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An Analysis of the Impacts of Religious Ethics Principles … M. Askarinejad et al (77


                       consequences  which  lead  to             of  religious  beliefs.  Although
                       Thawāb  al-Aʿmāl  (reward)  or            he  is  a  practicing  Buddhist,

                       ʿIqāb  al-Aʿmāl  (punishment).            the  Dalai  Lama's  teachings
                       It  has  always  benefited  the           and  the  moral  compass  that
                       Shi'a scholars and the common             guides him can lead every one

                       Shi'a and is remarked as one of           of us Muslim, Christian, Jew,
                       the  greatest  Shi'a  hadith              Buddhist,  or  atheist  to  a
                       collections (Ref: Ṣadūq, 1989).           happier, more fulfilling life.

                          Jāmiʿ al-Saʿādāt written by
                       Narāqī,  in  which  the  author               2.  Internal Sources
                       believed that the theosophers of          As  an  example,  there  is  an

                       the past  had  made great  efforts        article entitled “Lifestyle from a
                       in  explaining  and  spreading            Sociological  Perspective:  An
                       ethics due to their understanding.        Introduction  to  Understanding
                       However,  after  the  coming  of          and  Analyzing  the  Concept  of

                       Islam,  moral  points  were               Lifestyle” written by Bayengani
                       explained in detail so that what          et al. According to the author,

                       previous     theosophers      and         the term  lifestyle  is a  product
                       mystics of different schools of           of  the  modern  world,  in
                       thought  and  religions  had              which, by weakening structural
                       mentioned were inconsiderable             variables  such  as  social  class,

                       compared to them.                         choices,  and  behaviors  are
                         Ethics for the New Millennium           considered  the  basis  of  the
                       written  by  Dalai  Lama  is              formation of a person's identity

                       another book. According to the            and  existence.  The  modern
                       author,    our    survival    has         world  and  its  identifiers  and
                       depended and will continue to             developments,  such  as  the

                       depend on our basic goodness.             expansion  and  development  of
                       It  presents  a  moral  system            technological and communication
                       based on universal rather than            tools,  the  increase  of  cultural

                       religious      principles.     Its        values     in    families,     and
                       ultimate  goal  is  happiness  for        abundant  access  to  these
                       every  individual,  irrespective          elements  have  a  great  and
                                                                 undeniable impact on creating
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