... cessation can be brought about: the practice of the noble Eightfold Path. This combines ethical and disciplinary practices, training in concentration and meditation, and the development of enlightened wisdom, all thought to be necessary. For the monks, the notion of offering extends also to the ... and Chinese attempts to render the Sanskrit word for meditation, dhyana (Coomaraswamy 94). Zen's roots may be traced to India, but it was in East Asia that the movement became distinct and flourished. Like other Chinese Buddhist sects, Chan first established itself as a lineage of masters emp...

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... in public preaching and chanting." These popular sects ultimately reconfigured the standard for religious faith in Japan for many centuries to come. The first of these new sects was the Pure Land or Jodo sect. What the Pure Land Buddhists found was hope. Through simple practices they ... Nichiren Shonin was ordained as a priest. For many years, Nichiren traveled all over Japan visiting all the great temples and monasteries receiving first hand experience and training of all forms of Buddhism in Japan. After several years of study Nichiren concluded that the Lotus Sutra was the ... was na...

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... , and employed 13 percent of labor force. Services: Services, including construction, trade, transportation and communications, and other services, accounted for 53.3 percent of GDP in FY 1993 and employed 39 percent of labor force. About 7 percent of civilian work force employed in construction, 13 percent in trade, 5 percent in transportation, and 14 percent in other services. Energy: Firewood, ... , and employed 13 percent of labor force. Services: Services, including construction, trade, transportation and communications, and other services, accounted for 53.3 percent of GDP in FY 19...

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... regarded by many as a life-changing experience" (p. 107). Acupuncture, which manipulates specific body parts using fine needles, is utilized restore Qi, the vital energy of the body (Breuner, 2002). Meditation is also utilized in Japan to reduce stress and promote relaxation, encouraging patient reflection and inner peace. While western treatment of depression and anxiety is readily available in Japan, mediation ... is regularly encouraged. Relief for patients suffering from depression and anxiety can be accomplished by using a meditation technique that focuses on controlled breathing a...

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... systematization of determining championship performance is an excellent illustration of the process of "instrumental rationalization" that Hall adopts as his main criterion for "modernization." "Instrumental rationality," a term first developed by Max Weber, denotes a mode of decision-making ! based on systematic calculation of the organizational efficiency of possible means for the achievement of a desired end and ... some remarks. Uchidate sympathizes with foreign rikishi and argues that instead of exhibiting xenophobia, Japanese should realize the "tremendous value in the cultural diff...

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... Jimmu Tenno, the great great great grandson of the Sun Goddess Amaterasu (Earl, 1964), was sent to unify Japan and to become the first Emperor. Thus imperial sovereignty was established with the worship for the local deities otherwise known as the kami. This position in turn was said ... accepted this. Many sects of Buddhism have been created since it's introduction, such as the Tendai sect which emphasized salvation through moral perfection through meditation, virtue, honest work and scripture reading (Meyer, 1993). Within the Kamakura period (1185-1333), Ch"an Buddhism was introduced ...

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... to community and consciousness. In the wake of the disaster, the people of Tohoku were "repeatedly (and by all accounts deservedly) applauded for their selflessness and resolve" (Samuels, 39). Instead of looting and stealing, these people worked together and supported one another, doing whatever they could to help others in their communities. People's lives were put on hold to ... share in the suffering together. Samuels mentions in his book that the editors of Nihon Keizai Shimbun stated that these actions would result in "an entire national regeneration" (39). Indeed, the solidarity t...

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... regarded by many as a life-changing experience" (p. 107). Acupuncture, which manipulates specific body parts using fine needles, is utilized restore Qi, the vital energy of the body (Breuner, 2002). Meditation is also utilized in Japan to reduce stress and promote relaxation, encouraging patient reflection and inner peace. While western treatment of depression and anxiety is readily available in Japan, mediation ... ...

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... capital from Kamakura to Kyoto (Lee, 417). The Zen and Samurai culture both took root during this period and they were mutually beneficial to each other. The Zen ideas of meditation and self discipline appealed to the Samurai and the way they lived their lives. International trade, especially with China, grew considerably during the Muromachi period. As the Japanese view of ... ...

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... it a mound of white sand piled up in a regular, conical form to make a moon-veiwing platform.' And just beyond the temple is a small buildingwhich claims the distinction of being the first tea-ceremony room in Japan. Its outlook well illustrates the quiet, understated, almost severe canon [standard] of taste which ruled at this time and which came to form the highest ... tea ceremony did in fact reinforce the values of politeness, self control, and delicacy. The tea ceremony itself originated from Zen Buddhism, and was thought to be an aid in meditation. At one period in time it was eve...

