... can only be achieved as a result of self-discipline and self-denial. There is no easy way out of the human predicament. An individual must curb his sensuous desires and master his body. Gradually but vigorously he must extinguish the craving for physical pleasures. To accomplish this, Buddhists have to practice strenuous moral and intellectual disciplines. Thirdly, Mahayana Buddhism reinforces ... served as the official faith of the Korean nation. Confucian temples were erected with state funds. Confucian scholar-officials were given charge of all government functions. The teachings of ...

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War and religion are two entities that have existed since the dawn of mankind. The major world religions provide insights on the morality of war and conditions of allowance. Certain religions for example the Hebrew and Christian scriptures claim people who make peace are loved ... to be discussed contain allowance for war or discuss details concerning the carrying out of war. Taken from a selection of Confucian analects, "13:29 The Master said, "Let a good man teach the people seven years, and they may then likewise be employed in war." Also from this selection comes, ... "13:30 The Master sa...

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... a Political Science student's academic life. If happiness for Plato is to achieve justice through maximizing our potentials, and Aristotle wants servants to leave the decision of their future in their master's hands; St. Augustine will open minds that God is and should be the way, the truth and the life. While the Greco-Romano has introduced the political and legal concepts ... , the City of God has led the world into an unusual angle – morality and ethics. And aside from that, this is an interesting starter for delving into how the concept of Church and the State resulted to countle...

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... , Jewish, and Christian tribes before he entered Mecca in triumph in 630 A.D. After his triumphant entrance, he destroyed the idols of Kaaba and became the master of Arabia, and was the first to unite all the tribes of Arabia under one emblem and one religion. It was in 632 A.D. that he made ... Mohammed can be criticized by most standards, first of the Old and New Testaments, both of which Mohammed acknowledged as Divine Revelations; second by the pagan morality of his Arabian counterparts; and lastly by the new law that he made which he claimed to be the "divinely appointed medium and ...

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