Encounter with Mystery

Hi. Please for this assignment use a symbol or anything explained in the bottom on one of the religions (Buddhism,hinduism,and the chinese religions). use one of these religions. (PLEASE USE FOOTNOTES AND CITE EVERYTHING)
Main text books are: Mary Pat Fisher, Living Religions (9th edition, 2013)
Fisher and Bailey, Anthology of Living Religions (3rd ed., 2011)
Smith-Christopher, Subverting Hatred: Nonviolence in Religious Traditions

Description:
Religions express the mystery of life and the reality of the sacred through “symbol systems”: poetry, metaphor, paradox, objects (e.g. the cross), gestures, architecture – even silence. The Hindu sound Om; the smile of the Buddha and the teachings of no-self (anatta), emptiness (shunyata); the humor of Chuang Tzu in expressing “the way” (tao) and “not-doing” (wu-wei); and the miracles of the Bible – all point to powers or relationships that are invisible or transcend conventional speech or logic. CLICK HERE TO ORDER THIS ESSAY!!!!

Part I Choose an example of symbolic expression from one of the traditions we have studied (not your own). Describe the symbol, gesture, or object, and give some background: its origin and place in the tradition. Quote authorities, give examples, and identify your sources with proper citations.

Part II How does such a mode of expression work to produce a state of mind and or style of behavior for those who use it? What seems to be the purpose and impact of this symbol or teaching?

Part III What do you find appealing or unappealing about this symbol? Have you ever experienced the mystery of life that it points to? Are you drawn to such ways of expressing mystery?
Or do you hold that such indirect modes of expression obscure the truth about life and the world? CLICK HERE TO ORDER THIS ESSAY!!!!