Hinduism vs. Christianity

For me, Hinduism is very different from Christianity. Why? because Hinduism believes in many God or what the called as "polytheistic". I can't also believe that Hinduism has 330 million gods. Hinduism is also a devotion to or worship of their gods VISHNU, SHIVA, KRISHNA, DUGRGA, SKANDA, and GANESA. While Christianity believes in one God. And that is JESUS CHRIST who died on the cross just to save us to temptation and to pay all sins that we made in this wonderful small world. Christianity believe in one God called as "monotheistic". Uhmmm... I think ... Hinduism and Buddhism are almost the same. Why? I think because of their beliefs. These two religion believe in karma. Karma is a moral law of cause and effect determining a person's fate predominantly in Buddhism and Hinduism. While in Christianity, We believed that what we do to others even if it is good or bad, there is always a reward. When we do good things to other people, our reward is good and awesome too. But, when we do something bad too others, expect that you will receive a bad reward too.


The description above is my opinion about the difference between the religion o Hinduism and Christianity.

How does the teachings of Buddha affect the followers of his philosophy ?

First of all, before I answer this question, I wanna tell you all guys who is "BUDDHA" .What is BUDDHA and what is BUDDHISM. SIDDHARTA GAUTAMA, also known as BUDDHA is the enlightened one of his followers while BUDDHISM is a religion and a search for enlightenment without God. The religion "BUDDHISM" was originated in the country of India. This religion was composed of 4 Noble Truths and 8 Fold Path which all the followers of BUDDHA needs to follow.


Now, the teachings of Buddha affects the followers because all the followers of Buddha need to follow the 8 fold path witch are the following: 1.)Right Understanding 2.)Right Intention 3.)Right Conduct 4.)Right Speech 5.)Right Livelihood 6.)Right Endeavor 7.)Right Awareness 8.)Right Contemplation and those are the 8 fold path of BUDDHISM. Now, the following are the 4 noble truths of BUDDHISM: 1.) Man's life is full of mystery and suffering. 2.) Man's suffering is caused by man's selfish desire. 3.)Man can end his suffering through right living. 4.)To achieve Nirvana, one must overcome one's desire through right living. and those are the 4 noble truths of Buddhism.


The description written above are the teachings of Buddha that totally affect it's followers. And last, for me, being a follower of Buddha is really awesome because you will learn too many things about the religion "BUDDHISM".

MY PESPECTIVE OF THE 5 PILLARS OF ISLAM(1st blog official entry for 2nd qrtr.)

I think .. Islam is the MONOTHEISTIC RELIGION articulated by the QUR'AN, a TEXT considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of GOD. and by the PROPHET OF ISLAM MUHAMMAD'S teachings and normative example. ISLAM literally means "submission". Islam also is one of the 3 major world religions, along with Judaism and Christianity. The follower of Islam is called a "Muslim", which is in Arabic means "one who surrenders to GOD". The 5 PILLARS OF ISLAM are basically the tenets which Muslim all over the world follow in order to fortify the foundation on which their faith rests.

The 5 PILLARS of ISLAM ...

1.The SHAHADAH(the 1st pillar)~>or the affirmation of the oneness of Allah and of accepting Mohammed as one of his prophets. The utterance of this sentence is powerful in its simplicity because once accepted it means that a m
Muslim cannot worship or bow down in worship in any other human being or object. It gives a human being strength to survive in this world because he accpets the presence of his maker throughout his life.

2.The SALAT(the 2nd pillar)~>praying 5 times a day to Allah while facing the "EAST" in the manner that was taught to us by Prophet Mohammed and to him by the angel Gabriel. The prayers are the ultimate form of meditation and begin with ablution to mentally and physically prepare the Muslim. During prayer time, a Muslim has a chance to spend some time away from the normal hustle and bustle of life and focus on his maker to remind himself of his mortality in the grand scheme of things.

3.The SAUM(the 3rd pillar)~>fast begins at dawn and ends at dusk and no food or drink is taken until the opening time of the fast. This teaches the Muslim self-discipline and how to abstain from indulgence and also remind us on how to give to those who are hungry and deprived in this world.Charitable acts are encouraged in this month in addition to keeping the mind, body and spirit in the state of purity.

4.The HAJJ(the 4th pillar)~>Hajj of Pilgrimage which every Muslim should endeavor to undertake at least once in his lifetime.By so doing you get an opportunity ti visit the Kaaba which is the holiest shrine for Muslims in mecca whose foundation was was laid by Abraham himself.

5.The ZAKAT(the 5th pillar)~>every Muslim should pay 2.5% of his wealth to charity. The aim of Zakat is to ensure that poverty is alleviated and no person goes without the necessities of life. It is the way the collected Zakat money is distributed among those in need that will determine the success of the principle behind it.

=These 5 pillars form the basis of Islam to believe, to practice purity of mind body and soul to give charity. For a religion that exists with the thought of Allah ever watchful over everything he does and say, a Muslim has a responsibility to cultivate exemplary attributes in his character not just for himself but to all those he comes in contact with in his life.

