Reincarnation

Christianity developed in the Middle East from the early monotheistic traditions of Zoroastrianism and Judaism. The ancient polytheistic religions of the Fertile Crescent saw gods as fallible and largely Earthly individuals who could be appealed to through offerings. In contrast, Abrahamic scholars believed in an omniscient cosmic entity that favored his followers with prosperity in exchange for exclusive worship. In place of sacrifice, obedience, moral behavior, and prayer were offered.…

Hinduism and Jainism are both ancient religions originating from South Asia, or more specifically India.They both have many similar characteristic features, such as the concepts of samsara, karma and moksha. But, they also differs in many things, even including the concepts of three aforementioned terms. This essay will compare the following five concepts: karma, samasara, ahimsa, moksha, and world renunciation, and explain their purposes in both Hinduism and Jainism. Notably these five concepts…

Since the commencement of mankind, which began over 1.3 million years ago, humans have been fascinated with life it ‘self and the challenges it has to offer. Infelicitously, mankind additionally had to come to terms with the conception that along with life follows death, withal known as the afterlife. The credence in what one’s mind/body does when they have entered the afterlife has become a controversial subject across many religions. Religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism have provided a…

She was dead, stone cold, gone. Pippa’s life evaporated before her eyes all because of a drunk driving incident, who even drives intoxicated at four in the afternoon, anyway? Once she awoke, she found herself in a place that had this white hue to it, everything was either white or gold. She opened and closed her eyes slowly, trying to make sure that this wasn’t some messed up dream where she’d died and ended up in Heaven… it wasn’t. Pippa took a deep breath and continued walking onwards, toward…

Journal - Kc Adams 1. Give a full description of where the issue discussed was observed. This is a song that I have listened to for several years. I liked it when I was younger, so I bought it, but I have never looked closely at the lyrics before now. 2. Give a brief statement as to why this issue was chosen. I chose this song because the title of the song itself "Angel With a Shotgun" feels like an issue immediately and because I wanted to look closer to see how the image of an…

Various religions possess the notion of being twice-born or reborn as a way to signify a new life and beginning. Hinduism believes in reincarnation, which is the belief that the behaviour in one’s previous life will determine his or her social status in the next life. Christians believe in the idea of baptism, which is a public declaration of faith, also known clean slate. In the novel Fifth Business by Robertson Davies, Davies uses the three Deptford boys’ name changes to illustrate rebirth and…

destination, when those of previous generations went largely unpunished, is the focus of this study. Their contemporaries described them as “Robbers, Opposers, and Violators of all Laws, Humane and Divine.” Many viewed themselves as a more selfish reincarnation…

The Narration of Death: How Traditions Narrate Death and its Effect on Community Throughout the semester, we as a class have examined numerous different religions and the traditions they follow pertaining to death and the afterlife. In many cases, death is seen as an extremely simple process: the dead gets buried and then you send sympathy to those close to the deceased. However, this is very much not the case. Each of these traditions works on two levels: they are built around honoring the…

It wasn’t anything particularly important, heroic, or tragic that killed me. I wasn’t hit by a car trying to rescue someone, I wasn’t killed in a war, and I definitely didn’t kill myself. Intentionally at least. It was a simple act of forgetfulness. I forgot my epipen at home, and died with my throat swollen closed. Then came the darkness. I had no idea how long it lasted. It could’ve been seconds or centuries. There was this odd sense of timelessness to it, but eventually, it ended.…

1. Question of Origin In Hinduism, life started by Lord Brahma; creator of the universe, Vishnu; sustains creation, and Shiva; destroyer of all evil. These three Gods are behind the creation and destruction of the world. Brahma created human life from different parts of his body and his soul. It is their belief that everything in the universe was already here and that God is part of that. This is completely different from the Biblical Worldview that states that God created everything.…