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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... temples to remind Jains of the spiritual attainments for which they are adored . These great ones can be worshiped - not because they hear prayers and grant favors but because it elevates one's soul to dwell on their ideal perfection ...
... temples , where not only Buddhas but also the ashes of ancestors of parish fam- ilies are enshrined . Often these parish temples have ceme- teries where families erect memorial stones dedicated to the ancestors . As at the butsudan in ...
... temples generally have been unpretentious and functional , constructed as rectangular , one - roomed buildings . The roof has a vent for the smoke from the fire to escape . Sometimes , in larger temples , the urn that con- tains the ...