Comparison of Christianity with Chinese Philosophies(5th official blogspot entry)

CHINESE PHILOSOPHY has a history of several thousand years;it's origin is often track back to the YI JING (the book of changes), an ancient compendium of divination, which uses a system of 64 hexagrams to guide action. The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu and the Analects of Confucius both appeared around the 6th century BCE, slightly ahead of early Buddhist Philosophy in Northern India and slightly after pre-Socratic philosophy in Ancient Greece. Confucianism represents the collected teachings of the Chinese sage Confucius who lived from 551 to 479 BCE. Legalism is responsible for creating the world's first meritocracy, which holds that one's status should be determined by tha ability instead of ancestry , wealth, or friendship. The Qin Dynasty can be both critical and yet relatively tolerant of one another. In the Han Dynasty, there are maybe no move to ban or censor other schools of thought. Despite and because of the debates and competition, they generally have cooperated and shared ideas, which they would usually incorporate with their own. Chinese Philosophy has spread around the world in forms such as the "NEW CONFUCIANISM" and "NEW AGE IDEAS". Many in the academic community of the west remain skeptical, and only a few assimilate Chinese philosophy into their own research, whether scientific or philosophical.
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Christianity~>most of the Asian countries are either Hindu, Islam, and Buddhist believer. In this vast continent, only two countries are christian majority; the Philippines and East Timor. The Philippines was considered as the only christian country in Asia. It is located in South East Asia, and surrounded by non-christian countries, but despite of it's location, the Philippines is a christian country.

4th Official Blogspot Entry (Social Studies)

"There are broad trends in our time that are the direct result of past history. Among the many examples of such history that could be noted ins the "OPIUM WAR" fought in China more than a century ago".

~>How are the events connected with our time?
In the Chinese Century, they invented so many things that are very useful for some Filipinos today. In the Ming Dynasty, they invent the paper making, printing compass and gun powder. These gadgets or materials are very useful today. The most important material that the Ming dynasty invent is the paper and the compass. The paper is one of the most important material for you to be able to write while the compass helps you to know the right direction or track.

In the Ming Dynasty, The Great wall of China was built. Great Wall of China was built to protect China from Mongols.The Great Wall winds up and down across the desserts,grasslands,mountains,and plateaus stretching approximately 8,821.8 kilometers (5,522 miles) from east to west of China.Great Wall of China is the one of the Greatest Wonders of the World.

THE KING and I

I watched the movie "KING AND I" with some of my classmates.We need to watch this movie because this is our 1st project in Social Studies. This movie is so interesting. The story of the movie "THE KING AND I" is all about ANNA an English teacher and his son Louis.
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The Summary:
Mrs. Anna Leonowens(an English teacher) and her son Louis arrive in Siam(now Thailand), where she has contracted to teach English to the children of the royal household. She threatens to leave when she had been promised is not available, but falls in love with the children. A new slave, a gift of a vassal king, translates "Uncle Tom's Cabin" into a Siamese ballet, expressing her unhappiness at being with the king. She attempts to escape with her lover. Anna and the king fall in love, but her British upbringing inhibits her from joining his harem.She is just about to leave Siam when she hears of the king's imminent death, and returns to help his son, her favorite pupil, rule his people.
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The personal Documentation

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Characters and The Role they Portrayed
♥Deborah Kerr~>Anna Leonowens
♥Yul Brynner~> King Mongkut of Siam
♥Rita Moreno~>Tuptim
♥Martin Benson~>Kralahome
♥Terry Saunders~>Lady Thiang
♥Rex Thompson~>Louis Leonowens
♥Carlos Rivas~>Lun Tha
♥Patrick Adiarte~>Prince Chulalongkorn
♥Alan Mowbray~>Sir John Hay
♥Geoffrey Toone~>Sir Edward Ramsay
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The Historical Significance of the Film
~>The Historical Significance i learned from the movie "THE KING AND I" is that, even if you did not know the person, you must try to talk to him or help him in many ways. Do not be selfish. Help others who really need your help. Do not judge them. And last love them and be a good influence to them.
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The Social Relevance of the film to our Society
~>For me, the Social Relevance of the film is that,they call their ruler as "KING or QUEEN" while here in the Philippines, we call the "DATU'S or RAHA'S" but now we call our ruler as"PRESIDENT". Like Anna Leonowens did on the movie, he went to other place just to teach other children some lessons like what other teachers do here in the Philippines.

CONTRIBUTIONS OF EARLY CIVILIZATION OF WEST ASIA AND MIDDLE EAST TO PRESENT DAY OF DEVELOPMENST AND THE ROLE OF EARLY CIVILIZATION TO OUR PRESENT LIFE

I think there are so many things that they contribute to us. They contribute so many things for us that is so important to our present life. We need to take care of the things that they contribute to us.
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These are the 3 important things that they contribute to our country and those are the following:

1)DEVELOPMENT=they contribute this so that we will know how to DEVELOPED our own decision and how to managed it.
2)IMPROVEMENT=they contribute this so that we will know how to IMPROVED so many things that our country has.
and last but not the least the....
3)EXPANSION=they contribute this so that we will kno how to EXPAND our community o our business in the right way and right time.
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And this is my opinion about this.