When comparing The Han Dynasty(China) with The Mauryan Empire(India), you can see similarities very clearly, but under those, distinct differences can be found. Politics in each culture resemble each other in many ways. The two empires have a sort of checks and balance system. No one ruler controls ...

COMPARE & CONTRAST The Different in Funerals There are many countries in this world and one event that can be different between countries is the funeral. To be specific, the United States and Viet Nam funerals are different in culture, religion and ceremony. First, one thing is different be...

As you may or may not know, almost all religions have some sort of a prime leader who the people worship to. This leader is usually the person who basically began the religion and decided what its beliefs will be based on. This person marks that point in time where we can refer back to and say "...

A question asked by many people is " What is the difference between Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism?" To find the answer let us look at the history of Buddhism and compare and contrast the beliefs and philosophies of the two. The Buddah, Siddhartha Gautama, was born in the 6th century B.C.E. ...

Supporting the patriarchy is something that China and India have in common. Patriarchy is when the men have dominance over the women. This means that the women have to ask the men for permission to go out and do things. Part of the power of men means that they can beat their wives as long as the wou...

Early Christian prophecy predicted an apocalypse, and then another life to follow. For this "life after death", all people would be judged by God, and then sentenced to either eternity in Heaven or eternity in Hell. This concept is similar to the theories of Buddhism. Buddhism states that every p...

STUDIES OF RELIGIONTHE NATURE OF RELIGION REPORT IntroductionIslam and Buddhism are two distinct religious traditions that provide their own meaningful responses to the fundamental questions about life. Their views on issues relating to the possibility of a Supreme Being, the purpose of life and th...

Throughout the years of its existence, the religion of Buddhism has gone through many changes. One example of how Buddhism changed is when the Mahayana was adopted as an official interpretation. The "Great Vehicle" was the name that the Buddhists came up for this new way of thinking. The Buddhist...