Hinduism in fact is a melting pot of religions with four main denominations Saivism‚ Shaktism‚ Vaishnavism and Smartism. All denominations of Hinduism share the believe of worshiping one supreme being‚ but diverge in guru lineages‚ religious leaders‚ sacred literature‚ and pilgrimage centers. The denominations of Hinduism in essence are all complete
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The following nine facts‚ though not exhaustive‚ offer a simple summary of Hindu spirituality or about Hinduism. 1 Hindus believe in a one‚ all-pervasive Supreme Being who is both immanent and transcendent‚ both Creator and Unmanifest Reality. 2 Hindus believe in the divinity of the four Vedas‚ the world’s most ancient scripture‚ and venerate the Agamas as equally revealed. These primordial hymns are God’s word and the bedrock of Sanatana Dharma‚ the eternal religion. 3 Hindus believe that
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Tulu Nadu -by Dr.Neria Hebbar The Land and its People Karnataka is not a homogeneous state as evidenced by its diversity. Kannada spoken in different regions of the state has been “colloquialized “‚ to such an extent that in many instances it is incomprehensible to one well versed in classical Kannada. Even more surprising is the presence of two districts in Karnataka that speak entirely different languages‚ which makes one wonder how they were classified under the linguistic state of Karnataka
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1. What were the achievements of Chandragupta-I? Ans- Chandragupta-1 was third ruler of the Gupta dynasty. He succeeded his father Ghatotkacha in 320 A.D. The Lichchhavi Marriage. Chandragupta’s marriage with the Lichchavi Princess Kumardevi was one of the significant events in the Gupta rule. The Gupta Lichchhavi relation was even publicized through a particular type of gold coins "which have the names and figures of Chandragupta-I and his Lichchhavi wife Kumardevi on the obverse and the figure
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Mirabai Biography Mirabai was a great saint and devotee of Sri Krishna. Despite facing criticism and hostility from her own family‚ she lived an exemplary saintly life and composed many devotional bhajans. Historical information about the life of Mirabai is a matter of some scholarly debate. The oldest biographical account was Priyadas’s commentary in Nabhadas’ Sri Bhaktammal in 1712. Nevertheless there are many aural histories‚ which give an insight into this unique poet and Saint of India.
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did not care much for finery and jewelry‚ divided her time between her home and the temple‚ fasted frequently‚ and wore herself out in days and nights of nursing whenever there was sickness in the family. Mohandas grew up in a home steeped in Vaishnavism (Vaisnavism)--worship of the Hindu god Vishnu (Visnu)--with a strong tinge of Jainism‚ a morally rigorous Indian religion‚ whose chief tenets are nonviolence and the belief that everything in the universe is eternal. Thus he took for granted ahimsa
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SWAMI VIVEKANANDA’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO HINDUISM RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY Swami Vivekananda’s Contributions to Hinduism SWAMI BHAJANANANDA wami Vivekananda was a prince among monks. He was a Sannyasin of the highest order‚ a Paramahamsa Parivràjakàchàrya‚ who dwelt constantly at the superconscious realm. In the hymm Sukàshtaka‚ there occurs the line‚ nistraigunye pathivicharatàm ko vidhir ko nishedhah—‘What injunction or prohibition can apply to an illumined soul who moves freely on the transcendent
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The Beliefs and Relations of Hinduism & Buddhism Mr. Valor Pickett Robert Truett 5/1/13 The Beliefs and Relations of Hinduism and Buddhism The two major religions that have dominated the country of India are known as Hinduism and Buddhism. Unlike the majority of religions known to man‚ these two religions are more followed as a way to live rather to gain enlightenment than a dualistic battle between deities trying to claim the souls of the world before the apocalypse as scribed
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Tyagaraja & the Theory of Rasa Anthony Raj Class of 2013-14‚ DakshinaChitra. INTRODUCTION Natya Sastra (circa 100 BC) enumerated eight rasas. Rasa‚ in effect‚ stood for a “consciousness altering experience”‚ which was beyond normal human emotions. Abhinavagupta (circa 1000 AD) strongly canvassed for inclusion of Shanta as the ninth rasa‚ and declared it the Rasa of Rasas. Hence the term Navarasas. In his view‚ Bhakthi (Spiritual Devotion) was only an appendage of the Shanta Rasa
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