• Like Hinduism, the traditional African religion recognizes the presence of one supreme deity as well as the existence of God in multiple aspects. (wikipedia.org)
  • Like Hinduism, Akan tradition shares belief in reincarnation with Buddhism. (wikipedia.org)
  • I follow Buddhism and all other religions, including Hinduism, Christianity and Islam," Vuthy said. (phnompenhpost.com)
  • Culturally, Hinduism is the largest religion among South Asians in Hong Kong. (joshuaproject.net)
  • Hippies strayed from Judeo-Christian models of religion in favor of Eastern and Native American religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, and Native Mysticism . (halloweencostumes.com)
  • Bali is a province of Indonesia with a diversity of religious traditions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and local animistic beliefs. (studyabroad.com)
  • And since the rise of capitalism, Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism and Hinduism seem to cater to the rich, while religious leaders pay lip service to the poor. (budsas.net)
  • Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism all originated in ancient India and continue to be influential today. (worldchroniclenews.com)
  • His 1965 book, The Huna Codes in Religions , discusses parallels between his system and religions such as Buddhism, Christianity, and Hinduism. (avivadirectory.com)
  • This peepul tree, native to the Indian subcontinent, stands as a symbol of deep spiritual and medicinal significance, ingrained in the beliefs and practices of multiple religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, the three major religions in India. (shankara.com)
  • After Christianity, Judaism, and Hinduism, Buddhism is the 4th major religion of the world. (bvsalud.org)
  • Tibetan Buddhism counts reincarnation and the wheel of life as part of its core principles. (wildchina.com)
  • I think this mandala, according to Tibetan Buddhism, will help present conditions. (azpm.org)
  • By the mid 500s, Buddhism had become very popular and the Chinese landscape was transformed by the building of Buddhist temples and monasteries. (gowanusballroom.com)
  • Buddhist schools were established and ideas from Confucianism and Taoism both became integrated into Buddhism. (gowanusballroom.com)
  • Thus, a typical 'shamanism' community could very well be presenting/marketing a collection of Christian, Buddhist, African Tribal, and American Indian Tribal beliefs to the public as an 'authentic Native American path. (newagefraud.org)
  • By examining several diverse religious communities and traditions--including Lakota Sioux, Southern Pentecostal, Nation of Islam, and Zen Buddhist--we examine patterns, themes, and issues that scholars commonly encounter across world religions. (pugetsound.edu)
  • Tibetan medical system embraces the traditional Buddhist belief that all illness ultimately results from the three poisons of the mind: ignorance, attachment and aversion. (ambedkar.org)
  • In this essay, we will explore the origins of yin and yang, its meaning and significance in Buddhism, and whether it can be considered a Buddhist symbol. (easy-fengshui.com)
  • While it is not a central concept in Buddhism, Yin and Yang is present in some Buddhist practices and beliefs, and is sometimes depicted in Buddhist art. (easy-fengshui.com)
  • While Yin and Yang is not a Buddhist concept, it is present in some Buddhist practices and beliefs. (easy-fengshui.com)
  • One key takeaway from this text is that while Yin and Yang is not a central concept in Buddhism, it has influenced some Buddhist practices and beliefs, particularly in China where Taoism has had a strong influence. (easy-fengshui.com)
  • Yin and Yang is a central concept in Taoism, and many Buddhist practices in China have been influenced by Taoist beliefs. (easy-fengshui.com)
  • Lama Ngawang Kunga Bista , a Buddhist monk from Lo-Mustang, Nepal, recently spent a week in Tubac, where he created a sand mandala dedicated to medicine and the healing arts. (azpm.org)
  • His sand mandala has been erased in a dissolution ceremony, keeping in line with the Buddhist belief in the transitory nature of material life. (azpm.org)
  • Why do ancient Buddhist beliefs overlap so strongly with those of neuroscience? (wildmind.org)
  • IMPACT: Older adults and Buddhist monks have specific needs and practices related to culture and religion, affecting typical treatment, especially medication use. (bvsalud.org)
  • Taoism or Daoism is usually described as an Asian philosophy and religion, although it is also said to be neither but rather an aspect of Chinese wisdom. (thelemapedia.org)
  • The primary religion practiced by the Aini is Chinese folk religion, a complex mix of beliefs and practices that includes elements of Buddhism, Taoism and ancestor veneration. (yunnanadventure.com)
