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Berthel, Jame – 1994
The turmoil that students feel when their values are challenged is directly tied to their fear of annihilation--of death. Both are a matter of identity and the "self" for the reason that the ability to reason, invent, and separate and defend is that faculty which protects them from natural forces. So the connection between the rhetoric…
Descriptors: Buddhism, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Ideology
Rathemacher, Andree; Grubman, Sheila Black; Lahiri, Amar; Gilton, Donna; Sharif, Mohammed – 1996
The charge of the University of Rhode Island's Ad Hoc Committee on Religious and Cultural Celebrations in the Library was to: investigate all opportunities for the library to educate the campus community about religious and cultural holidays; consider all the major religions of the world and the possibility of having displays for the symbols of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Buddhism, Christianity, Committees
Stanford Univ., CA. Stanford Program on International and Cross Cultural Education. – 1990
This unit focuses on the periods in Japanese history up to the reign of Prince Shotoku (A.D. 592-622) and his role in the transmission of Chinese culture to Japan. A special focus is made on the joint practice of Buddhism and Shinto in Japan. Each lesson's materials and format are described in detail with specific objectives noted and the…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Buddhism, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context