On November 18‚ 1978‚ in Jonestown‚ Guyana‚ over nine hundred members of a religious sect called the Peoples Temple died along with their leader Jim Jones. In a related incident‚ a California congressman and some news reporters died after visiting the religious compound. Jim Jones created and governed The Peoples Temple in Jonestown. Jones was a preacher who started his church group in Indiana‚ moved to California‚ and then moved to Jonestown‚ Guyana. Jones had a “vision of a Communist community”
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The Art & Architecture of Shree Jagannath Temple Mrs. Rashmi Mishra Shree Sadashiva Campus‚ Puri. Architecture in Odisha found its supreme expression in the form of temples‚ some of which are among‚ finest in the country. Of these‚ three are most famous the Lingaraja temple at Bhubaneswar (11th century)‚ the Jagannath Temple at Puri (12th century) and the great Sun Temple at Konark (13th century). These mark the culmination of a distinct style of architecture called
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Hsi Lai Temple Growing up as a Buddhist‚ my family and I would go to temple at least once a year to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Even though I have been going to temple‚ I did not even realize that there was so much I did not know about the culture until my recent visit to the Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights with my geography class. The name Hsi Lai stands for “coming to the West”. The temple‚ which was founded by Venerable Master Hsing Yun
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Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple ethical or unethical practice? In the 1970’s Jim Jones established a church called the Peoples Temple which eventually became a cult. The foundation of the church was based on social and racial inequality for all. The church started small yet eventually grew to 5‚000 members. The Peoples Temple accumulated media and political attention which earned Jones popularity; this resulted to his nomination and selection to city commissioner. According to many Jones did
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several American Spirits. Shirley Temple a child star‚ Clark Gable the first macho man‚ and Charlie Chaplin an English born actor who became an American movie icon were all actors who raised American spirit on the silver screen during the Great Depression. Shirley Temple was a child star who lifted American hearts. Shirley started her career at the young age of three. She was in several film roles such as Baby Burlesks her first big role at the age of four (“Shirley Temple Black”). The movie Bright Eyes
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My first experience in a Buddhist temple was quite different than anything I have experienced religion-wise. I visited the Quan Am Monastery (Vietnamese-American Buddhist) at 3500 South Goodlet. I got to experience first-hand how meditation in a Buddhist temple actually works. I was very intrigued to find out how someone outside of the Christian faith‚ worshipped. As one might expect‚ the atmosphere was very tranquil. My group members and I called ahead a few days earlier and a man answered the
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1498 words Zain Malik: Culture Fo Guanh Shan Temple of Toronto Naima Nadeem: Power 6525 Millcreek Drive Manny Kular: Gender February 11th‚ 2013 – 1:00pm Figure 1: Picture Taken by Zain Malik - Entrance Figure [ 1 ]: Picture Taken by Zain Malik - Entrance For my field research report my partners and I visited the largest Chinese Buddhist temple in Mississauga called Fo Guanh Shan Temple of Toronto on February 11th during their festival of the Chinese
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I visited a Vietnamese Buddhist temple in West Palm Beach‚ and I was able to partake in some of their religious practices. There are many Vietnamese people in Florida‚ so the temples where created in order to provide people with the chance to practice Buddhism and express the cultural values. The form of Buddhism I experienced was Mahayana. Mahayana Buddhism developed during the first century. The Mahayana believe in and follow the Pali Canon. Those who practice Mahayana Buddhism also welcome the
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The temple architecture of ancient Greece and Rome‚ and how they reflected the structure of the societies from which they emerged. Jack Lehane Year 1 (1200 – 1500 words) 7th of January‚ 2013 Most of the remaining examples of ancient Greek architecture are in the form of temples‚ built to honour their gods‚ and have decorated exteriors but rather plain interiors. Few other examples remain as other structures were typically made of wood‚ plaster and mud and‚ as such‚ did not survive the test of
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in Usa-shi‚ Ōita-ken. Its history dates back to approximately 708-714 (The Nara Period) when the shrine was founded in Kyushu. A temple called Miroku-ji was adjacent to it in 779‚ making it what is known to be the first shrine-temple combination (jingū-ji) ever. The resulting mixed building‚ called Usa Hachimangu-ji‚ lasted over a millennium until 1868‚ when the Buddhist part was seperated to agree with the Kami and Buddhas Separation Act. It is today from this shrine where 40‚000 branching shrines
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