Colin GriffithBuddhism"I am not a god, nor Messiah, nor a healer; I am just awake." Buddha once stated. This quote is very powerful because it shows Buddha's humility; he believed that he was just a man who had reached enlightenment. He wanted to share the path to true happiness, stop suffering and show how to attain Nirvana. Buddhism is an atheist religion and consists of a group of beliefs and practices. It originated 2500 years ago from the teachings...

Lauren Griffith L.A./History 12/03/08 Islam As the Qur'an states, " Attend constantly to prayers and to the middle prayer and stand up truly obedient to Allah." There are many different religions. Islam is the second largest religion in the world. Islam is monotheistic and follows Allah. This religion originated from the Middle East. The followers, also known as Muslims, follow the last prophet. For example, if Jesus was the last prophet the...

Mallory Griffith Judaism As an old rabbi once said, "Elohai N'shaah Shenatata Be Tehorah He!" or translated means "My G-d the soul you have given me is pure!" Jewish people recite this verse everyday all over the world. When I was reading the rabbi's quote I thought he was very thankful, good hearted and pure. Judaism is a very interesting and unique religion to learn about. Judaism is one of the major religions in the world. It was to g...

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Hello everybody!! Guilin was a trip to remember. Its so beautiful there!!!!! Hot-air ballooning was great and so were the Karst towers/mountains.