  • follower of Taoism'), with the meaning of "Taoist" as "lay member or believer of Taoism", is a modern invention that goes back to the introduction of the Western category of "organised religion" in China in the 20th century, but it has no significance for most of Chinese society in which Taoism continues to be an "order" of the larger body of Chinese religion. (baihui.com.br)
  • dàoshi, "masters of the Tao"), a title traditionally attributed only to the clergy and not to their lay followers, usually take care to note the distinction between their ritual tradition and the practices of Chinese folk religion and non-Taoist vernacular ritual orders, which are often mistakenly identified as pertaining to Taoism. (baihui.com.br)
  • Robinet identifies four components in the emergence of Taoism: Some elements of Taoism may be traced to prehistoric folk religions in China that later coalesced into a Taoist tradition. (baihui.com.br)
  • Whether Confucianism, Taoism, or later Chinese Buddhism, they all fall into this pattern of thinking and organising and in this sense remain religious, even though individually and intellectually they also assume forms of philosophy and practical wisdom. (baihui.com.br)
  • A fanatical Taoism, Wu-tsung persecuted Buddhism between 843 and 845 for a combination of religious and economical reasons. (baihui.com.br)
  • The concept of yin and yang is often associated with Chinese philosophy and Taoism, but it is also found in other Asian cultures, including Buddhism. (easy-fengshui.com)
  • One reason why Yin and Yang is sometimes associated with Buddhism is because of its close relationship with Taoism. (easy-fengshui.com)
  • nism, Taoism) among the traditionally educated, At the lower end, the question is: Is "primitive while either polytheism (India) or ritual based on man" steeped in religious beliefs that are held ancient ancestor worship (East Asia) persisted with great conviction, or is there a primordial among common people. (bvsalud.org)
  • Traditional Igbo doctrine of reincarnation and connection to the spiritual mortal identity of the culture, themes about spiritual instrumentality based on the traditional Igobo beliefs and practices with the Hindu mantra, specifically the doctrine in the creative power of the spoken word are identical. (wikipedia.org)
  • The course will explore how environmental concerns are interwoven with religion, art, ritual and traditional healing by engaging students in the history of Javanese and Balinese culture, theoretical and ethical concerns, and the practices of medical and local healers, artists and conservation experts. (studyabroad.com)
  • These belief systems encompass a wide range of spiritual practices, moral codes, and philosophical teachings. (worldchroniclenews.com)
  • Each religion has its own set of beliefs, practices, and traditions that contribute to the vibrant tapestry of Indian culture. (ajkim.in)
  • Different traditions, beliefs, and practices surrounding death are common to all cultures and religions, and they have resulted in conflict regarding anatomic dissections and postmortem examinations. (medscape.com)
  • In contrast, non-westernized cultural groups generally have more unified traditions, beliefs, and practices surrounding death, and they more frequently have religious objections to autopsy. (medscape.com)
  • The participants learn the basic beliefs and practices of the respective faith and how it addresses biomedicine and the body. (medicineandreligion.com)
  • In this paper, the authors compare and contrast attitudes towards religion and spirituality (R&S), conception of the role of R&S in healthcare, and clinical practices abounds between course participants and non-course counterparts. (medicineandreligion.com)
  • While there, he developed an interest in the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Kahunas and contemporary practitioners of traditional Hawaiian religion, which also dealt with matters of health and well-being. (avivadirectory.com)
  • Health care systems and health care professionals must recognize and understand a variety of spiritual and religious values, beliefs, and practices and their impact on health and healing. (ed2go.com)
  • Although spirituality may include traditional religious beliefs and practices, spirituality is a much broader concept that also includes nonreligious beliefs and expressions. (ed2go.com)
  • Many scholars see "north Chinese religion" as distinct from practices in the south. (baihui.com.br)
  • This paradigm sheds light on the many purposes religion serves, the rich variety of religious and spiritual beliefs and practices, and the capacity of religion and spirituality to do both good and harm. (lu.se)
  • 3] Certain religions have objections to autopsy (eg, Islam, Judaism) in that bodily intrusion violates the sanctity of keeping the human body complete, despite those religious doctrines not strictly forbidding it. (medscape.com)
  • Traditional African religions have shared notable relationships with other religions, cultures, and traditions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Buddhism, like all mystical traditions, is about introspection, notoriously a remarkably unreliable source of "evidence. (blogspot.com)
