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Ethics:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Ethics
ethics: The code or system of morals of a nation, people, religion, etc. See: dharma, pancha nitya karmas, punya, purity-impurity.
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Ethics: Encyclopedia - Ethics
Ethics (from Greek ethikos) is the branch of axiology – one of the four major branches of philosophy, alongside metaphysics, epistemolo...
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George Edward Moore: Encyclopedia Ii - George Edward Moore - Ethics
Moore is also well-known for the so-called "open question argument," which is contained in his (also greatly influential) Principia Ethic...
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Attribution Journalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Attribution Journalism - Ethics
Divulging the identity of a confidential source is frowned upon by groups representing journalists in many democracies [1] [2] [3]. In so...
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Genetic Engineering: Encyclopedia Ii - Genetic Engineering - Ethics
Proponents of genetic engineering argue that the technology is safe, and that it is necessary in order to maintain food production that w...
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Sweatshop: Encyclopedia Ii - Sweatshop - Ethics
Sweatshop - The free-market defense.
Those who defend the practice of moving production to low-wage facilities overseas point to a lowe...
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Genetic Engineering: Encyclopedia Ii - Genetic Engineering - Ethics
Proponents of genetic engineering argue that the technology is safe, and that it is necessary in order to maintain food production that w...
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Mesopotamian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesopotamian Religion - Ethics
On the ethical side, the religion of Babylonia more particularly, and to a less extent that of Assyria, advances to noticeable conception...
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Babylonian And Assyrian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion - Ethics
On the ethical side, the religion of Babylonia more particularly, and to a less extent that of Assyria, advances to noticeable conception...
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Urban Exploration: Encyclopedia Ii - Urban Exploration - Ethics
Most urban explorers understand the potential risks of trespassing, and what they face if caught. However, the crime is generally seen as...
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Philo: Encyclopedia Ii - Philo - Ethics
The soul is first aroused by the stimuli of sensual pleasures; it begins to turn toward them, and then becomes more and more involved. It...
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Friedrich Schleiermacher: Encyclopedia Ii - Friedrich Schleiermacher - Ethics
Next to religion and theology it was to the moral world, of which, indeed, the phenomena of religion and theology were in his systems onl...
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Goddess Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Goddess Movement - Ethics
Although the Goddess movement has no Ten Commandments dictating a specific code of behavior, there are commonly held tenets and concepts ...
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Punk Ideology: Encyclopedia Ii - Punk Ideology - Ethics
As explained in the other sections of this article, punk ideology sees the world as deeply corrupt. Because of this worldview, a distinct...
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Intellectual Rights To Magic Methods: Encyclopedia Ii - Intellectual Rights To Magic Methods - Ethics
It should be noted that there are ethical issues associated with exposing magical methods publicly. The International Brotherhood of Magi...
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In Vitro Fertilisation: Encyclopedia Ii - In Vitro Fertilisation - Ethics
In vitro fertilisation - Issues.
Certain ethical issues have been raised from the beginning when IVF was introduced. These concerns inc...
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Ethics: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethics - Applied Ethics
Main articles: applied ethics, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]
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Hindu Ethics: Benefits Of The Practice Of Ethics
Morality is the
gateway to religion. He who leads a moral or virtuous life attains freedom,
perfection or Moksha.
Practice of
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Hindu Ethics: Ethics In Hindu Darma
The mark of Dharma
is Achara or good conduct. Achara is the mark of
the good. From Achara is Dharma born. Dharma enhances life. Man att...
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Ethics:
New Age
Spiritual Dictionary On Ethics
ethics The code or philosophy we develop and adopt that protects personal integrity, that path of rightness for peace of mind and est...
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Hindu Ethics: The Foundational Principles Of Hindu
Ethics
The ethics of the Hindus is subtle, sublime and profound. All religions
have taught ethical precepts such as:
- Do not
kill, do ...
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Islamic Dream Interpretation: Meaning Of Dreams In Islam Ii
Meaning of Dreams in Islam
Dreams are
broken into three parts according to the Sunnah:
Ru'yaa -
good visions (dreams)
Hulum - ...
