THE INDIAN RELIGIONS The Indus Valley Civilization Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa (2500 – 1500 B.C.) - trade‚ commerce‚ domestic‚ sewage system‚ drainages‚ buildings‚ establishments‚ streets‚ paved roads‚ fortresses‚ urban planning‚ infrastructure‚ peaceful civilizations - indigenous Indian people – Dravidian‚ language – Dravidian or Indo-Aryan - declined between 1800 – 1700 B.C.E.‚ possibly due to the effects of flooding and drought - Aryan (‘Noble Ones’) Invasion/Migration - nomadic tribe located
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Throughout history‚ there has been a variety of opinions and theories regarding the body and the soul. The two most common known philosophies regarding the body and the soul are Plato’s theories and Buddhism. Each have their own ways of viewing how the body and the soul connect to each other and how they function during a life. Buddhism‚ an old eastern religion that believes in no monotheistic creator and reincarnation. Buddhist’s also have their own notion that creates a connection between the soul
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the existence of God. Both Jainism and Buddhism deny animal sacrifices and believe in karma‚ rebirth‚ and moksha. Despite these similarities‚ they differ in several respects. A main difference is the goal of each religion as well as the practices they use to obtain their objectives. Buddhism believes that in order to attain enlightenment one must be released from the cycle of rebirth and death‚ achieving Nirvana. Buddhists accomplish this salvation by following the Noble Eightfold Path. Jains believe
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systematically alleviates the central belief of dukkha(suffering) and release from Samsara(cycle of rebirth). In relations to the quotations‚ Buddhaghosa of the Theravada variant and Dogen of the Zen buddhists address the attainment of enlightenment through living the Buddhist teachings and meditation. Similarly‚ the XIVth Dalai Lama of Tibetan Buddhism(Mahayana)‚ stressed ‘peace in the soul’ for the path to Nirvana that is attained by harmony between others and inner peace by the practice of Buddhist
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dedicate themselves to the teachings of the Buddha can achieve ‘nirvana’ (which is the idea of non-self; having no attachment to desires and suffering‚ and freedom from the effects of karma. A person who achieves nirvana does not reincarnate). The ‘Mahayana’ Buddhists is a more ‘laid back’ version of Buddhism. They altered monastic rules and texts in order to make Buddhism an easier lifestyle to practice. They believe that nirvana can be easily achieved by anyone‚ male or female‚ and they also
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composers were heavily influenced by its writings. Hinduism originated in India around the year 2000 B.C. Unlike Christianity; Hinduism did not have a specific founder. The Hindu worldview is grounded in the doctrines of samsara‚ which is the cycle of rebirth and karma‚ which is the universal law of cause and effect‚ and fundamentally holds that one’s actions (including one’s thoughts) directly determine one’s life‚ both one’s current life and one’s
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the lives of the believers are governed by the doctrines of “Dharma” or universal law‚ “Karma” or the cumulative effects of personal actions‚ and “Samsara” or the cycle of rebirth‚ liberation from which is the first goal of life; [similarly] Buddhism is a religion and philosophic system‚ founded in India in the 6th cent. By Buddha: it teaches the right thinking and self-denial will enable the soul to reach Nirvana‚ a divine state of release from misdirected desire” (“Dictionary definitions you can understand-”)
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Taoism and Buddhism Taoism is one of the two great philosophical and religious traditions that originated in China. The other religion native to China is Confucianism. Both Taoism and Confucianism began at about the same time‚ around the sixth century B.C.E. China’s third great religion‚ Buddhism‚ came to China from India around the second century of the common era. Together‚ these three faiths have shaped Chinese life and thought for nearly twenty-five hundred years (Hartz 3). One
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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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many gods (Fisher 2002). The ultimate goal in the Hinduism religion is to escape samsara (karma wheel of birth‚ death‚ and rebirth) and achieve moksha or the liberation from the limitations of space‚ time‚ and matter through realization of the immortal Absolute (Fisher 2002). The Hindu religion has many priests and religious rituals. Some of these rituals include‚ yoga. There are four main yogic paths; raja‚ jnana‚ karma‚ and bhakti. Raja yoga‚ attempts to attain the highest consciousness using physical
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