  • In that sense, Buddhism is much closer to some continental philosophical traditions based on phenomenology and first-person subjectivity than to science -- the quintessential third-person approach to the study of natural phenomena. (blogspot.com)
  • Buddhism, again like all mystic traditions, phrases its teachings in such vague language that they are simply not amenable to rational, let alone strictly empirical, analysis. (blogspot.com)
  • Local religions are closely connected with the natural environment and interact with healing traditions and medical systems. (studyabroad.com)
  • guest lectures focus on biodiversity, soil conservation and environmental issues which will be supplemented by workshops on medicine and healing traditions, conservation, language learning, and fieldwork methods. (studyabroad.com)
  • It is one of the oldest civilizations in the world and has a diverse range of cultures, languages, religions, and traditions. (ajkim.in)
  • In conclusion, India is a land of rich culture and heritage with diverse traditions, languages, religions, and landscapes. (ajkim.in)
  • In the Religion and Spirituality Scholarly Concentration, medical students will be introduced to major spiritual traditions, spiritual concepts in health, and the ways they interact. (iupui.edu)
  • Alex Lion, DO, and Mona Raed, MD, share details on the new Religion and Spirituality Scholarly Concentration, in which medical students will be introduced to major spiritual traditions, spiritual concepts in health, and the ways they interact. (iupui.edu)
  • 1] People from more westernized or diverse environments tend to have less cohesive connections with traditions, religion, and beliefs, and have a greater acceptance of autopsies. (medscape.com)
  • In the present day there is a vital resurgence of interest in religions, with new movements emerging from long established religious traditions. (lu.se)
  • There is also, around the world, a growing sense of the need to preserve indigenous religions, even when these have accommodated to imported traditions. (lu.se)
  • Because of Buddhism's migration into central Asia, China gained a lot of the culture that it has today and Chinese Buddhism has transformed into its own branch separate from its original form. (gowanusballroom.com)
  • 133] Representatives of early Chinese Buddhism, like Sengzhao and Tao Sheng, knew and were deeply influenced by the Taoist keystone texts. (baihui.com.br)
  • African traditional religion is often regarded to have influenced African Islam and vice versa. (wikipedia.org)
  • Islam has been in Africa for so long and has become so acculturated to the African landscape that some scholars have argued that it is a traditional African religion. (wikipedia.org)
  • Conversions to Islam were generally pacific in nature and heavily incorporated pre-Islamic rituals and beliefs. (wikipedia.org)
  • Granted, Buddhism certainly doesn't have the same attitude that, say, Christianity and Islam have about science, but there still is a lot of unnecessary fluff that gets thrown around in this misguided quest for a unity between science and religion. (blogspot.com)
  • Although cultural or religious beliefs are often cited as a reason for opposition to autopsy, most religions and cultures find autopsy acceptable on the basis of either the individual's beliefs or under what are deemed to be special circumstances. (medscape.com)
  • The integrative paradigm encourages psychologists to attend to the ways religion and spirituality are expressed not only in individual lives, but also in the lives of couples, families, institutions, communities, and cultures. (lu.se)
  • A t the risk of oversimplification, I would like to propose that each of the world's great religions consists of two main aspects, namely that of universal love, which is altruistic and selfless on the one hand, and a tribal, institutionalized, or egocentric factor on the other. (budsas.net)
  • The Pew Research Center estimates that as of 2020, about 500 million people (or 6.6% of the world's population) practice Buddhism. (bvsalud.org)
  • Throughout the history, they are often noted for having one of the oldest presence in the world, and also applauded for its tolerance with other religions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Buddhism exercised profound influence in shaping the various aspects of Indian society. (gowanusballroom.com)
  • Some Tibetans don't like Buddhism because you are "stuck" in reincarnation. (wildchina.com)
  • For some Tibetans, especially those that were downtrodden and impoverished, the traditional belief was that the workings of bad karma and reincarnation had confined them to a miserable life. (wildchina.com)
  • The "valuable aspects" of religion would simply vanish if its adherents knew their faith was based on lies, for religion itself would disappear. (whyevolutionistrue.com)
