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Take as an example the philosophy behind the religions Hinduism and Buddhism. Hinduism, which originated from this period in India, subsists to the belief that harmony should be achieved between humanity and nature and human beings with other human beings. Similarly, a collectivist approach towards achieving spiritual meaning in life is adopted by Buddhists, who believe that a life of compassionate giving is better than satisfying the worldly needs of the self. Philosophical thinking in the West, on the other hand, mostly deals with the pursuit of self-satisfaction and happiness. Epicureanism teaches individuals to achieve happiness by eliminating the fears and limits that people put into their lives; skepticism, meanwhile, posits that knowledge and truth cannot be truly achieved in the 'material world' that we live in -- it is only in achieving a higher state of understanding that an individual can truly achieve satisfaction, truth and knowledge in life.
During the Christian era, Christianity dominated nations in the West, while at the same time, Islam is gradually spreading its influence in Asia and the Middle East during the same period. What makes this period different from first phase of religious development is that there occurred social change...
The Crusades, which was a movement whose objective is to protect the Christian religion against the violent mobilization of Islam believers, marked the active role that religious plays in influencing people's ideologies and beliefs. The conservative stance Christianity adopted while being a dominant religion of the West led to the development of the Reformation and Scientific Revolution, two social movements that inevitably led to secularism and Industrial Revolution in Europe. While Christianity functioned as the catalyst for social change to happen in the West, the Eastern religions, advocating harmony and contentment in life, had resulted to the prevalence of traditional societies, in contrast with the modern and highly-systematized social organization that Western nations have today.
Indeed, the two phases of religious development in both the Eastern and Western societies of the world reflect the prevalence of ideologies people subsist to, which, more often than not, stems from religious philosophy and ideas that they believe…
According to Bass, "Hinduism is the only major religion lacking an adequate explanation as to its origin," as no definitive Hindu text exist that that date before 1000 B.C. Indeed, because Hinduism is one of the religions that views time as cyclical rather than linear, what information is available about Hinduism does not give a very accurate picture of its history (Bass 5). What can be gleaned from this
Important ceremonies required that the sacrifice be held down at top of a pyramid or raised altar "while a priest made an incision below the rib cage and ripped out the heart with his hands. The heart was then burned in order to nourish the gods" ("Mayan Religion"). Though only captives were sacrificed to the gods, bloodletting was also common practice among the Mayan aristocracy. Blood was drawn from
Dharma is related to "karma," another basic Buddhist principle that governs reincarnation and rebirth. Karma is the idea that a person must perform moral deeds throughout his life to attain a higher level of reincarnation and rebirth. Karma governs these moral deeds, and a person must "pay" in the next life if they do not act morally and spiritually in this life. Thus, karma governs more than one life,
religion, Hinduism is somewhat unique in that it does not revolve around a specific, singular point of origin, belief system, or scripture. Indeed, it appears to have spontaneously evolved along with the cultures in India. The people of India are united by means of their food, customs, work, language, and beliefs. All these aspects are known as the "life of the people," and is fundamentally integrated with the Hindu
Chinese History Zhou (or Chou) dynasty, arising to power after defeating the Shang Dynasty in China in the mid-1000's BC, was the first dynasty to move the people groups which lived in the area currently known as modern china toward a common civilization. Under the Shang, the Chinese people were no more than a collection of family tribes scattered throughout the region. At the beginning of the Chou dynastry, the region still
Conclusion There has been a lot of confusion on the differences between Arabs and Muslims. The U.S. Federal government has in the past associated Arabs and Muslims with terrorism. It is important for the difference to be understood so that clear policies should be draw that are not biased along racial, religious or ethnic line when it come to terrorism. References American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (2011) "Facts About Arabs and the Arab World." Detroit Free