Zen Buddhism from a Western Perspective
University of Phoenix
World Religious Traditions
Zen Buddhism from a Western Perspective
Introduction
The student's thesis for this paper is elements of Zen Buddhism can benefit a person of any faith or of no faith.Religion plays a role in today's world both spiritually and in society. A full spectrum of wars being waged to peace agreements being reached can be traced to religious roots. Some fanatical religion zealots want to kill all people who not think as they do. Others will allow themselves to be martyrs for their religion, not raising a hand in self-defense. This student prefers more peaceful paths to dispute resolution than war but will go war if that is the point to which the dispute arises. This student's understanding is some of the religions, or way of life, that are less inclined to war and prefer a peaceful resolution are Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Shinto. The student states, "religion, or......
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