  • Religion, in every society, in every stage of history, upholds the value of well-being and health as necessary for a meaningful life and provides its adherents with ways and means to enhance their health and to enable them to deal creatively with human vulnerability to disease, pain, and suffering. (ambedkar.org)
  • The Church is the Christian family, in which all are accompanied to one another through belief and baptism in Jesus Christ. (wikipedia.org)
  • Over the last few decades many Buddhists and quite a few neuroscientists have examined Buddhism and neuroscience, with both groups reporting overlap. (wildmind.org)
  • Often sceptical and being ironic on human values as morality, benevolence and proper behavior, Taoist writers don't share the Confucean belief in civilisation as a way to build a better society, they rather share the will to leave alone in mountains with wild animals, or as simple peasants in small autarcic villages. (thelemapedia.org)
  • Ancient India made significant contributions to the fields of science, mathematics, and medicine. (worldchroniclenews.com)
  • With a population consisting of people from various religions, languages, and ethnicities, India is known for its diversity and multiculturalism. (ajkim.in)
  • Ayurveda, an ancient system of medicine developed in India, continues to be practiced today. (ajkim.in)
  • Traders travelling from India to China along the Silk Road brought Buddhism with them. (gowanusballroom.com)
  • While the author accepts that Indian influences penetrated Khmer linguistics, written scripts, culture and religions, he also presents a convincing argument for indigenous origins of other aspects of the Khmer civilization, which contribute to counteracting the long-held theory that the Khmers were subsumed by the culture of India. (orchidpress.net)
  • Buddhism is a religion that originated in India and spread to China and other parts of Asia. (easy-fengshui.com)
  • Students should come away from the course with a greater understanding of critical issues facing religious communities historically and in the world today, with a greater appreciation of the diversity of world religions within the United States, and with a grounding in influential scholarly approaches to the study of religion. (pugetsound.edu)
  • Many practice medicine, law and some work in finance. (joshuaproject.net)
  • In order to get rid of tribalism in religious institutions, nationalism, and even consumerism and capitalism, the faithful have to practice their religion with universal love. (budsas.net)
  • The relevance between investigating beliefs of schizophrenia and treatment of psychiatric disorders for clinical practice is also highlighted. (nih.gov)
  • Social isolation and mental health among the older people: Buddhism-based practice]. (bvsalud.org)
  • The god of Unity is an adaptation of Hindu belief regarding the divine. (probe.org)
  • Most of the of development we fi nd both monotheistic reli- uncertainty is found at the ends of the develo- gious beliefs (Hindu philosophy) and more-or- pmental spectrum: societies before the advent less atheist philosophies (Buddhism, Confucia- of modernity, and those that are most advanced. (bvsalud.org)
  • Generally they have adopted the Muslim way of dressing but in matter of deeper subjects such as life, birth, marriage, death, they remain the followers of African religion. (wikipedia.org)
  • He didn't leave behind his unusual religious beliefs, however, and out of public view, his followers remained. (phnompenhpost.com)
  • His faith is as undefined as it is pantheistic, and includes certain inconsistencies, such as the fact that he eats pork, an act forbidden by Islamic rules, and also eats in the evening, which strict followers of Buddhism cannot do. (phnompenhpost.com)
  • In Zen Buddhism, for example, practitioners use the concept of Yin and Yang to achieve a state of non-dual awareness, where the boundaries between subject and object, self and other, are dissolved. (easy-fengshui.com)
  • At any rate, once the collective beliefs are decided upon, they are then combined into 'rituals' which are supposed to gain the performer any number of benefits such as material wealth, becoming irresistable to the opposite sex, various (and vague) form of personal 'enlightenment,' the ability to see and converse with 'spirits,' et cetera. (newagefraud.org)
  • while the new atheists are spiritually tone-deaf, fixated on the superstitious side of religion to the exclusion of its more interesting and valuable aspects. (whyevolutionistrue.com)
  • Emperor Ashoka, one of the greatest Mauryan rulers, propagated Buddhism and promoted a philosophy of non-violence and compassion. (worldchroniclenews.com)
  • According to our religion, you can help people by meditation, compassion. (azpm.org)
  • This diet based on natural and unprocessed foods was accompanied by the use of holistic medicine. (halloweencostumes.com)