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Oneness: Rise Above Dogma, Realise
The Truth
Oneness: Rise Above Dogma,
Realise The Truth
When I pass by the neighbourhood mosque, I bow my head in
respect just as I do when I pas...
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Buddhism: Buddhist Customs
Buddhism: Buddhist Customs
Buddhist
tradition has developed many different customs and practices in different parts
of the world. Howeve...
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Buddhism: Buddhist
Festivals And Special Days
Buddhist
Festivals and Special Days
There
are many special or holy days held throughout the year by the Buddhist
community. Many of thes...
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Cosmic Consciousness: Break Your
Mental Barriers
Break Your Mental Barriers
Most of us find ourselves trapped in our mortal ken
because of our ingrained habit of linear and sequential t...
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Islam And Hinduism: The Thousand Names Of
Vishnu And Allah
Islam and Hinduism: The
Thousand Names of Vishnu and Allah
Allah is Al-Ahad or The One and
Vishnu is called Eka, The One. It's curious b...
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Theosophy Sitemap I - E
This is a sitemap for Theosophy - E . Click on
a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word.
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Aristotelian Ethics: Encyclopedia - Aristotelian Ethics
Aristotle believed that ethical knowledge is not certain knowledge (like metaphysics and epistemology) but is general knowledge. Also, as...
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Peter Singer: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Singer - Applied Ethics
His most comprehensive work, Practical Ethics (1979, second edition 1993), analyses in detail why and how beings' interests should be wei...
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Islam
And Hinduism: Enchanting Abode Of The Double Devta
Enchanting Abode of The Double
Devta
Having been born into a secular Hindu
family which venerates a Sufi saint, I have always thought I ...
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God As Mother: Celebration
Of The Mother Principle
God as Mother: Celebration
of the Mother Principle
Durga Puja is to Bengal what Ganesh
Chaturthi is to Maharashtra - an occasion to cele...
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Sanyasi: Grihastha Vs Sanyas - The
Eternal Dilemma
Grihastha vs Sanyas - The Eternal
Dilemma
Once, a king asked his guru: Who is
superior, a sanyasi or a householder? In response, the
gur...
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Islam Sufism: A
Different View Of Islam Sufism
A Different View Of Islam &
Sufism
For Anne-Marie Schimmel, Islam was a
lifelong passion, as deep as her own roots in the Lutheran f...
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Islam
And Hinduism: Persian Heritage In Hindu Traditions
Persian Heritage In Hindu
Traditions
Many would be surprised to learn that
no ancient Hindu temple was dedicated to Rama - neither in Ay...
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Krishna Leela: Divine
Import Of Krishna Leela
Divine Import of Krishna Leela
It was the darkest hour of the era. The brutalities
perpetrated by despot king Kansa had become unbearabl...
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Rituals In Buddhism: Buddhist
Funeral Rites
Rituals in Buddhism: Buddhist Funeral Rites
Theravadins
Buddhist follow the Indian custom of burning the body at death. The BuddhaÕs
bod...
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Christian
Science:
Prayer
For Children In Need
Prayer for children in need
ÒPrayer for
children in needÓ tells of Oprah Winfrey's Christmas gift giving to children in
Africa, and the ...
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Praying In Buddhism: Examples Of Buddhist
Prayers
Praying
in Buddhism:
Examples
of Buddhist Prayers
Including:
Universal Love Aspiration
Daily Affirmation Prayer
Golden Chain Prayer...
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Science And Spirituality: An
Islamic View Of Creation Life
Science and Spirituality: An
Islamic View of Creation & Life
According to Islamic tradition, life
is God's creation - regardless of ...
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Buddhism: Buddhist Marriage Ceremony
Buddhism:
Buddhist Marriage Ceremony
Although wedding ceremonies have
always been regarded as secular affairs in Buddhist countries, th...
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Buddhism Schools: The Three Main
Branches Of Buddhism
Buddhism Schools: The three main
branches of Buddhism
Buddhism has evolved into myriad schools
that can be roughly grouped into three t...
