��������� • Jews • Metropolitan Tel Aviv, with 2.5 million Jews, is the world's largest Jewish city. It is followed by New York, with 1.9 million , Haifa 655,000, Los Angeles 621,000, Jerusalem 570,000, and southeast Florida 514,000. • Arabs • Somalis • The Detroit metropolitan area is home to the • According to 2010 American Community Survey data, largest concentration of Arab Americans there are approximately 85,700 Somalis in the United States, around 25,000 of whom live in Minnesota . They ( 403,445 ), followed by the New York City reside throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area and Combined Statistical Area ( 371,233 ), Los Angeles the surrounding towns. Many Somalis inhabit ( 308,295 ), San Francisco Bay Area ( 250,000 ), Minneapolis' Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, particularly Chicago ( 176,208 ), and the Washington D.C area. newly arrived immigrants.
��������� � �� �������� �� �������� •Because of its emphasis on meditation and mindfulness, Buddhism is often considered to be a form of psychology rather than a religion. � �� �������� �� � �� �������� •Many traditional Buddhists •Shinto 660BC believe in reincarnation and •Zoroastrianism 660BC rebirth. Modern Buddhists •Taoism 604 BC believe this idea can be •Jainism 560 BC jettisoned without losing any � �������� 560BC central value. •Confucianism 551 BC � �� �������� � �� �������� BIBLICALLY, THE NORTHERN "It is interesting to note that NATION of Israel has been about the sixth century ... completely dispersed by the there was a period of unusual Assyrians. The southern kingdom religious creativeness when six of Judah still remains in Babylon of the world's living religions waiting for Cyrus of Persia to originated." (Hume, The World's Living Religions , 14, 15) destroy the Babylonian kingdom of Nebuchadnezzar.
��������� � �� �������� ������� Zerubbabel will lead the nation of Judah back to Jerusalem in 536BC with Haggai and Zechariah preaching in 520BC. ������� ������� •Founder: Siddharta Gautama •Founded Contemplative, ("the Buddha"), an Indian Practical Philosophical, prince “Religious” System •6 th Century BCE Prophet •Date founded: @520 BCE • Hindu Reformer •Place founded: Northeastern India ������� ������� •Focused on eliminating life’s •Main locations: China, Japan, Suffering. Korea, Southeast Asia •Adherents: 360 million •Spiritual leader: Monk (Dali •Size rank: 4 th largest WR Lama in Tibetan Buddhism) •Place of ritual: Temple, meditation hall.
��������� �������� �������� •Karma •Theism: Varies - Theravada [Hinayana] is atheistic [ retire •Dharma from ; conservative; fewer]; •Reincarnation Mahayana is more •Buddhists believe in NO polytheistic [ remain in ; GODS [the Buddha was not normally liberal; broader]. viewed as a god] �������� �������� •Nothing in the creation has •Ultimate reality: None. any intrinsic nature, thus Nothing is permanent. there is emptiness. •There is suffering in Life and there is a way to end it forever.
��������� �������� �������� •Purpose of life: Theravada - •Human nature: There is no Become an arhat, escape the self or soul. Human existence cycle of rebirth , and attain is nothing more than a nirvana. combination of five •Mahayana - Become a impermanent components boddhisatva then help others (khandas). attain enlightenment . ������� �������� •Afterlife: Rebirth or nirvana. •Buddha is one who is Nirvana is seen simply as the perfected and purified and cessation of suffering by has no more cravings and some and as a heavenly thus no more births. paradise by others. • http://aumamen.com/topic/buddhism-interesting-facts ������� ���������� •Purpose of Life is to attain •Life Goal is NIRVANA liberation from the cycle of •Changing Metaphysics birth and death which is the –No everlasting soul cause of suffering. –Everything is impermanent • http://aumamen.com/topic/buddhism-interesting-facts –Redefinition of reincarnation
��������� ���������� ����������� •No necessary belief in God •Self-saving; based on the principle of salvation by one's •No caste system own efforts or character. •Religion becomes intensely http://www.wordnik.com/words/autosoteric therapeutic and practical for the follower • “Jesus saves, but . . .” • “Jesus is necessary, but He is not enough.” ����������� ����������� •Buddha taught and traveled •. . . “All component things in the world are changeable. his entire life until the age of They are not lasting. Work 80 when he passed away. His hard to gain your own final request of his followers salvation.” was this: . . . • http://blog.sivanaspirit.com/10-facts-about-buddha/ ����������� ����������� •Three Jewels/Three Refuges •Four Reminders •Three Delusions •Four Bodhisattva Vows •Three Trainings •Five Precepts •Three Marks of Existence •Five Powers •Four Noble Truths •Five Hindrances •Four Immeasurables or Sublime •Five Dhyani (Wisdom) Buddhas States
��������� ������� ����������� •Six Perfections 1.Life is tough, you will have •Six Realms of Existence troubles. •Noble Eightfold Path 2.Troubles are caused by •Ten Paramita holding on too hard •Twelve Links of Dependent Arising [craving]. •35 Buddhas of Confession ������� ������� 3.Escaping this trouble is 4. There is a path to do so possible. The cure to craving through “detachment.” The is to overcome the craving. overcoming of craving is achieved through an eight- fold path. ������
��������� ����� ����� •All of humanity observes the •With little effort, a student of human condition. WR are Scripture could put biblical humanity’s response to the verses supporting the four- problem without noble truths and the eight- biblical/special revelation. fold path. ����� ������� •The Story without JESUS ends •Their answer to “sin” and suffering is not found in the up being about US and not person and work of Jesus Christ. HIM. In Buddha thought, deliverance from such things is only possible through the doing of good works. ������� ������� •Because Buddhism does not •. . . they are lost and do not have embrace the exclusive nature of their sins atoned and they will be biblical truth and the central separated from God forever and place Jesus Christ has in the experience His absence and feel unfolding of God’s Story , . . . the torment of their rejection of Him forever.
��������� �� !"�# �� !"�# �� !"�#� �� !"���� � In the West, Buddhism is synonymous with • China is the country with the largest peace, compassion, wisdom, and ecumenical brotherhood. This is true also in the case of its population of Buddhists, most noted figure, the Dalai Lama. approximately 244 million or 18.2% of its total population. Moreover, Buddhism has a reputation as a persecuted religion, and Tibet is the emblem of this. • With more than 117,000 Buddhist adherents, the greater area of Los But the latest Report on Religious Liberty in the Angeles, CA reported the highest World, released in Rome on June 25, 2004 by Aid number of Buddhist adherents. to the Church in Need, contains striking evidence of a contrary nature. • Whereas the greater area of In almost all of the Asian states in which Birmingham, AL reported the lowest Buddhism is the majority religion, there is cruel — only 64 identified as Buddhist religious repression. And this strikes all of the non-Buddhist religions. � adherents. http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/7058%2 6eng%3Dy.html?refresh_ce
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