  • Ayurveda, a holistic system of medicine with roots dating back over 5,000 years, recognizes the therapeutic potential of various parts of the peepal tree, including its leaves, peepal bark, seeds and roots. (shankara.com)
  • At a certain level of cultural evolution, countries predict that 21st-century developments represented by Medieval Europe and by much in these countries will resemble to some extent of sub-Saharan Africa today, organized religion the 20th-century developments in more advanced represents the worldview of the more educated societies (Meisenberg & Woodley, in press). (bvsalud.org)
  • Sharing space was easy for many hippies, as they shared not only moral and philosophical beliefs but oftentimes religious beliefs as well. (halloweencostumes.com)
  • Ancient Indian scholars made groundbreaking discoveries in fields such as mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and metallurgy. (ajkim.in)
  • Featuring a team of international contributors, and edited by one of the most widely respected scholars in the field, The Blackwell Companion to the Study of Religion provides an interdisciplinary and authoritative guide to the subject. (lu.se)
  • It is recognized by now that religious people generally enjoy more quality of life, live more healthily and longer and tend less to depression and suicide provided that it is a religion which emphasizes positive human values like love, justice, welfare, freedom, etc. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
  • Generally, it is acknowledged that religions regulate the feelings of the people and therefore have an effect on the immune system and the psyche. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
  • Anthropology is the basic starting place for both religions, human beings are the temporal mirrors and mediators (imago Dei) of God in the feature world. (wikipedia.org)
  • African Traditional Religion in the Modern World. (wikipedia.org)
  • A World of Religions: A South African Perspective. (wikipedia.org)
  • Indeed tribalism in itself should not be a derogatory term, but when a world religion or superpower becomes tribal, it can easily degenerate into hypocrisy and arrogance and can even lead to racism, as one can see clearly in South Africa and elsewhere. (budsas.net)
  • Unfortunately, over the past two centuries, universal love in world religions has declined so much that merely institutional religions seem to be, on the whole, the norm. (budsas.net)
  • Also incorporated into this 'shamanism' are the beliefs of any number of world religions (i.e. (newagefraud.org)
  • In the world of Ayurveda, traditional Indian medicine, the Peepal tree, scientifically known as "Ficus religiosa", or sacred fig, holds a special place of reverence. (shankara.com)
  • We also examine how specific communities give voice to themes found within the larger world religion from which they emerge. (pugetsound.edu)
  • When a scientific discovery seems to support any religious teaching, you can expect members of that religion to become strict empiricists, telling themselves and the world that their belief is grounded in reality. (wildmind.org)
  • During his two-day visit to Eugene, the Sakya Trichen will give in-depth lectures on "Medicine Buddha Empowerment & Teachings," "Freedom from Four Attachments" and a more general public talk, "Finding Peace in A Complex World. (eugeneweekly.com)
  • More important for our time is the question dictory opinions about the spirit world, magic, about the viability of religion at the highest le- sorcery and afterlife coexist in the same commu- vels of cognitive development. (bvsalud.org)
  • The publication is very timely especially in light of the need for religions of the world to together contemplate and actively promote human rights, social justice and peace, for religions have a specific mandate for this. (lu.se)
  • Religiously, religious freedom also needs to be safeguarded, especially given the communists growing intrusion in Hong Kong and their long established record of hostility to any and all religions other than their state-recognized one. (joshuaproject.net)
  • This study is set to examine the British (in England) and Chinese (in China and Hong Kong) beliefs about the causes, behaviour manifestations and treatments of schizophrenia. (nih.gov)
  • Ayurvedic texts are the cornerstone of Ayurvedic medicine as it has been written down by great Rishis or sages for the benifit of all mankind. (vedicbooks.net)
  • This sacred tree, sometimes also called the bodhi tree, pimple tree, pipal tree, or pippala tree, has been a part of Indian culture on the indian subcontinent for thousands of years, and its leaves, in particular, are believed to have a wide range of applications in Ayurvedic medicine. (shankara.com)
  • Dr. Daniel Ingram is a retired emergency medicine doctor who is the author of two versions of the book Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha. (tunein.com)
  • The teachings which the 'new age' community collectively refers to as 'shamanism' always consist of a random assortment of the myths, beliefs, ceremonies, folk tales, and symbolism of unrelated American Indian/First Nations Tribes. (newagefraud.org)
