The reason for those two names is because Hinduism has influenced virtually in religion and can absorb other religion so it can honor and embrace their saints. Hinduism is possible to do all that because all of the genuine effort of spiritual and unmistakably souls that are evolving throughout the union and to achieve liberation in the
Located at Sanchi, Central India it is admired by all. The Great Stupa was created as a dome-shaped monument, and not just any monument but a monument that contains the remains of a holy person. In this case, the Great Stupa of Sanchi holds the ashes of Buddha himself. Therefore the Stupa symbolized Parinirvana known as “Final Dying”. In today’s Asian societies they still strongly believe in the cycle of birth and rebirth, which is represented by the wheel of law located on the Great Stupa.
Religion is designed to establish an understanding of the world by combining aspects of ritual, morality and creation. This too can be said of Myth. It is when Mythology disconnects itself from these traditional religious story telling aspects that it may become simply a fable or a legend. The fact that the most common type of stories in Mythology are of creation tells that myth must hold significance across that world. These stories of creation are not necessarily historically accurate or literal, but they are believed by many to convey profound truths from the beginning of oral story telling to when variations of the tales were recorded such as with Greek mythology by Hesiod and Homer.
However, evidence shows that Sumer, Egypt, and China believed in gods closely related to nature. They looked to them for protection and help. In each religion they had priests that communicated with the gods. Each culture established diverse systems of writing and noticeable architecture. They also made different inventions that are important to the world.
Another similarity is that both religious traditions reflect the geographic nature of the environment through their creation stories which expresses the religious beliefs. Christians and aboriginals both use rituals and ceremonies as a way of celebrating their faith. Throughout these rituals symbols are used in both traditions to express sacredness, beliefs and a way to connect with the higher
First and foremost, it is important to note that before the advent of Zoroaster Zarathustra, both the Persian and the Aztec religions and mythologies believed in and entertained the idea of a pantheon of gods. This is so since both spheres believed in the deities to personify the forces of nature such as the sun, wind, sky, water, the earth and fire, among a host of others. In these religions, these forces of nature which were seen to be proactive made interplay within the animate and inanimate so that they acted as the very sources of the flora, the fauna and the inanimate. It is against this backdrop that the Persians came to worship these forces of nature such as the sun, moon, fire, wind, fire, water and the
Lotus of the Good Law is also very significant to followers of Buddhism as it expresses salvation to Buddhism being universally attainable and lastly, the Tibetan Book of the Dead is also very substantial to adherents of Buddhism as it as it is means by which a Buddhist can determine their rebirth or Nirvana. The Tripitaka is a very significant text for adherents of Buddhism as it can as a guide to the teachings of the Buddha. Firstly, the Tripitaka is a sacred text split into three “baskets”; the Sutra Pitaka, Vinaya Pitaka and the Abhidharma Pitaka. The first basket, the Sutra Pitaka sets the rules and expectations of the Sangha. In this way, the Tripitaka is very significant to adherents of Buddhism as it provides a clear set of expectations of the adherent of the religion as well as providing a guide to the teachings of Buddha.
Analogies are not confined to language either, pictures could be used. However I am looking into the use of religious language; in the forms of symbol and analogy. Many philosophers have analysed the use of religious language such as A.J Ayer, Wittgenstein, Karl Popper, Tillich and Aquinas. Their main concern was whether or not certain uses of language are meaningful when referring to God. To critically compare the use of symbol with the use of analogy is to assess the meaningfulness of Tillich’s and Aquinas’s methods of expressing understanding of God.
The Interpersonal Model of Revelation, also known as the Indirect Model of Revelation, says that the act of revelation is best thought of as a religious experience. Because God is mysterious and of a higher order, the experience itself cannot be fully interpreted because it is like nothing that one could have ever experienced, and therefore human beings are responsible for the interpretation and distribution of this information onto others. The purpose of this revelation according to the model is to establish a relationship between the divine and the mortal. The make up of the revelation is that as time goes on, the sacred and the human will be united. This implies that the so called “truths” of faith are incomplete and that we as humans are constantly
Native American culture (Native American Art History, 2014) Native Americans have a very rich culture littered with struggle, strife and success. Their stories are steeped in tradition, spirituality and closely tied with Mother Nature. Many aspects mainstream culture are adapted from Native American cultures. Symbols such as the sun on the New Mexico flag are actually taken straight from Native American culture. Other symbols often used are teepees, totem poles, peace pipes, and moccasins.