The Sacred Paths: Understanding the Religions of the WorldPearson Education, 2006 - 577 頁 This book combines study of the dynamic historical development of each religious tradition with a comparative thematic structure. In this way, the book helps readers to explore each of the major religions as a unique and integral system of meaning and life. At the same time, readers are encouraged to discover and explore the nature of religious experience by comparing basic themes and issues common to all religions. Covering the religions arising from India, China, Japan, and the Mediterranean world, this book introduces the key dimensions of religious experience, outlining the basic human concerns that give rise to religious experience, such as origin and identity, ultimate reality, human nature, and the good life. For anyone interested in exploring the origins and development of the diverse religions of the world. |
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... symbols . In a Buddhist monastery , an ordinary bowl for food becomes a " begging bowl , " an important symbol of the spiritual status of the monk or nun on the path toward the ultimate goal of all people in the community . A rooster ...
... symbols from the religions , we must keep in mind that a particular symbol must always be viewed in its total context . Some of the symbols will , of course , appear quite similar in a family of religions , and rightly so , given the ...
... symbol , attested as early as the reign of King Darius ( 522-486 B.C.E. ) . Many scholars think this ancient symbol is a representation of Ahura Mazda , although modern Parsis believe that Ahura Mazda cannot be represented ...