harming any creature, it can keep to moral behaviour and can gain new awareness. The purpose is reaching nirvāṇa, in literal sense blowing out (the fires of desire, attachment and revulsion), and Buddha suggests the Eightfold Path to find this enlightenment. Buddhist philosophy offers explanations for and analyses of both the Four Truths and the Eightfold Path to enlightenment.
Influence of Indian Philosophies
1) saṃsāra – Wheel of Birth and Death
rebirth of every living creature
2) karman – act
all that I chose to do: deeds, words, thoughts
each act follows a reaction; even for the next life
sadness, pain – suffering
seek for release
caste system
hierarchical social order
Siddhārtha Gautama
historical Buddh
Ⅰ. Introduction
1) Location
Russia is located in the north Eurasia continent (Far East Asia ~ Europe). Russia is the largest country in the world which is about 1/8 of the world’s land area. Because of this huge territory, there is an 11-hour time difference between East and West.
2) Climate
The huge territory of Russia also makes a various climate zone. Basically, Russia has continental
Andong Tour
Introduction to Andong
Andong is the home of Confucianism in Korea. During the Joseon Dynasty, Andong attracted scores of Confucian scholars becoming a pioneeringConfucian thought. This city also contained the highest number of private schools from the Joseon Dynasty as well as Confucian schools. To this day, Andong still has around 26 private schools fro
of the United States. The English thinkers thought that laws are part of the natural order of things, part of God’s plan and they are reasonable. If the natural law were violated by government, rebellion would be permissible. This idea also had an influence on the editors of the American newspapers.
Les philosophes : After 1715(the deathof Louis XIV), a flowering ofthought started to occ