capital, as well as

In each text one can learn about Buddhism and Judaism, Firstly the Mosaic covenant. Secondly, the ten commitments, not commandment and lastly Precepts for an Engaged Buddhism. The Mosaic Covenant from exodus is a promise made between God and the nation of Israel at Mount Sinai. To begin with, the pattern of the covenant is very similar to other ancient covenants of that time because it is between God and his people. The Mosaic Covenant is a significant covenant in both God’s redemptive history

Introduction Thailand is located in Southeast Asia and occupies the western half of the Indochinese Peninsula and the northern two-thirds of the Malay Peninsula. Its government is a constitutional monarchy which is much similar to the government of the United Kingdom. The economic system of Thailand is considered to be a mixed system with the combination of market capitalist and socialist. It is an export-oriented country and owns a number of Asia’s largest industries such as shrimp and rice. Its