  • Until 1999 Falun Gong was simply one of many of the traditional Chinese-style disciplines that were rapidly filling the spiritual vacuum left by the collapse of genuine belief in communism, which had long sustained China's party and many of its people. (faluninfo.net)
  • This J-term 2014 course will enhance any curriculum particularly students interested in religion, Asian Studies, environmental studies, medicine, and anthropology. (studyabroad.com)
  • It's not likely that religious people will abandon their beliefs in the supernatural, for even the most liberal faiths retain beliefs in things that are scientifically untenable, like the virgin birth and resurrection of Jesus, or the active intervention on Earth of a theistic God. (whyevolutionistrue.com)
  • Supernatural beliefs and changing part because highly religious people have higher cognitive structures among Ghanaian university fertility than atheists, especially but not only in students. (bvsalud.org)
  • Moreover, the peoples at Sanxingdui were not the only group in southern China using the Yangtze and its tributaries and lakes, developing sophisticated cities, technologies and beliefs. (timeshighereducation.com)
  • How is Buddhism coming to China an example of cultural diffusion? (gowanusballroom.com)
  • The traditional beliefs and values in China are described with particular reference to medicine, and the implications for bioethics and research ethics within the country are considered. (who.int)
  • Some of these approaches are rooted in medieval or pre-Christian European medicine systems, others go back to non-Western medicine. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
  • In such approaches often inspired by Eastern religions, the cure of diseases is "only" a welcome side effect. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
  • Approaches like the latter are isolated from their cultural and religious roots by the Western complementary and alternative medicine and directed against migraine. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
  • The hippie lifestyle was an amalgamation of naturalistic beliefs that were held by the young people of America, defining their movement as a notable moment in history. (halloweencostumes.com)
  • I feel that people who stick with religions or ideologies such as these either are or become unable to respect other people, especially the poor, who may be proud of their religions and are no less advanced spiritually than these would-be evangelists. (budsas.net)
  • Diwali, Holi, Eid, Christmas - people from different religions come together to celebrate these festivals in harmony. (ajkim.in)
  • Was one area, one group of people, one set of beliefs, more important than any other? (timeshighereducation.com)
  • And it's also in the interests of accommodationists who feel (wrongly, I think) that by showing religious people that because science doesn't necessarily entail atheism, so that their beliefs need not conflict with science, they will then lose their aversion to science. (whyevolutionistrue.com)
  • People of every religion under the sun claim that we either belong to them or have borrowed the best part of our teaching from them. (probe.org)
  • I love wu xia movies, I'm attracted to and strongly influenced by Zen Buddhism, and I was all excited the first time I went to Japan because it's the motherland of so many of these hand-to-hand styles. (ibiblio.org)
  • The approach is a cousin to Buddhism and a cousin to Daoism, with elements of traditional Chinese science and medicine included as well. (faluninfo.net)
  • In this paper, the authors explore the influence of a community-based program, "Sacred Sites of Houston: How Faith and Medicine Interact," at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. (medicineandreligion.com)
  • Beliefs in local myths, spirits and magic often remained intact and was even approved if it didn't compromise the preeminence of Allah. (wikipedia.org)
  • Myrtle was in a state of mental and physical illness and had come to a point where she was not helped by either medicine or physicians. (probe.org)
  • The aim of living this way was to go against the beliefs that were heavily promoted in 1960s America. (halloweencostumes.com)
  • The reason for the physical effect of religion and spirituality is not cleared in detail yet since it has to be looked for in the complex relationship of body and mind. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
  • Exactly how the 'new age' communities determine what beliefs should be 'borrowed' from other systems of spirituality is not known. (newagefraud.org)
  • The wide spread of migraine also finds its expression in the number of treatments beyond scientific medicine. (unexplained-mysteries.com)
  • second, the British would emphasise more on internal (biological and psychological) and external (sociological) beliefs for the causes and treatments. (nih.gov)
