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The Four Noble Truths of this religion inform us that desire & ignorance are the source of all suffering |
Buddhism
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$200 |
J |
RELIGION |
2025-04-30 |
#9323 |
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The Mahayana branch of this religion is more recent than the Theravada & includes the concept of adherents becoming Bodhisattvas |
Buddhism
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$200 |
J |
WORLD OF RELIGION |
2023-07-26 |
#8923 |
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Mahayana & Theravada are 2 divisions of this Eastern religion |
Buddhism
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$400 |
J |
RELIGION |
2021-08-03 |
#8457 |
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Like the one seen here, a stupa is a shrine of this religion, the majority faith of the nation of Cambodia |
Buddhism
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$600 |
J |
RELIGION |
2021-05-05 |
#8393 |
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1/4 of the Noble Eightfold Path of this religion is saying nothing to hurt others & gaining knowledge of the truth |
Buddhism
|
$400 |
DJ |
I GOT RELIGION |
2019-11-20 |
#8098 |
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It arose from the teachings of a man who lived in northeastern India sometime between the 6th & 4th centuries B.C. |
Buddhism
|
$800 |
DJ |
THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION |
2016-12-13 |
#7422 |
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Gifts from a Korean king to the Emperor Kimmei introduced this religion to Japan around 538 A.D. |
Buddhism
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$600 |
J |
RELIGION |
2016-10-07 |
#7375 |
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Nirvana Day |
Buddhism
|
$400 |
J |
WHICH RELIGION'S HOLIDAY? |
2013-04-08 |
#6581 |
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In the 200s B.C. Indian emperor Ashoka converted to this religion that had been founded about 300 years earlier |
Buddhism
|
$400 |
J |
RELIGIOUS MATTERS |
2011-12-14 |
#6268 |
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The Theravada is the more conservative of the 2 main branches of this religion |
Buddhism
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$1,600 |
DJ |
GIVE ME THAT OLD TIME RELIGION |
2011-09-29 |
#6214 |
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The Potala Palace |
Buddhism
DD
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$1,000 |
DJ |
SACRED TO THIS RELIGION |
2010-09-29 |
#5988 |
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Lamaism is another name for this religion in which the ruler chief monk is the Dalai Lama |
Buddhism
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$600 |
J |
RELIGIONS |
2009-04-22 |
#5678 |
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In this Asian religion, a lohan is not an actress but a holy person, & monasteries have images of lohans |
Buddhism
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$800 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
2006-10-19 |
#5084 |
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Zen, a branch of this Asian religion, aims for satori, or enlightenment |
Buddhism
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$1,600 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
2006-10-05 |
#5074 |
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Construction on Borobudur, a temple of this religion on Java, was begun in 750 A.D. & took 92 years to complete |
Buddhism
DD
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$1,203 |
DJ |
RELIGIOUS MATTERS |
2005-04-15 |
#4755 |
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Sakyadhita, Prison Dharma Network |
Buddhism
|
$800 |
J |
ORGANIZED RELIGION |
2004-10-15 |
#4625 |
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Wesak, Navam |
Buddhism
|
$1,000 |
J |
RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS |
2002-09-12 |
#4144 |
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Mahayana, the liberal branch of this religion, is practiced mainly in Korea, Taiwan & Japan |
Buddhism
|
$500 |
J |
RELIGION |
1999-05-24 |
#3401 |
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The Theravada school considers itself the closest to the original form of this religion |
Buddhism
|
$400 |
J |
RELIGION |
1998-05-11 |
#3166 |
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Mahayanists label other schools of this religion "Hinayana" or "lesser vehicle" |
Buddhism
|
$600 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1998-01-20 |
#3087 |
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In the 500s B.C. this religion claimed all people, not just Brahman priests, had access to divinity |
Buddhism
|
$400 |
J |
RELIGION |
1997-07-07 |
#2976 |
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2 of the forms of this Eastern religion are Theravada & Mahayana |
Buddhism
|
$600 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1997-05-07 |
#2933 |
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Practiced by the Soto sect, Zazen is a type of seated meditation in the Zen form of this religion |
Buddhism
|
$400 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1997-04-23 |
#2923 |
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The Bodhi tree, a type of Indian fig tree, is sacred to followers of this religion |
Buddhism
|
$500 |
J |
RELIGION |
1996-11-29 |
#2820 |
|
It's the state religion of Thailand |
Buddhism
|
$400 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1996-10-30 |
#2798 |
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The Golden Pavilion in Kyoto is an important shrine of the zen form of this religion |
Buddhism
|
$100 |
J |
RELIGION |
