Dharma

person is ultimately responsible for his or her actions—karma level . The Buddha is not a God; therefore, he cannot grant individual’s salvation or forgive people of their sins. In order to attain good karma, a Buddhist is encouraged to practice the dharma—the Buddha’s personal path to good karma and ultimately enlightenment—and follow the spiritual directions displayed by the Buddha . In one of his teachings on karma, the Buddha says, “make an island of yourself, make yourself your refuge;…

Hinduism is the major religion in India and has developed from the Vedic religion. Hinduism can be said to be an indigenous religious because it has been around for such a long time. This religion has been around longer than 2000 years and has been well developed throughout India. Hinduism is considered to be of the oldest religions and as long as it been around there has been no major changes dealing with the religion or the culture. In the world religion book in the Hinduism chapter it states…

Rome was a classical empire, which believed justice and human rights. This explained why the Roman Republic was centered on the Twelve Tables and why today the Ten Commandments, formulated by Judean, Roman’s, are still the go to moral imperatives. The Romans are often times accused of stealing the Greek’s religion they also copied many artistic skills from the Greeks. Although similar Rome made great bounds creating roads, baths, and amphitheaters. During the renaissance artists imposed Roman…

As Jiban continues on his journey to rescue Mahendra’s daughter who had lived surviving the poison, fulfilling Mahatma’s order, he ignores the women, thinking her to be dead, lying in the rich, beautiful forest that surrounds him and takes the child to his house in the village, where his young sister Nimi is still overcoming the loss of her infant child. Domestic motherhood, even under the distressed circumstances of deadly famine- destroying all economy and familial ties, is never threatened…

Tattoos and Piercings Bias Tattoos and piercings have become more and more popular fashion statements as artists continue to create new ideas, as well as the acceptance of the ink and jewelry. Although it may seem that there is an approval towards this style, many are put into stereotypical categories based on their appearance. Regardless of who the person truly is, the bias associated with tattoos and piercings often leads him/her to be percieved as less intelligent, fraudulent, and less…

understanding, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness and right concentration (Thera 34). This is basically the essence of Buddha’s ideas. He traveled widely across many parts of India and speared the Dharma, means Buddha’s teachings such as The Noble Truth of Life and the Noble Eightfold path for forty-five years. Buddha breathes his last breath at the age of eighty, in 486…

The Paleolithic times in which man is said to have come from were characterized by a hunting-gathering culture. With time man progressed into an egalitarian culture characterized by farming and equality; at least to some degree. Somewhere along the timeline however, man mastered the art of farming, which led to food surplus; the main element in the development of ancient civilizations. One of the characteristics of these societies was the centralization of political authority. What justification…

Around 500 BC, Buddhism was established in India and later migrated to Central Asia (Borchert 592). Siddhattha Gotama became the Buddha almost 3,000 years ago and said some rules in the religion would be changed. As a result of this, different sections of Buddhism branched out: Mahayana, Hinayana, and Theravada (Borchert 608). The Buddha thus gained enlightenment by scrutinizing the hidden meanings of the mind, universe and life. Upon reaching enlightenment through a deep level of meditation, he…

Billy Ayers, an American social activist, said “Imperialism or globalization - I don't have to care what it's called to hate it”. The history and discoveries have proofed that since the very ancient time, people have been enthusiastic about making new discoveries by travelling far away from their homeland. People from different regions gathered to do economic trades, ideas exchanges, and also cultural swaps. Furthermore, this huge historical phenomenon continues until today. Mufwene (2010)…

Shiva so now he had four heads, four faces, and four arms. Brahma was born without a mother. He came from the lotus which came out from Vishnu’s navel at the beginning of the universe. Vishnu, the Preserver, who incarnates for the protection of dharma and destruction of evil. Vishnu holds the highest status among the three. Vishnu is typically a four armed male which indicates his all powerful…