Ethnocentrism is the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one’s own ethnic culture. The concept of ethnocentrism has proven significant in the social sciences‚ both with respect to the issue of whether the ethnocentric bias of researchers colors the data they obtain‚ and the findings from research in anthropology and sociology. Such research has revealed ethnocentrism in every culture around the world‚ based on a number reasons‚ including religion‚ language‚ customs‚ culture
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Buddhism is one of the oldest religions practiced in modern day. Though missionary movements were not widely established in Buddhism‚ nevertheless‚ Buddha’s teachings‚ which originated from northern India‚ were spread all over Asia. As Buddhism spread to different countries with varying cultures‚ the Buddhist practices and religious beliefs were adapted to fit the local culture‚ without compromising the fundamental teachings involving compassion‚ wisdom‚ et cetera. Buddhism was widely spread throughout
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Reading Keila Diehl’s Echoes from Dharamsala was‚ personally‚ an emotional ride. Her narrative does a phenomenal job of transporting the reader into a first-hand experience of “movement and being moved” (Diehl‚ 2002). Published in 2002‚ the book traces the nuances of life and music (as it is received and performed) in the Tibetan refugee community in North India during the last decade of the 20th century through the eyes and ears of Diehl. She set out to conduct research in Dharamsala in 1994 on
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The Five Precepts The Buddhist Precepts are an important element of Buddha’s teachings. These precepts outline basic prohibitions against 1) killing‚ 2) stealing‚ 3) sexual misconduct‚ 4) false speech‚ and 5) taking intoxicants. These principles are viewed by many as the means to living a life in line with the eight fold path of Buddhism. In his book‚ For a Future to be Possible‚ Vietnamese Zen Buddhist Monk‚ Thich Nhat Hanh contends that there is a “deep malaise in society” (Hanh‚ 1998‚ p. 7)
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Women’s Rights in Canada would not have been far reaching as it is today had five brave women not stood to fight the status quo in the court of law. This epic battle was fought by five women in what became known as the Personhood Case. During the 1900s‚ women in Canada were not considered persons because of the BNA Act of 1867 that used the word “persons” to mean more than an individual while using the word “he” to refers to a singular individual. This group of five women led by Emily Murphy challenged
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number of Adherents.“ Adherents. Accessed 14 August 2009 Last modified 9 August 2007. Thanissaro Bhikkhu "Non-violence: A Study Guide" Access to Insight‚ June 7‚ 2009‚ Accessed 24 August 2009 Last modified: unknown (Bhagavad-Gita‚ Gita‚ 2:31) Gyatso‚ T Carriere‚ J.C (1999) New Leaf Pub. The Power of Buddhism‚ p.189
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Introduction and Overview This paper will focus upon the fundamental roles of Hollywood and various celebrities such as Richard Gere in the popular spiritual “fad” based on Tibetan Buddhism. This paper will explore how this new “exotic” American adoption of Tibetan Buddhism via the Beastie Boys and other Hollywood A-lusters symbolizes a new point of convergence linking the Eastern and Western worlds. While‚ at the outset globalization and the increased exchange and incorporation of other cultures
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Table of Content Pema Lingpa -The treasurer The Origins of the Pema Lingpa Lineage The Pema Lingpa lineage dates back to the 9th century‚ when Padmasambhava‚ also known as Guru Rinpoche‚ first brought Vajrayana Buddhism from India to the lands of Tibet‚ Nepal and Bhutan. Guru Rinpoche’s vast spiritual activities left behind an enduring legacy that has survived vibrantly through many ensuing centuries. It is said that Guru Rinpoche
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Tara in Tibetan Buddhism “The worship of the goddess Tara is one of the most widespread of Tibetan cults‚ undifferentiated by sect‚ education‚ class‚ or position; from the highest to the lowest‚ the Tibetans find with his goddess a personal and enduring relationship unmatched by any other single deity‚ even among those of their gods more potent in appearance or more profound in symbolic association.”1 Tara is thought to protect her people from “the cradle to beyond the grave; and‚ as Stephanie
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The Buddhist Tradition ROY C. AMORE l JULIA CHING CHAPTER EIGHT When the continuing-education division of an American university organized a one-day Buddhist retreat‚ more than a hundred students signed up within a few hours. What is the appeal of Buddhism‚ especially Buddhist meditation‚ for Westerners? Why do people who still identify themselves as Christians or Jews flock to Buddhist meditation sessions? What is it that has attracted so many Hollywood celebrities to Buddhism? To attempt
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