Lotus

The city of Hiroshima provides many sacred elements and places that show the major contrast between its former tragic state and current peaceful environment. The first nuclear atomic bomb, Little Boy, exploded in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. After the incident, Hiroshima’s people faced countless devastations and illnesses. Hiroshima now holds many components that commemorate the horrible event, such as the Hiroshima Peace Park. Located in the center of Hiroshima, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial…

It’s been ten years that have passed since the fall of Troy, and Odysseus still hasn’t returned to his kingdom in Ithaca. A large and monstrous mob of suitors who’ve taken over Odysseus's palace and robbed his land are still courting his wife, Penelope. She’s remained faithful to Odysseus. It seemed that Odysseus’s son, Prince Telemachus, wants to throw them out but doesn’t have enough confidence in himself and is lacking the experience needed to fight them. One of the suitors, Antinous, plans…

been mentioned in the list of place must be visit when you are in Saigon. After that, Bitexco financial tower had reached the top five in the list of twenty skyscrapers building in the world. Bitexco is the tallest building in Vietnam with symbol of lotus and this building server in shopping, and mall major. In the last of South Vietnam, this is a largest island in my country, also known as Pearl Island. Apart from the long sandy beaches, we have reefs, primeval forests, and abundant natural…

I supposed. The clouds weren't the only thing painted on the wall. As I continued to observe the walls, I noticed a goddess riding two different animals. On one side of the wall the woman is riding a mystical looking lion. The lion is standing on lotus flowers, which is a common theme found in Buddhism, to represent beauty and fortune. On the other side of the wall is the same god, only this time she is riding an elephant. The elephant is a creature of wisdom and strength, which is what I feel…

Odysseus is a hero because he risked his life for his crew and never gave up. www.Dictionary.com defines a hero as a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character. This definition is not quite how I would describe a hero, personally. I would define a hero as someone whom completed courageous acts, yes, but they completed the acts not out of necessity or because it will benefit the person completing the act. Instead, a hero is someone who does a courageous act without even thinking…

You see, there was one real motivator in this one for me and it is a he that goes by the name of Malek. That’s right—the rather abusive slave master (and also a deadringer, characterisation wise, for the Darkling). And I know that that sounds all kinds of wrong and I realise that it’s socially frowned upon and whatnot but the heart wants what the heart wants (in saying that, the heart definitely does not want nor does it condone abusive behaviour). Exquisite Captive is yet another one of…

As with Hinduism, India is also the birthplace of Jainism and Buddhism. There are many contrasts as well as similarities between these two religions. Jainism dates to the 6th century B.C.E. in India. Mahavira, the last of the Tirthankara’s, is considered the founder of Jainism, and was believed to be a contemporary of Buddha. The ultimate goal of Jainism the liberation of the self (jiva) from rebirth, which is attained through the elimination of accumulated karma (the consequences of…

At first he seems like a normal hero. He is a champion of the trojan war simply trying to go back to his family. He mourns for the loss of his crew members and rescues them from the land of the Lotus-Eaters. However, Odysseus and his crew raid cities, kill all of the men and steal their women and food. He casually describes how he divided the women amongst his crew. The incident with the cyclopes could have been entirely avoided if Odysseus didn’t…

men come across singing sirens in their journey. Some of the men are lured to them and they are eventually killed. During the movie, there is a baptism at the river, which draws in Ulysses’ friends. In parallel, odysseus’ crew is dragged in by the Lotus eater. In both cases, each event serves as a major distraction to the characters’ main journey. In O Brother Where Art Thou?, a man named George “Babyface” Nelson despises cows and kills the cows that he sees. He eventually gets caught by an…

Originally Buddhism was started from Nepal.There are two main route in Buddhism, the southern Buddhism (Hinayana) and the northern Buddhism (Mahayana) in Nepal. Buddhism has been spread widely and been carried on through centuries and making great contributions to the Asian culture. Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism was born in 623 B.C.E. in Lumbini, Nepal. His father, Suddhodana Gautama was king that time and Siddharth was raised by his sister, because his mother, Mahamaya died when…