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Jainism Religion exists all across the world in many different shapes and forms. All these religions are different in their own way. One of these religions is known as Jainism. Jainism, a non-theistic religion (Long, 2009), is, contrary to the belief of some, an independent world religion. Many believe and say Jainism was founded by Vardhamana Mahavira in about 500 B.C. But Mahavira was one of twenty-four Tirthankara’s, one’s who make liberation possible (Long, 2009). Mahavira’s predecessor,…

This paper is about Hinduism and how few aspects of the religion has changed with time due to change in the social and cultural environment. There are various aspects of Hinduism that has changed and is changing like the weakening of the caste system, changes in the way people worship Gods, the way they celebrate festivities, decrease in animal sacrifices, and so on. In this paper, I address the culture of animal sacrifice that many Hindu groups practice around the world. It explains how the…

The Divine Knowledge in Chinese Religions Youteng Bi In no matter what religious traditions the discussion of divine knowledge is always an important topic, for it concerns the questions about the power of the divine. The discussion of the power of the divine often influences believers’ faith. In Abrahamic traditions, the discussion of the divine knowledge directly relates to the mighty of the God, thus many theologians in history devoted themselves to develop systematic theories on divine…

Usually all earthquakes happen the same, but the way an earthquake actually occurs is such a spectacular process that everyone should get to know. They are created by many active fault zones within the Earth (Fronabarger). Most earthquakes are made along faults, tectonic plate boundary zones, or even along mid-oceanic ridges (Pidwirny). Small earthquakes can be caused by volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear experiments (Science Daily). Sun and moon cause tremors by creating…

The 14th Dalai Lama once said, “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive” (BrainyQuote). This quote explains that without the essential characteristics that make humans human, humanity will be lost. As evidenced in the dystopian novel, 1984 by George Orwell, once the government denies people the right to have their own thoughts and feelings, they lose their humanity. Also, in Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World, the Government through the misuse…

The strictly issue of Meat-eating in Buddhism According to steven (), there are some few texts which discussed about the Buddhist point of view in eating meat. It is indeed obvious that Buddhism does not encourage eating meat in accordance to its beliefs regarding karma and virtue such as compassion and non-violence to all living beings jayaram, 1999. Tracing back to Buddha’s history, the Buddha did neither want his disciples to kill animals and to feel them nor insist his followers to keep…

The geographical elements in these six films have many things in common. They share both similarities and differences between them. In comparing and contrasting, the geographical elements in each film with the three approaches given to us, we will be able to read and understand them in greater heights. The quarrel is a story about two holocaust survivors Chaim and Hersh that meet by chance after few years and recollect and argue about their youth and past. Their conversation gradually evolves…

Beside widely acceptance some studies have observed that negative relation also exists in between CG and Firm performance.(Bathala, 1995). It is widely accepted that good corporate governance improves the firm’s performance (Brickley, 1997). Many literatures are published regarding this topic but they focused only on the basis of developed countries related to Board size and Board composition. (Bhagat, 2002). There is no any relationship found in between CG and Firm performance. (Park,…

I. Introduction Buddhism is a religion that is constructed out of multiple levels of diversity and complexity that has transcending concepts and ideas outside of the norms of other religions in comparison. The ideas that build Buddhism help it to achieve this philosophical subtext that causes it to differentiate itself from the average ideas of religion. II. A Brief Synopsis of Buddhism As mentioned previously, Buddhism is a dynamic and complex system of spiritual development that transcends…

The right to euthanasia is embedded in the U.S. Constitution. It is included in four of the amendments listed in the Constitution — the First Amendment, the Ninth Amendment, the Tenth Amendment, and the Fourteenth Amendment — and in some parts of the Declaration of Independence. Along with these are religious concerns, which support the right to euthanasia as well. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, euthanasia is “the act or practice of killing someone who is very sick or injured in…