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Producing Wondrous Deity Musubi No Mikoto Island
902 wordsBefore the heavens and the earth came into existence, all was a chaos, unimaginably limitless and without definite shape or form. Eon followed eon: then, low and behold out of this boundless, shapeless mass something light and transparent rose up and formed the heaven. This was the Plain of High Heaven, in which materialized a deity called Ame-no-Minaka-Nushi-no-Mikoto (the Deity-of-the-August-Center-of-Heaven). Next the heavens gave birth to a deity named Takami-Musubi-no-Mikoto (the High-Augus...
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Four Noble Truths Good And Evil
1,470 words... onasteries. Other holy and sacred places include, Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of Buddha, and Bodhi Gaya, where the "tree of enlightenment" stood when Buddha was enlightened. Buddhism is an analytic religion based on thought and proving a belief. Although early Buddhism did revolve around some mythology and some still does today, much of the mythology has been replaced by scientific findings. Early Buddhist mythology believed that the universe consisted of innumerable world systems through...
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Mans Most Precious Possessions Mans Most Precious Socrates
1,014 wordsVirtue and justice are mans most precious possessions, Socrates once stated (Plato 55). I was present when Socrates gave his compelling argument as to why he could not possibly be guilty of the crimes of corrupting the youth of Athens, and creating his own gods in lieu of the gods already recognized by the city. It is unfortunate, however, that even with his prolific dialogue, he was not able to save himself from his own death. Out of the five hundred and one jurors, including myself, listening ...
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The Role Of Ancient Gods
1,316 wordsThe Role of Ancient Gods When we study ancient Greek and Roman literature, we realize that the world perception in those times, among people, was much different from what it is now. It is especially become obvious when we begin to analyze the role of mythical and religious elements in ancient literature. According to the classical Christian theological theory, peoples need for believing in supernatural beings is caused by their fear of nature. This concept strikingly reminds Marxist explanation ...
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Four Noble Truths Places Of Worship
3,032 wordsWhether we like it or not, we have all been born on this earth as part of one great human family? ultimately each of us is just a human being like everyone else: we all desire happiness and do not want suffering. -Tenzin Gyatso XIV Dalai Lama History/Origin The birth of the first Buddha started out with a dream. Queen Maha-Maya of the Sakya warrior caste had a dream when the moon was full during the midsummer festival. Four guardian angels lifted her up and took her to the Himalaya Mountains whe...
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