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what dose hinduism and budism and islam have in comen?
Dear Mandy
Practically - almost nothing. Except for the fact that they are religions.
They differ in:
- worldview as a basis for the religious practice (whether the world was created or not; what is the nature of the human being and how many lives does man live; who is God - if he/she exists at all - or who are gods - if they exist; the nature of sin and its origin; the nature of salvation; the origin of religion - natural or revealed, what does it bring about, etc.)
- practice (what and how and why should one practice and who should practice what)
- even in the definition of the ultimate goal of a religion is different.
Best regards
Maciej
PS. What does this question have to do with "Polish language"? Why haven't you asked it in the philosophy section?
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Answers by Expert:
Maciej St. Zięba
Expertise
I can answer questions concerning Eastern (Oriental) philosophies and philosophers (Indian, Tibetan, Indonesian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese: Hinduist, Buddhist, Confucianist, Taoist and other; alas not Islamic or Jewish) - both in terms of notions and facts (history of their development). I can write in English, French, Esperanto, Polish and Russian, German, Dutch and Norwegian. I can also understand questions in Spanish and Italian.
Experience
I have been teaching Indian and Chinese philosophies since 1987 and in 1999-2009 I co-ordinated a project on Oriental philosophies within the scope of the Universal Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Powszechna Encyklopedia Filozofii) published in Polish by SITA-PL in Lublin (10 volumes, containing ca. 500 entries in Eastern philosophies, written by a team of a dozen of Polish scholars).
Organizations
The Catholic University of Lublin (KUL), Poland, History of Philosophy Department - assistant-professor. Polish Oriental Society; International Association of Buddhist Studies; Klingon Language Institute; Learned Society of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin; Polish Philosophical Association; Universala Esperanto-Asocio
Publications
Books: "Origin of the World According to Rigveda" (Montreal 1996); "Our Bug. Creating Conditions for Development of the Border Areas of Poland, Ukraine and Belarus through Enhancement and Preservation of Natural and Cultural Heritage" (Lublin 2008); "Migration - a Challenge to the 21st century" (Lublin 2008); "Migracja zarobkowa do Woch" (Job migration to Italy) (Lublin 2008); more than 100 articles in "Powszechna Encyklopedia Filozofii" (Universal Encyclopedia od Philosophy) vol. 1-10 (Lublin 2000-2009); Contributions to the history of the Buddhist classifications of dharmas: Pancavastuka of Vasumitra (Bulletin, Polish Institute and Library, Montreal 1997); many more in Polish
Education/Credentials
philosophy (KUL, Lublin, 1976-81); M.A. in history of Indian philosophy (KUL, 1981); Ph.D. in history of Indian philosophy (KUL, 1989); other studies: Indian and Chinese philosophies (Institut Catholique, Paris, 1985-6); Tibetan language (INALCO, Paris, 1985-6); Chinese language (McGill University, Montreal, 1995-7)
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AllExperts users (since 12/03/2003); Wikipedia readers (since 2004)
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