[10][11][12] The latter are similar to the caste system reported in the Igbo-Osu Christian community in Africa.[13][14] Caste is commonly thought of as an ancient fact of Hindu life‚ but various contemporary scholars have argued that the caste system was constructed by the British colonial regime.[2][15][16][17][18] Caste is neither unique to Hindu religion nor to India; caste systems have been observed in other parts of the world‚ for example‚ in the Muslim community of Yemen‚ Christian colonies of Spain‚
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so even to the present day) and‚ as such‚ it is difficult to clearly say what he did teach and what he did not teach (Eg.‚ some “Indian Nationalist” organizations that hold him to be their role model practice an intolerant and often violent form of Hindu culture. Would Swami‚ had he been alive today‚ have supported such organizations?) – so‚ one needs to first of all be clear regarding what his core teachings are (In my essay‚ I have referred to [1]). Three‚ Vivekananda lived more than a 100 years
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HINDU RELIGION Dennis E. Leber Axia College RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD (AXIA) HUM/130 NAOMI DOUMBIA AUG 14‚ 2007 The Hindu religion The Hindu religion is strongly dependent on the Hindu philosophy and in addition‚ has inculcated a lot of rituals and practices. The Hindu religion has 333 million gods; this is because the Hindu philosophy believes that every human being is God himself. This acceptance of the multiplicity of the Supreme Being in many forms is the hallmark of the Hindu
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people of India and has developed over a period of time. The word Hindu is derived from the name of river Indus‚ which flows through the northern part of India. In earlier times the river was called ‘Sindhu’. A lot of migrants from Persia settled down in India and started calling the river as ‘Hindu’. India is popularly called Hindustan and its inhabitants are Hindus. The religion followed by Hindus is thus termed as Hinduism. Hindu identity is determined by several factors; they act as a unification
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belief in reincarnation and a supreme being of many forms and natures‚ by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth‚ and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils (GodWeb‚ n.d.). In this paper I will further explore what the Hindu religion is encompassed of. And delve into what makes the religion of Hinduism vital to the region it is originated in. Hinduism differs from Christianity and other monotheistic religions in that it does not have a single founder‚ a specific theological
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The eventual British control of India was brought by the fall of the Mogul Empire. India was very religiously divided‚ between the Muslims and the Hindus. Mogul control in south India came under pressure with the increase of strong attacks by the Hindu rebels. Mogul leaders imposed taxes on Hindus‚ destroyed their temples‚ and forced them to convert to Islam. With the absence of a strong central authority‚ the provinces of India became increasing independent from the central authority both economically
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Hinduism is a religion of religions; it is one of the first as we know it. It isn’t just a religion however‚ it is a way of life. A culture that India has been known for having. I have discovered that Hinduism is so much more than a religion or a culture. As a matter of fact it is a way of being; a way of life. Hinduism has been a journey for me and it all came alive through the need to write this paper. When I first met up with my host‚ Devi‚ I noticed her garments right away. She had her
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gods in the Hindu religion. These many gods are worship by many different groups but they all acknowledge and worship Braham (ultimate reality). Lawrence Theodore Jeyachhandran wrote‚ “The Hindu believes in eternality of the.” (Beyond Opinion‚ p. 84). II. The Question of Identity. In Hindu is the belief that all living things are of the same level. This to mean that all life on earth whether animal or plants are equal. Because
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Despite of different diversities there are bonds of unity in India. These bonds of unity may be located in a certain underlying uniformity of life as well as in certain mechanisms of integration. Herbert Risley‚ Census Commissioner in 1911 has rightly observed‚ “Beneath the manifold diversity of physical and social type‚ language‚ custom and religion which strike the observer in India there can still be discerned a certain underlying uniformity of life from the Himalayas to Cape Comorin”. India
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Bottom of Form Comparing Christian and Hindu understandings of Salvation Heather Brooke Comparing Christian and Hindu understandings of Salvation. In our evangelism‚ is it possible to bridge the gulf? Heather Brooke -------------------------------------------------- Heather Brooke. Currently enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Mission Studies‚ Tabor College. Heather Brooke is a wife‚ mother and teacher who is currently studying at Tabor College‚ Melbourne working on her Graduate Diploma
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