  • African religion, philosophy, and Christianity in Logos-Christ: common ground revisited. (wikipedia.org)
  • On education in Tibet: in the general literature on Tibet, you would also find a large literature on Tibetan education before the Chinese, and that includes education in language, religion-Buddhism, philosophy, medicine etc etc, that has been partially revived after Mao. (factsanddetails.com)
  • The belief system started as a war protest, which initially helped the movement to make its mark, but from there it grew into a popular way of living for many in the baby-boomer generation. (halloweencostumes.com)
  • Hippies took it upon themselves to separate from the pack and go their own way through life, often forming co-living situations with other hippies to form tight-knit communities that all followed the same belief system . (halloweencostumes.com)
  • It is a system of traditional medicine which addresses the whole person: the physical, the mental and the emotional. (balancehealth.com.hk)
  • For instance, Bond says that "science and Buddhism seem strangely compatible … [because] to a large degree, Buddhism is a study in human development. (blogspot.com)
  • Understanding health only in relation to particular parts of the human organism is unacceptable to Buddhism. (ambedkar.org)
  • Health and disease are among the common experiences of human life, and as such they are the special concern of religion. (ambedkar.org)
  • and (3) a plant is consumed to obtain a specific medicinal effect (a medicinal food or food medicine). (biomedcentral.com)
  • They've even come up with language to address the problem between perception and belief. (wildmind.org)
  • Different forms of interactions between food and medicine may emerge in social-ecological systems. (biomedcentral.com)
  • God is esteemed by both African religion and Christianity as both the very ground being, and the necessary of life, and any form of being or existence, such as the creation itself. (wikipedia.org)
  • Bond reviews two recent books on Buddhism and science: "Mind and Life: Discussions with the Dalai Lama on the Nature of Reality," by Pier Luigi Luisi, and "Buddhism and Science: A Guide for the Perplexed," by Donald S. Lopez. (blogspot.com)
  • The hippies arose as a counterculture movement in the late 1960s, originating in the United States, where young adults who were majority white and middle-class took part in the belief in living an eco-friendly life and promoting peace in times of fighting. (halloweencostumes.com)
  • It has a reverence for nature, a belief that life energy exists in all things, both animate and inanimate. (balancehealth.com.hk)
  • Very sad to hear about the demise of ' Bada Bhanteji', who dedicated his life to propagate Buddhism in general and Mahabodhi centre at Bangalore in particular. (ambedkar.org)
  • The third and final emphasis is placed on the beliefs of the membership itself, probably to foster a sense of community unity and to attempt to convince the members that they are not being mislead, but rather are important contributors to the continuity of the 'new age' community itself. (newagefraud.org)
  • According to Charles Fillmore the name Unity was adopted in 1895, denoting that Unity was devoted to the spiritualization of all humanity and took the best from all religions. (probe.org)
  • We have borrowed the best from all religions, that is the reason we are called Unity. (probe.org)
  • Unity is the Truth that is taught in all religions, simplified. (probe.org)
  • The seconnd edition of the Handbook of Spirituality, Religion and Mental Health identifies not only whether religion and spirituality influence mental health and vice versa, but also how, why, and for whom. (lu.se)
  • They would benefit with access to modern medicine and veterinary science. (joshuaproject.net)
  • Speaking of science and religion , I got significantly annoyed by a short piece in Nature magazine by Michael Bond (13 November 2008). (blogspot.com)
  • I keep being baffled by the fact that so many scientists think it is a cool idea to engage in absurd fits of mental acrobatics so that one can claim that religion, after all, is not in contradiction with science, and in fact can even be somewhat helpful. (blogspot.com)
  • Second, Bond contends, Buddhism has an energetic "champion of science" in the current Dalai Lama. (blogspot.com)
  • True, the current DL has said that if science should ever find a notion endorsed by Buddhism to be not true "then Buddhism will have to change. (blogspot.com)
  • Bond goes so far as to suggest that there is an area of research where Buddhism actually has achieved more than what science has produced so far: when it comes to studying consciousness, he says, Buddhism offers "a kind of science of introspection. (blogspot.com)
  • Clearly many "modern" religious folks, because they need both the psychological comfort food of religion but don't want to appear backwards by rejecting science. (whyevolutionistrue.com)