Explain the difference between varṇa and jāti‚ and their place in Hinduism. As both of the Sanskrit word varna and jati are usually translated as “caste”‚ it has always misleading because they have an important differences behind them. Varna and jati are deeply rooted in Hindu’s daily life‚ therefore‚ you cannot talk about Hinduism without mention varna and jati. Commonly‚ people saying that there are four varnas – Brahmin‚ Kshatriya‚ Vaishya and Shudra. But what we find today are not only varnas
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different religions and cultures around the world. I’ll be comparing and contrasting Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ and Shintoism. Each of these religions have many different and many alike beliefs and practices. Religion is what brings us all together‚ as a community we support each other’s beliefs. We all share the same common goal‚ which unites us as a community. Hinduism and Shintoism are both ethnic religions‚ but Buddhism is different because it is a universalizing religion. An ethnic religion religion
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DI #3 (Hinduism) The Hindu teachings in the Brihad Aranyaka Upanishad state that our prior deeds control our desires and actions. This Hindu claim is supported by the concept of karma‚ and how free action is impossible in normal circumstances. For example‚ if an individual wants to be successful in life‚ he or she could not do this randomly. He or she must have performed several righteous deeds earlier and throughout his or her life in order to lead him or her to the path of a success. When analyzing
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state called Kurdistan. Even though the Kurds are identified as an ethnic group‚ there is diversity between their beliefs and religion. The majority of Kurds are Sunni Muslims. Along with Sunni Muslims‚ there are Shi’a and Yezidi Kurds‚ and Christians who identify themselves as Kurds.
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a history as old as India’s - or thereabouts‚ anyway. For thousands of years we have shared a long common boundary and perfected the art of peaceful co-existence‚ except for that one incident in 1962. That apart‚ there has never been any violence between
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How do Shakespeare and Heaney present strong feelings between fathers and their children in the texts you have studied? Both Shakespeare and Heaney present relationships between fathers and their children. Shakespeare through Capulet and Juliet and Heaney through his poetry about his father. Both these differ in context‚ the Capulet trials and tribulations being fictional whereas Heaney has his own personal experiences shown in his poetry. In addition both contexts affect the relationships in
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a cultural movement that originally began in Italy in the end of the medieval period and later spread throughout northwestern Europe‚ marking the beginning of the early modern period (PWH‚ p. 496). As such‚ the Renaissance can be seen as a bridge between the medieval and early modern periods. The Renaissance promoted the ideas of humanism and individualism‚ which involves being more interested in scientific explanations using rational thoughts rather than
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were different from the rest. Because of this‚ more and more Churches were restored. In conclusion‚ Britain wanted to consolidate the Churches while American went to the other direction. British established Navigation Acts in order to control trade between them and Americans. Because the
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explains as “having knowledge”. But he tells Theaetetus he wants to change it to mean “to possess knowledge”. Confused at his distinction between the two which seems to be the same‚ Theaetetus asks why. Socrates explains that while the man does possess the birds‚ he does not have them because they are not in his hand. “...we
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Arianna Goff Dunnavant Per. 4 APWH 3-8-12 Japan / china response towards western penetration Although China and japan are similar when it comes to cultural independence‚ japan however‚ was interested in technological advancements influenced by the westerners causing interaction‚ while china stayed isolated causing a power shift‚ meaning Europeans were able to gain power and control over most of Asia and Africa during the nineteenth century. For 250 years‚ japan stayed isolated and independent
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