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... god, the heart of the people and the culture (Long). This Japanese belief is a part of a tradition that dates back to 660 B.C. when the first Japanese Emperor, Jimmu, who according to legend was a descendant of the sun god, Amaterasu. So there fore, according to the tradition, the emperor during ... steeply against the Japanese that no counterweight at their disposal could have balanced them. Germany, which for the Japanese had been a seemingly invincible first line of defense, was facing inevitable destruction; the defense perimeter that the Japanese had created far out beyond their isla...

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... . Hikikomori is limited to Japan but in our country, Australia, there are equivalents like agoraphobia. As hikikomori is a big problem for Japan, it needs to be fixed, fast. Hikikomori was first titled as a illness in 1998 by psychiatrist Tamaki Saito who noticed the growing number of withdrawing adolescents and needed to title the condition that they have. Hikikomori is a problem that ... ...

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... more devastation to Japan, the Hiroshima bomb made of Uranium or the Nagasaki bomb, made of Plutonium. Hiroshima was a planned target for the military but Nagasaki was not the military's first 2nd choice for bombing. There were 3 potential cities selected, Kokura, Kyoto and Niigata. Nagasaki was only added to this list after eliminating the other cities due to distance and religious ... ...

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... statement she would be offended beyond belief. In Japanese culture, the man is seen as the head of the family in which all the family needs must be tended to first before his needs are tended to but here in the American culture this is something that is dying quickly and the woman and man are considered equals amongst the family ... ...

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... acquiring a large stakes and taking control of ownership by increasing investment through time (Johnson, Turner, 315). Another high-end casual apparel brand in the U.S, Abercrombie & Fitch, in 2009 opened its first flagship Asian store in central Tokyo, where luxury consumption is high (The Japan Times, 2009). It was the good move for A&F trying to broadcast to the rest of Asia. According ... ...

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... ultimate tactic. Without one power the other lacks strength and efficiency. But on the other hand, hard and soft powers can exist independently for some period of time. In this first example, it can be proven that a soft power can exist without a hard power. In 1938, as the League of Nations fell apart the prime minister of Britain, Neville Chamberlain, used ... ...

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... Quantitative Easing methods-the excessive buying of bonds by the government. Effects were imminent, the Japanese Yen weakened,stock prices shot up 22% in 2013, unemployment fell to 3.7% by the first quarter of 2013 from the initial 4% the quarter before. Pressing forward stock prices increased by 55% by May 2013,and most importantly consumer spending increased causing economic growth at 3.5% > the ... ...

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... so that their country could have ultimate power and tremendous advantage in these wars. Threatened by Germany, the United States launched the Manhattan Project, in which scientists developed the world's first nuclear weapon by causing a chain reaction of energy upon the splitting of an atom. This was known to be the most powerful destructive weapon of the time, and it was ... ...

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... in our schools to our children, it is an extraordinarily shocking occurrence. The headlines, large and looming, spread across the front page of every newspaper in the country. It makes first line mention in all the news stories for the night and sometimes for weeks and months to come. All over America school violence is becoming more than just the bully ... ...

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... stand-offish and not very dependant on touch and sensitivity. Disorganized/ disoriented attachment is an insecure infant/ caregiver bond, characterized by the infant's dazed appearance on reunion or a tendency to first seek and then abruptly avoid the caregiver. There is much confusion over whether to approach or avoid the caregiver. The attachment pattern can emerge into fear of being hurt and ... ...

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... one of the things that most caught the eyes of the foreigners was the extensive plant growth on the lake surrounding the city. These images were describe the among the first recorded descriptions of large scale mariculture. Mariculture, or aquaculture, refers to the rearing of the aquatic organisms under controlled or semicontrolled conditions. Although there is a simple difference between the two ... ...

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... way up. In the initial years after the war that is from 1945 to 1952, it was subjected to the humiliating conditions of Occupation by the Allied Forces. For the first three years of Occupation, General MacArthur, as highest commander of the Occupation Forces had shut down all state financial institutions and corporations, with the exception of the Bank of Japan ... ...

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... , if regulated, which would benefit the economy, the overall health of those who currently choose to engage in prostitution, reductions in domestic violence, and more jobs in the medical field. First, by setting higher-than-normal tax rates on prostitution, more funding will be provided to aid in our struggling economy. In Japan alone, the prostitution industry brings in an amount ... ...

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... than the automobile industry. The automobile has changed the lives, culture, and economy of the people and nations that manufacture and demand them. Ever since the late 1800s when the first "modern" car was invented by Benz and Daimler in Germany, the industry has grown into a billion dollar industry affecting so many aspects of our lives. There are more than 400 ... ...

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... people involved and resources spent on the making of atomic bomb. He never explained the after-effects of the bomb like the radioactivity that causes cancer in people. "For the first time in history decision makers had become so helplessly dependent on the arcane wisdom of specialists that they no longer inject relevant questions. So no one asked before or during ... ...

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