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Science And Spirituality: New Physics Points To Cosmic
Spirit
Science and Spirituality: New
Physics Points To Cosmic Spirit
'God is dead' proclaimed a cover story in Time magazine
in the 1960s, and ...
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Buddhism: Origins Of Buddhism
Buddhism: Origins of Buddhism
Legend has it that the Buddha to be, Siddhartha Gautama, was born around the 6th century BCE. His birthpla...
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Buddhism: Principles Of Buddhism
The main
principles of Buddhism: The Three Jewels, The Four Noble
Truths, The Noble Eightfold Path, The Five Precepts, The three marks of...
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Meaning Of Life: Ultimate Pinnacle Of The Human
Quest
Ultimate Pinnacle of The Human
Quest
The stream of consciousness we experience within
ourselves throughout our lives ties together all e...
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Hinduism Vs Zulu: Hindu -
Zulu Tradition - Many Similarities
Hindu - Zulu Tradition - Many Similarities
There are some striking similarities between the
African and Indian cultures.
In both Hindu...
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Buddhism
Beliefs:
The Three Marks Of Conditioned Existence
The three marks of conditioned existence
According to the Buddhist tradition all
phenomena (dharmas) are marked by three characteristics...
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Spiritual Fasting: Fasting
And Penance Strengthen The Soul
Fasting and Penance Strengthen the
Soul
A feature common to most religions,
worldwide, is the practice of undertaking periodic fasts. Sa...
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Sacred Sites: Temples As Places Of Deep Insight
Sacred Sites: Temples as Places Of Deep Insight
Temples and other places of worship play a significant
role in cultural reformation. ...
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Buddhism Beliefs: Buddhist Vegetarianism
Buddhism Beliefs: Buddhist Vegetarianism
The first lay precept in Buddhism
prohibits killing. Many see this as implying that Buddhists s...
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Goda: Andal's Divine Union With Sri
Narayana
Andal's Divine Union With Sri
Narayana
The Tiruppavai, a 1,000-year-old
collection of 30 Tamil songs in praise of Krishna, was composed ...
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Buddhism: Buddhism After The Buddha
Buddhism after the Buddha
Buddhism spread slowly in India until the
powerful Mauryan emperor Asoka converted to it and actively s...
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Islamic Dream Interpretation: Meaning Of Dreams In Islam - I
Islamic Dream Dictionary: Meaning of Dreams in Islam
Islamic
dream dictionary with dream interpretation related to Islam and the Prop...
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Bhagavan Stuti: Open Your Mind With Songs Of God
Bhagavan stuti: Open Your Mind
With Songs of God
Stuti literally
means praise and a stotram is a hymn or song dedicated to God's
glory. ...
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Shani: Shanidev Is Partly Shiva's Avatar
Shanidev is Partly Shiva's Avatar
Shani or Shanichar (Saturn) is
believed to be the son of Surya the Sun-god and Chhaya. So he is also c...
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Breathing: God Is In The Gap Between Breaths
Breathing: God Is In The Gap
Between Breaths
God is in the breath inside the
breath, said Kabir. He showed that anyone can become illumi...
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Islam And Hinduism: Symbiotic Mysticism In Devotional
Poems
Islam and Hinduism: Symbiotic
Mysticism In Devotional Poems
Few have heard of the mystic poems
Brahma Prakash or Dasa Avatar by the medi...
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Buddhism:
Buddhist Festivals - Wesak
Buddhism - Buddhist Festivals: Wesak
Wesak is the most important
of the Buddhist festivals and is celebrated on the full moon in May. It...
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Buddhist Worship: Worship In Buddhism
Buddhist Worship: Worship in Buddhism
Buddhists
can worship both at home or at a temple. It is not considered essential to go
to a templ...
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Christ And Budda: Jesus Through Buddhist Eyes
Christ and Budda: Jesus Through Buddhist
Eyes
His
Holiness, the Dalai Lama, speaking to a capacity audience in the Albert Hall in
1984 u...
