years ago. Instead of focusing on worldly riches and possessions‚ Rama instead “cannot swerve from the path of dharma”‚ shunning worldly desires such as greed and lust. Like Gilgamesh who is “two-thirds” god and “one-third”‚ he is also a god‚ but a much higher one‚ the “imperishable cosmic being” Visnu (Foster: Tablet I: 50)‚ (Venkatesananda: Yuddha 120). Since he is characterized by dharma‚ he is a god that lives very righteously and upright. He is “the Creator‚ the Preserver‚ and the Reedeemer”‚
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Topic:’Terry says to Charley‚ "I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody instead of a bum. Which is what I am". Does the film support Terry’s judgement of himself? On the Waterfront is a film where a young man has to struggle between conflicting choices in the harsh brutal waterfront days of the 1950s. Director Elia Kazan chose to shoot the film in black and white‚ to use as a contrast between the obvious right and wrong state of affairs on the waterfront. However obvious it is‚ the
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| Patience‚ forgiveness‚ self-control‚ non-stealing‚ cleanliness and purity‚ restraint over the senses‚ Wisdom‚ knowledge‚ truth and calmness- the ten attributes of Dharma If you will adhere and respect these principles of Dharma‚ they will protect you If you choose to show disrespect to these and not follow them‚ you will become the cause of your own destruction (An extract from the Holy Scripture ‘MANUSMRITI’) Centuries before
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Emptiness paper Buddhism is an orthopraxy where identity comes from implementing “correct” behavior‚ rather than orthodoxy where identity is found through “correct” beliefs. Mahayana Buddhism‚ termed “the Great Way” is essentially a vision of what Buddhism is really about. Although the permeation of Mahayana was harmless‚ the status of the sutras was constantly disputed. From the very onset of Buddhism‚ the concepts of Self/not-Self and dependent arising were prominent and fundamental
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stressing the importance of dharma in society. The writers of the Mahabharata’s twelfth book‚ The Book of Peace‚ place extra emphasis on dharma to not only maintain order within the kingdom‚ but also to preserve the social status of Brahmins and dissuade other castes from converting to new and foreign influences in the Mahabharata. To better understand why such an act was needed‚ this paper will discuss the Brahminical social status relative to other castes‚ the importance of dharma in society to Brahmins
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“Santayana Dharma” or Universal Truth or Way. One of “Hinduism’s” greatest strengths is its ability to unite the diverse beliefs and practices of its people in ways that are absolutely necessary for India to continue as it historically has. This is one
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Palace of Illusions by Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni is a beautiful book which gives a woman’s perspective on a story that deals mainly with male characters i.e. the great epic‚ Mahabharata. The book has been written from Draupadi’s‚ who was the wife of the 5 Pandava heroes in this epic‚ point of view. It throws light on her innermost thoughts and feelings‚ traced right from her childhood to her demise in the lap of the Himalayan mountains. It talks about her feelings about the strange in which
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Terry says to Charley: “ I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody‚ instead of a bum. Which is what I am.” Does the film support Terry’s judgment of himself? Elia Kazan’s film‚ “On the Waterfront”‚ tells the story of a washed up ex-boxer named Terry Malloy and his fight against the organised crime syndicate controlling the shipping docks of Hoboken‚ New Jersey in 1954‚ but more importantly‚ according to Kazan himself: “This motion picture is about one thing only: a young man who has let
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Introduction to Hinduism Hinduism is the religion of the majority of people in India and Nepal. It also exists among significant populations outside of the sub continent and has over 900 million adherents worldwide. In some ways Hinduism is the oldest living religion in the world‚ or at least elements within it stretch back many thousands of years. Yet Hinduism resists easy definition partly because of the vast array of practices and beliefs found within it. It is also closely associated conceptually
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IHow Dalai Lama came into contact with Shugden The following is an excerpt from the first volume of Dalai Lama´s book on Shugden. " I‚ the 14th Dalai Lama‚ committed the first mistake of coming in contact with Shugden. I did not follow the path shown by the previous Dalai Lamas. It was my mistake. Well‚ the political situation in Tibet was at the most critical stage in 1951. We were staying at Dungkhar monastery in Dromo region. Within my entourage‚ some who advised me to leave for India‚ while
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