Shiva‚ the destroyer‚ is historically the god most worshipped in the country. He may be worshipped as the holy ascetic‚ depicted with his consort Parvati and holding a trident and a small drum or more often in the form of the linga‚ an elongated stone representing his generative powers. The most important linga is situating in the holy shrine of Pashupatinath to west of Kathmandu. In front of Shiva temples one usually sees a statue of Nandi‚ the divine bull that serves as Shiva’s vehicle. Another
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ORIGIN The subcontinent has been the center of different types of cultures and traditions since a long time‚ this area has a vast and colourful array of people who originate from different tribes and cultural heritage. The origin of the Chenchus tribe from India‚ is connected with the Lord Mallikarjuna of the Srisailam temple‚ who was the personification of Lord Shiva. There was a couple who lived in a small hut near the Srisailam temple. This couple lived happily but there was an empty space between
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Comparison of Creation Between the Book of Genesis from the Bible and the Hymn of Man from the Rigveda People have their own beliefs in the existence of man and the universe. Some of these beliefs are greatly influence by individual’s own way of believing their religion and their God. With this diversity‚ these beliefs greatly affect the lives of most of us. And one of the best to compare is the belief of the creation between the Bible and the Rig Veda. In the book of Genesis from
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• In the India of Kabir’s day the Moslem influence was predominantly in the form of Siifism‚ and the poetry and philosophy of the Persian mystics such as ’Attir‚ Rinmi‚ Sidi‚ and Hifiz inspired Kabir. • From the Hindu side‚ Kabir was a product of the bhakti movement of devotional theism which represented a reaction against a decadent Buddhism and the intellectualism of the Advaitist Vedinta philosophy. • This move-ment had its philosophical expression in the eleventh century in the theistic Vaisnavism
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Divinity is the core of all religions and rule most societies. Socialization based on divinity occurs almost everywhere. Most of the acceptable behaviors we have been taught since infancy have religious roots. I will compare and contrast the concepts of divinity in Judaic‚ Sumerian and Hindu culture‚ based on Genesis‚ The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Ramayana of Valmiki‚ respectively. Judging by the literature‚ the Judaic concept of divinity seemed to be both polytheistic and monotheistic. I conclude
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Saguna and Nirguna Bhakti in Classical dance forms. Bhakti means devotion. Bhakti can be categorised into Saguna and Nirguna. Saguna Bhakti means form of God‚ with ’living’ attributes. Nirguna Bhakti means form of God‚ with "sleeping’ attributes. Bhakti is always Saguna... there can’t be a nirguna Bhakti !!!. For I think Meditation and Mantra can be Saguna or Nirguna. But bhakti is always Saguna‚ as one’s deity has attributes with whom the bhakta falls in love. There is never a Bhakti or
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I spoke at faith bible fellowship church on April 14 of this year. The purpose was to help the little kids learn about God. My audience consisted of more than 20 children that are apart of the Youth group at the faith bible fellowship church. I spoke about Daniel and the lion’s den. In this story Daniel got thrown into a whole that contained a lion. King Dariaus made a law that no one could pray to God for 30 days. Daniel did not follow the new law and was caught praying to God so he was thrown into
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Hinduism is a religion‚ or a way of life‚[note 1] found most notably in India and Nepal. Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world‚[note 2] and some practitioners and scholars refer to it as Sanātana Dharma‚ "the eternal law‚" or the "eternal way‚"[4] beyond human origins.[5] Scholars regard Hinduism as a fusion[note 3] or synthesis[6][note 4] of various Indian cultures and traditions‚[7][note 5] with diverse roots[8][note 6] and no founder.[9] This "Hindu synthesis" started to develop
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I would like to dedicate this thesis to our teacher Mrs. Marave who keep on teaching us the ways on how to record data from the happenings of social life. And mostly to my family who keep on guiding me throughout my tasks just to finish my thesis. Neil Balahadia I would like to dedicate this thesis to our dearest teacher Mrs. Carina Marave who is also our vice principal who keep on guiding us as we finish our thesis. I would like to thank my family and groupmates who never left me just
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Hindu God and Godesses • Annapurna is the Hindu goddess of food and cooking. Annapurna is empowered with the ability to supply food to an unlimited amount of people. Annapurna is an incarnation of the Hindu Goddess Parvati‚ the wife of Shiva. Temple art in India often depicts Lord Shiva with his begging bowl (skull)‚ asking Annapurna to provide him food that gives the energy (Shakti) to achieve knowledge and enlightenment.As such‚ Annapurna also symbolizes the divine aspect of nourishing care
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