One loose way of dividing modern Judaism is into four groups: Orthodox Jews maintain strict adherence to traditional customs; Reform or Liberal Jews attempt to apply broadly Judaic notions to customary culture in a humanistic manner; Conservative Jews are somewhere between the previous two; and Hasidic Jews are largely mystical in practice. ... The practice of Hinduism varies widely throughout India. ... Scholars believe he lived around 500 BC, and was...

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Religion in China Try to think for a few moments about differing cultures from your own. ... I can't come up with a concrete reason for why this is so, considering that there is an enormous variety between cultures, but an opinion is that we don't place a strong emphasis on religion today. ... Interestingly, it was amazing to learn how quickly Muslims became part of Chinese culture. ... It does seem though that one possible reason may be the fact that Muslims tried to incorporate more Chinese culture into their daily lives and thus were able to show their sopport more outwardly...

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Two of the most prominent world religions today have their origins in the Indian subcontinent of Asia. Both the Hindu and Buddhist religions can trace their creation back to this vast area. Hindu was the predecessor to Buddhism, as the latter was created as an offshoot of the central religion. Th...

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From them, they borrowed a great deal of their culture, including their ideas of philosophy and their form of government. ... With a centralized aristocratic government and an economy based on agriculture dating as far back as 1766 BC, Chinese culture was far more highly advanced that any other cultures in the eastern regions. ... As it spread, the Chinese culture was adopted and slowly changed to fit the needs of these developing cultures outside of China's border of direct influence. ... They especially wanted to establish a strong central government like China's, but they also ...

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This research paper will explore the understanding of afterlife, and if any changes related culture or belief systems influenced perception of the afterlife for Christianity, Islam, Buddhist, Hindu, Wiccan and Odinism. ... The most dominant belief in Hindu is that one's social status/caste CasteLatin, castus, "pure," "segregated," or "cut off" one of five extremely rigid social classes based on a system utilized in India from ancient times through the present day. ...

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Semiotics is a field that searches for mechanisms in culture. ... Empty center means as much that the culture has no rational foundation. ... This empty center explains for example how different religions could exist next to each other in Japanese culture. ... Zen Buddhism derived from the Buddhism of India. ... Willpower is important for soldiers in every cultures but this was extra emphasized in Zen and this aspect became absorbed by Bushido. ...

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