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Meaning Of Dreams In Islam: Reflections On The Dream Traditions Of Islam
Meaning of Dreams in Islam
Few Western dream researchers have any familiarity with the rich dream traditions of Islam. The Muslim faith ...
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Buddhism: Buddhist Mandala Sand
Painting
Mandala Sand Painting
According to Buddhist
scripture, mandalas (geometric designs symbolic of the universe) constructed
from sand trans...
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Jainism: Maths As Tool To Attain
Mukti - Sacred Numbers
Sacred Numbers: Maths as Tool to
Attain Mukti
"I bow to that glorious Lord of the Jainas, who
as the shining lamp of the know-ledge...
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Compassion: Cultivating Positive Emotions
Compassion: Cultivating
Positive Emotions
All major traditions in the world agree that negative
emotions cause both physical and mental ...
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Sacred Places: Tree Of Knowledge Can Liberate You
Sacred Places: Tree Of Knowledge Can Liberate You
Siddhartha Gautam roamed in search of
the secret of sorrow and suffering. At Gaya, ...
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Vedic Genesis: Creative Math Of The Origins Of
Universe
Creative Math of the Origins
of Universe
For the creation of anything three causes are required to
be fulfilled: Material cause, instrum...
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Christian Science: Forgive And Move Forward
Forgive
and move forward
Forgiving in the way Jesus did, brings
healing to body and soul in this day and age.
Forgiveness, wheth...
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Ethics In Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethics In Religion - Hindu Ethics
Hindu ethics are related to Hindu beliefs, such as reincarnation, which is a way of expressing the need for reciprocity, as one may end u...
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Spiritual Growth: Drop All
Conclusions About God Almighty
Drop All Conclusions About God Almighty
It takes enormous courage for a person to look
beyond the conditioning of his belief systems and...
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Buddhism: Pali Chanting
In The Theravada Buddhist Tradition
Pali Chanting in the Theravada Buddhist Tradition
With translation to enlglish, including
Vandan a - Homage to the Triple Gems
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Buddhism: History Of The Buddhist
Schools
Buddhism: History of the Buddhist
schools
Three months after the passing of Gautama
Buddha, The First Council was held at Rajagaha by hi...
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Zamzam: The Story Of Zamzam
The Story of Zamzam
The holy water known as ZamZam,
brought from Makkah (Mecca) by Hajjis returning home, is believed to have
healin...
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Tension Of Opposites: Tension Of
Opposites Central To Existence
Jainism: Tension of Opposites
Central to Existence
According to Acharya Mahaprajna, opposition is
a fundamental rule for existence. &quo...
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Haj: Haj Is A Journey Into Yourself
Haj Is a Journey Into Yourself
It is every Muslim's cherished dream
to go on Haj, to undertake the spiritual journey to the holy city of...
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Science And Spirituality: Symbiosis
Between Science Spirit
Science and Spirituality: Symbiosis
Between Science & Spirit
Some years ago, I called upon the
great scientist Prof S Chandrasekhar ...
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Buddhism:
Buddhist Festivals - Dharma Day
Buddhism - Buddhist Festivals: Dharma Day
Dharma day marks the
beginning of the Buddha's teaching. The word Dharma can be translated as ...
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Krishna And Kaliya: Good Fights Evil - Krishna And
Kaliya
Krishna and Kaliya: Good fights
Evil - Krishna and Kaliya
It is a universal law: If we have
ego, we will suffer. If we are arrogant, aga...
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Emotions: We Know Too Much, Feel
Too Little
Emotions: We Know too Much, Feel
too Little
A telephone operator in a small town
would receive a daily call from a man who asked for the...
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Prosperity Consciousness: Bridges
Or Walls - You Choose
Prosperity Consciousness: Bridges
or Walls - You Choose
Life continually brings to us more gifts than we can
accept and acknowledge, mor...
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Buddhism Beliefs: The Three Jewels In Buddhism
Buddhism Beliefs: The Three Jewels in Buddhism
Buddhists seek refuge in what are often
referred to as the Three Jewels, Triple Gem or Tr...
