RELIGIONS IN CHINA AND INDIA There are many different religions in both China and India. The most popular religions in China are ancient Confucianism and Taoism‚ Buddhism‚ Islam‚ Protestant‚ Catholic‚ and a new form of religion Falun Gong. India has many religions that are different or the same as the Chinese. Indian religions include: Hinduism‚ Islam‚ Christianity‚ Sikhism‚ Buddhism‚ and Jainism. There are also many people from China that do not follow a religion because of its communist
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MUGHAL ARCHITECTURE All the early Mughal Rulers except Aurangzeb were great bui1ders. With the coming of the Mughals‚ Indian architecture was greatly influenced by Persian styles. The Mughals constructed excellent mausoleums‚ mosques‚ forts‚ gardens and cities. The Mughal buildings show a uniform pattern both in structure and character. The main characteristic features of Mughal architecture are the bulbous domes‚ the slender minarets with cupolas at the four corners‚ large halls‚ massive vaulted
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World Religions 1/31/14 Most religions are patriarchal. -Institution led by men that intend to represent “father figures.” -Women are mostly seen as supporting figures. -Women are usually supporting social causes. Negative aspects of religion: -deaths and wars -unethical and misguided -political power‚ groups of followers are able to effect political progress. -may split rather than unify -routinization of charisma leads to a focus on the outside rather than inner spirituality
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PHULKARI EMBROIDERY | | Phulkari embroidery is peculiar to Punjab. Phulkari literally means flower craft. Baugh‚ which means garden‚ is a Phulkari in which the entire surface is richly ornamented by a continuous connected design with skillful manipulation of the darning or satin stitch. Chobes is the third type of Phulkari‚ where the edges alone are ornamented‚ the center being left plain. | | ORIGIN : The origin of Phulkari is not quite fully known. Some say that the art was brought
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References: 1. Bhagawad Gita‚ Chapter18 2. Slok Bhagat Kabir ji‚ Sri Guru Granth Sahib‚ page-1376 3. Getanjali by Rabindranath Tagore 4. Death the Leveller by James Shirley 5. Voices of the Night (A Psalm of Life) By H. W. Longfellow
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Dharmic faiths are similar‚ so one has to inspect each religion to understand the differences. People of these faiths are often confused for one another‚ but if you are willing to look you can find the differences. Each religion‚ especially Sikhism presents its own challenges to its young followers as seen in the movie Bend it Like Beckham and the novel Under the Lemon Trees. Hinduism is so old that historians do not know exactly when it was founded (Wilkinson‚ 163). It is speculated that it started
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World peace is an ideal of freedom‚ peace‚ and happiness among and within all nations and/or peoples. World peace is a Utopian idea of planetary non-violence by which nations willingly cooperate‚ either voluntarily or by virtue of a system of governance that prevents warfare. Although the term is sometimes used to refer to a cessation of all hostility among all individuals‚ world peace more commonly refers to a permanent end to global and regional wars with future conflicts resolved through nonviolent
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CULTURE OF INDIA Independence Day = 15th Aug 1947 In India‚ Republic Day honors the date on which the Constitution of India came into force–on 26 January 1950–replacing the Government of India Act (1935) as the governing document of India. Incredible India is the name of an international marketing campaign by the Government of India to promote tourism in India in 2002 to a global audience. Tourism is a major industry in India and the Ministry of Tourism launched a campaign to promote Incredible
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mystic poet. A weaver by profession‚ a free-thinker and mystic by choice‚ he opposed ritualism and false piety. Kabir’s own religious identity was ambiguous. He influenced Hinduism’s Bhakti movement and his verses are found in Sikhism’s scripture Adi Granth. Kabir was born of Mohammedan parents in or near Benaras. He became the disciple of the Hindu ascetic Ramananda‚ who was a man of wide religious culture. Till date‚ scholars and researchers have not been able to figure out from his
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The details of Guru Ravidas ’s life are controversial. According to some he was born in 1376/7 or else 1399. According to history he was born in a village named Seer Govardhanpur‚ near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh‚ India. His father Baba Santokh Das was a Chamar leather merchant and Mata Kalsa Devi was his mother. His father got him married to Mata Lona Devi at early age and they had a son named Vijaydas. Saint Ravidas was the disciple of the famous Swami Ramanand of Varanasi. He was a close friend
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