Report on Religious Field Research Report on Religious Field Research As I thought about this paper‚ I wanted to explore a religion that I had little knowledge about so I chose Hinduism. In thinking about what little I previously knew about the Hindu religion my knowledge was very limited indeed! In this paper I will discuss what I have done in order to learn more about Hinduism. I will discuss any misconceptions I may have had and how they have changed. Also‚ I will try to figure out a way
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eradication of these evils. In the past‚ great religious men like Guru Nanak and Bhakt Kabir exhorted the people to remove all social evils‚ particularly communalism‚ casteism and superstitions. Guru Nanak and Kabir also stressed the need for Hindu-Muslim unity. In fact‚ they preached that God is one‚ though different religions call Him by different names. Similarly‚ all mankind is one. Therefore‚ they believed in universal brotherhood. They opposed the ritualism of both Hindus and Muslims. They
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Freedom in the Hindu Culture Over the past three years in America we have been bombarded with the word freedom as a call to action or a word to persuade us to follow a specific view. Although our society was born on freedom as an idea‚ its meaning has been used in many ways. Hinduism is also a religion and a culture that places a lot of meaning on freedom but they give a different meaning to it. From learning about Hindu culture in this class their focus on it follows suit as does our version
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understanding of what it really means to be Hindu. The comment that a Hindu friend of mind made to me once about Hindu is that it is not really as much of a religion as much it is a way of life and respect for it. I know that Hindi worship many different gods and revere some animals as sacred‚ but I have never really understood the fundamental of this religion. I am grateful that this assignment has given me the opportunity and motivation to examine the Hindu religion and one of it great literary works
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700 B.C. when Hinduism came into effect. Hinduism is associated with the territory of India. Hinduism portrayed gods intervening in political and military activity on a regular basis. The Bhagavad Gita is the most famous Hindu religious text. During this period of Hinduism Hindu kings were not only in charge of the secular administration‚ but also the administration of temple estates. Brahmins were the only supporting forces of king rulers they were expected to endorse the king’s authority. Hindus
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was disappointing because I had hoped to learn more about Hinduism and its place in the modern day. My expectation was that somehow the author would reconcile so called rational theorisations (that I too am very attached to) and the in-explainable Hindu concepts that I was familiar with. Unfortunately‚ other than seeing shadows of faith based thinking in Hegel‚ the section on Hinduism and modernity abruptly ends with little or no understanding on Hinduism and the assortment of modern day theorists
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Train To Pakistan is written by Khushwant Singh and is India’s best known writer and columnist . He has been founder-editor of Yojana and editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India ‚ and National Herald and the Hindustan Times. He was a member of parliament from 1980 to 1986. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1974 but returned the decoration in 1984 in protest against the storming of the Golden Temple in Amritsar by the Indian Army. In 2007 ‚ he was awarded the Padma Bhushan . Among the other awards
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social practices‚ or culture. Also describe whether and how the religion influenced other societies. Answer: Hinduism origin is India‚ 3 major principles would be: All Human Beings Are Divine‚ Unity of Existence through Love‚ & Religious Harmony. Hindu ideas about karma and reincarnation strengthened the caste system. If a person was born as an upper-caste male-a Brahmin‚ warrior‚ or merchant-his good fortune was said to come from good karma earned in a former life. However‚ a person who was born
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CONTEXT British context Forster was a British writer and most of his readers were British. His work reflects also England and the period in which Forster lived and wrote. He is commonly regarded as an Edwardian novelist‚ because his first four novels were published during the reign of King Edward VII (1901-1910); in this period his values and outlook were developed. England had undergone the traumatic experience of the First World War; more than 750000 soldiers were killed‚ along with another
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keep your body healthy‚ to bring your mind‚ body and soul in perfect harmony‚ and to stretch your muscles and strengthen the body. Yoga is a very simple set of exercises that some people practice as to keep themselves fit. Yoga began as an ancient Hindu practice‚ but in the course of time‚ it has conquered the world and today‚ several people practice it as a way of life. despite the several reasons the western world might give yoga‚ according to the Yoga Sutra‚ the core of yoga is the dedication to
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