1996-10-07 |
#2781 |
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Some who practice the Zen form of this religion meditate on logical paradoxes called koan |
Buddhism
|
$400 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1996-05-08 |
#2703 |
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The Yellow Hat sect of this religion was founded in the early 1400s by a lama named Tsongkapa |
Buddhism
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$500 |
J |
RELIGION |
1996-03-12 |
#2662 |
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The Mahayana form of this religion is dominant in Vietnam |
Buddhism
|
$800 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1996-02-20 |
#2647 |
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The Tantric form of this religion is also called Mantrayana, which means "vehicle of the mantra" |
Buddhism
|
$600 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1996-01-04 |
#2614 |
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This religion goes back to an enlightened man named Siddhartha |
Buddhism
|
$300 |
J |
RELIGION |
1995-05-12 |
#2475 |
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The Theravada School is the dominant school of this religion in Burma, Thailand & Laos |
Buddhism
DD
|
$500 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1995-02-06 |
#2406 |
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The oldest scriptures in this religion are called Tripitaka, or "three baskets" |
Buddhism
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$1,000 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1994-12-30 |
#2380 |
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King Asoka's son Mahinda helped establish this as Sri Lanka's state religion |
Buddhism
|
$600 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1994-07-11 |
#2286 |
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The Theravada form of this religion is the dominant religion in Laos |
Buddhism
|
$1,000 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1994-07-05 |
#2282 |
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In the 13th century a Japanese monk named Nichiren founded a sect of this religion that still has devotees today |
Buddhism
|
$600 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1994-06-13 |
#2266 |
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The Chinese call the Zen form of this religion Ch'an |
Buddhism
|
$100 |
J |
RELIGION |
1994-02-15 |
#2182 |
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The four noble truths of this Eastern religion are also known as the Arya-Satya |
Buddhism
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$1,000 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1993-12-29 |
#2148 |
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Soto & Rinzai are the 2 main schools of this form of Buddhism |
Zen Buddhism
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$600 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1993-12-21 |
#2142 |
|
The dominant form of this religion in Burma is Theravada |
Buddhism
|
$300 |
J |
RELIGION |
1993-07-12 |
#2056 |
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It's the state religion of Bhutan |
Buddhism
|
$1,000 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1993-03-23 |
#1977 |
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Over 50% of Laos' people & about 95% of Thailand's practice this religion |
Buddhism
|
$600 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1993-03-09 |
#1967 |
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It's the religion of most of the people in Myanmar |
Buddhism
|
$800 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1993-01-07 |
#1924 |
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Bon was the indigenous religion of Tibet before this now dominant one arrived |
Buddhism
|
$800 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1992-06-08 |
#1806 |
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The Eightfold Path leading to the end of suffering is 1 of this faith's 4 Noble Truths |
Buddhism
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$1,000 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1992-02-07 |
#1720 |
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In this religion, Bodhi is the final enlightenment on the path of nirvana |
Buddhism
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$400 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1991-04-17 |
#1538 |
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The Theravada branch of this is dominant in Thailand, the Mahayana in Taiwan & Japan |
Buddhism
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$800 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1991-02-21 |
#1499 |
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Founded in Japan in 1930, Soka-Gakkai combines politics & this religion |
Buddhism
|
$400 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1989-06-13 |
#1117 |
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Though a minor religion in its native India, it has about 245 million followers throughout Asia |
Buddhism
|
$400 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1988-11-23 |
#973 |
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Most of the people in Burma, Sri Lanka & Laos are followers of this religion |
Buddhism
|
$300 |
J |
RELIGION |
1988-10-19 |
#948 |
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In 20th c. Japan, "Soka Gakkai" blended Western ethics & educational theory with this religion |
Buddhism
|
$800 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1986-05-26 |
#446 |
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Belief in a deity is not part of its 8-fold path to nirvana |
Buddhism
|
$1,000 |
DJ |
RELIGION |
1984-10-08 |
#21 |