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Kadampa Buddhism: The New Kadampa Tradition
Kadampa Buddhism: The New Kadampa Tradition
The New Kadampa Tradition is
one of the fastest growing Mahayana Buddhist traditions in the ...
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Mantra Yoga: Music With
Mantras - A Divine Experience
Mantra Yoga: Music with Mantras - A
Divine Experience
A feast of heavenly music awaits
those who can tune in. If you don't know how, you...
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Shinto: The Way Of Kami In
Japanese Thought - Shintoism
Shinto: The Way of Kami in
Japanese Thought
Japanese culture has been influenced
by two spiritual traditions, Shinto or Shintoism and Bu...
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Godhead: Motor Your Mind Towards
Godhead
Motor Your Mind Towards Godhead
Compare your wealth to the automobile that you drive
everyday. When you are at the wheel, you have two o...
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Buddhist
Rites: Buddhist Funeral Rites
Buddhism: Funeral Rites as practiced in Thailand and other
South East Asian Countries.
Funeral
rites are the most elaborate of all the l...
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Samsara: How To Break The Bond Of Samsara
The chains that tie you to this wheel of Samsara or Bhava-Chakra or round of births and deaths, are your desires. So long as you desire o...
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Women Rights: Baha'i Perspective On Gender
Divide
Baha'i Perspective On Gender
Divide
Nearly 121 million children around
the world receive little or no schooling, and the majority of th...
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Buddhism: Introduction To Buddhism
Buddhism is a philosophy and/or religion based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama (Sanskrit; in Pali, Siddhattha Gotama),...
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Buddhism: Thai Buddhist
Calendar
The Thai
Buddhist Calendar
With important days for ceremonies
and rituals, including: Visakha
Puja, Magha Puja, Asalha Puja, Khao Phansa...
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Quran
- Koran: Qur'an Revealed During Ramzan
Quran - Koran: Qur'an
Revealed During Ramzan
Prophet Muhammad would often sit
alone in the cave of Hira, near Mecca, to pray and meditat...
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Buddhism Holydays: Holy Days
And Festivals In Buddhism
Buddhism Holydays: Holy days and Festivals in Buddhism
Festivals play a big part in
the lives of many Buddhists. Most Buddhists, with th...
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Buddhism: Buddhist Scriptures
Buddhism: Buddhist Scriptures
The Buddhist canon of scripture is known in Sanskrit as the Tripitaka and in Pali as the Tipitaka. These t...
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Buddhist
Rituals: Traditional Chinese Funeral Arrangements
Buddhist Rituals: Traditional Chinese Funeral Arrangements
On
the passing away of the father, the eldest son becomes the head of the fam...
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Buddhism Beliefs: The Four Noble Truths
Buddhism Beliefs: The Four Noble Truths
The Buddha taught that life was
dissatisfactory because of craving, but that this condition was ...
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Buddha Day: The
Significance Of Vesak - Buddha Day
Buddha Day: The
Significance of Vesak - Buddha Day
The significance of Vesak lies
with the Buddha and his universal peace message to man...
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Infinity: The Infinite Nature
Of Our Universe
Infinity: The
Infinite Nature Of Our Universe
Infinite translated in Sanskrit is anant
which means 'without end'. Mathematically speakin...
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Kabbala: Mystical Dimension Of
Jewish Thought
Kabbala: Mystical Dimension Of
Jewish Thought
The word Kabbala originally meant
Ôreception' and related to the oral Jewish tradition han...
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Christian Science: Inspiration
To Persist
Inspiration to persist
Using in part the life of Joseph in the Bible as an example of
one who persisted and found fulfillment despite se...
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Spirituality
And Business: Corporate Personal Search For Identity
Spirituality and Business: Corporate & Personal
Search for Identity
In a reputed business school, a session on cause-related
marketi...
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Sanyasis: Legendary Tales Of True
Sanyasis
Legendary Tales Of True Sanyasis
A true sanyasi is one who has no attachments to worldly
things. He has no self interest and whatever he...
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