the violent war with Kalinga‚ Ashoka converted to Buddhism most likely of a guilty conscience. He then banned animal sacrifices‚ gave up hunting expeditions‚ and eliminated meat dishes from his court. Ashoka spread Buddhism throughout India by monasteries and stupas. Comparing Ashoka and Han Wudi‚ both spread and furthered belief systems in their emperors. Han Wudi did it by creating the imperial university and from
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Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism." In it‚ he details the transition of "asceticism and methodical habits out of the monasteries" and into the service of active life in the world. In early Christianity‚ there were no Protestant denominations‚ so Catholicism was tantamount to Christianity. Within the Catholic tradition‚ monks would live in communes called monasteries‚ and dedicate themselves to a life of asceticism and ritual lifestyles. Furthermore‚ the scriptures of the Bible were understood
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The Unique Icon ( ) In our life we meet many people but some of them are unforgettable because they affect us and form our character‚ our ideas‚ and views in life. They have immortalized their names in human history. On the other hand‚ there are a lot of people who live and die without leaving any influence and nobody remembers them. Person who had unique traits‚ influence achievements‚ live forever and unforgettable. Do you know the 117th pope of Alexandria and patriarch of the see of St. Mark who
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Italians began to reflect differently on the world around them and how they interacted with it. Changing ideas caused a definite shift from medieval values: piety and social seclusion‚ to humanist values: material and scholarly gain. Time spent in monasteries and convents was no longer the epitome of a worthy existence. Education‚ exploration‚ physical strength‚ wealth‚ and personal development replaced meditation‚ contemplation‚ poverty‚ and servitude. In Renaissance Italy‚ a well-rounded education
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Catholic Church‚ and a growing body of practical‚ surgical‚ and medical knowledge. Medical schools were based off of the discoveries of Galen and Aristotle. Physicians were officially established in the Middle Ages when monasteries grew medicinal herbs to treat sick people. These monasteries were the first hospitals‚ and they used herbs to make medicine. Because medicine was influenced by religious ideas‚ it was believed that sickness and injuries were healed by faith‚ leading to many advances in medicine
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Chapter 10 The Sui and Tang Empires‚ 581-755 * After the fall of the Han China was fragmented for several centuries. * China was reunified with the Sui dynasty‚ father and son rulers who held power from 581 until Turks from Inner Asia defeated the son * Small kingdoms of northern China and Inner Asia that had come and gone structured themselves around a variety of political ideas and institution. * People preferred having an emperor‚ a bureaucracy using the Chinese language‚ and
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When asked to write a report on an individual that influenced world history up until 1500‚ I knew exactly who to choose‚ the Buddha. The Buddha contributed to history in many different ways. Not only did he create what is now the fourth largest religion in the world‚ but he also helped to spread peace throughout the world. Without the Buddha’s influence and the influence of Buddhism‚ many empires may not have developed the way that they did and many other religions may not have developed at all.
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The Earth Is Our Only Home! The Importance of Environmental Protection & Practical Steps to Support It By Ven. Jampa Since the second half of the 20thcentury‚ the results of environmental destruction and the exploitationof natural resources have become increasingly obvious. Now‚ 7 billion people are sharing this planet‚ and scientists predict that the population will increase to 10 billion people in this century. However‚ we already face difficulties with dwindling natural resources and environmentalpollution
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Phenomenology is Form and Function: The International Buddhist Temple Phenomenology will sometimes incorporate spirituality into intellectual arguments with place and space‚ and argues that we have more than our five senses to experience the world around us – that even if you were blind‚ deaf‚ couldn’t smell‚ couldn’t taste‚ and had no form of sensory perception‚ the place that you are in could still effect you. The qualities of a place that you can not define through your senses is what explains
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The Franks and Merovingians: Laying the Foundations for Future European Empires Henry Lilly May 16th‚ 2011 The Roman Empire represented the culmination of the Mediterranean World. The Roman Empire reached its peak under the rule of the famous Roman Emperor‚ Julius Caesar. The Roman Empire extended its borders throughout Europe‚ to present day France‚ Italy‚ Great Britain‚ and Germany. However‚ their collapse in 476 AD was caused by distraction to
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