Following the introduction and spread of scriptures Thousand-handed Thousandeyed Avalokiteśvara bodhisattva in China, around seventy paintings were produced since late Tang period. There exist numerous studies on attendants different types paintings, but attributes have not been considered depth.</br>Therefore, I analyzed how described canonical scriptures—namely, Qianshou qianyan Guanshi...

Abstract Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy’s (REBT’s) ABC model proposes that it is B, Beliefs about A, Activating events, not events themselves, create and control C, emotional Consequences. Codified beliefs such as scriptures creeds are prominent in most religions. Integrating codified religious with REBT to help D, Dispute irrational has been studied for more than 50 years. Broad knowledge o...

Many scholars of Buddhism believe that Buddhists (particularly Mahāyāna Buddhists) regularly reproduce scriptures for merit in general, regardless their content. However, by examining four Chinese Buddhist nuns’ colophons manuscripts the Da banniepan jing 大般涅槃經 (Scripture on Great Extinction; Skt. Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra) (T no. 374) from around sixth century with reference to its content, I argu...

I argue that arguments for the existence of God provide indirect support other supernatural beings such as spirits. defend three arguments: (i) spirits is more likely if there a realm; (ii) an omnibenevolent makes use messengers; (iii) sacred scriptures attest to all and them against objections.