AP Human Geography Comparative Religions Project This project asks students to produce a summary of evidence concerning six of the world’s major belief systems. This project will help you develop a good study resource to review for the AP exam in the spring. 1. Prepare an information sheet for Judaism‚ Confucianism‚ Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Christianity and Islam. Include answers to the following questions on each information sheet. a. What is the point of origin? b. How
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matrimonial tie by committing adultery. The law permits neither the offending wife nor the disloyal husband to prosecute each other. It is the outsider who violates the sanctity of the matrimonial home‚ is punished. Hon’ble Supreme Court in Soumithri Vishnu –Vs- Union of India AIR 1985 SC 1618 : 1985 Cr.L.J 1302 in a petition which challenged the constitutional validity of Sec 497 on the ground that this section makes an irrational classification between men and women because it : 1. Confers upon
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knowledge that atman‚ the foundation and essence of the individual‚ corresponds with brahman‚ the foundation and essence of the universe (179). In addition‚ the Bhagavad Gita (Song of the Lord) presents three paths to liberation through the teaching of Vishnu/Krishna (183). The path of action is to act according to Dharma (truth and righteousness) without fear of punishment or hope of reward (184). The path of knowledge is to realize atman‚ and the path of devotion is to turn to God with genuine loving
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the screaming of the sea‚ the wind and Pi’s heart‚ this personification shows how upset he felt later on‚ as he himself felt the storm. In the seventh line‚ Pi is could see the tigers head‚ to express his happiness he says “Jesus‚ Mary‚ Muhammad and Vishnu”. This represents faith but a conclusion can be made that following three different religions might mean that he is following
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Hinduism * A combination of a member of religious traditions in India * A polytheistic religion (More than one god) * God is Brahman - Creator and creation‚ made manifest in 3 persons: 1. Brahma - Creator 2. Vishnu - Preserver 3. Shiva - Destroyer * According to Hinduism‚ our true self is Brahman * The human soul is Atman * Basic Hindu phrase is "Atman is Brahman" or "Tat Tatum asi"‚ meaning "That Thou Art!" * Goal of Hindu life: 1. Become perfected to
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Gangotri - Triyugnarayan - Gowrikund and Kedarnath. The alternative route to Kedar from Rishikesh is via Devprayag‚ Srinagar‚ Rudraprayag and Ukhimath. Legend Behind Kedarnath Temple Legend goes that Nara and Narayana - two incarnations of Vishnu performed severe penance in Badrikashraya of Bharat Khand‚ in front of a Shivalingam fashioned out of earth. Pleased with their devotion‚ Lord Shiva appeared in front of them and said that they may ask for a boon. Nar and Narayan requested Shiva to
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Chong Wei (Captain) Pranav Chopra Siki Reddy Manu Attri P. C. Thulasi Sumeeth Reddy Rasika Raje Harsheel Dani Tine Baun Marc Zwiebler Vladimir IvanovPune Pistons Ashwini Ponnappa (Captain) Saurabh Varma Anup Sridhar Sanave Thomas Arun Vishnu Rupesh Kumar K. T. Nguyen Tien Minh Juliane Schenk Joachiam Fischer Nielsen Tan Wee Kiong Banga Beats Parupalli Kashyap (Captain) Akshay Dewalkar Aparna Balan Arvind Bhat Aditya Prakash J. Meghana Daniel Farid Hu Yun Carsten Mogensen
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Cultural Geography: Religion Carroll and Smith I. Geography of Religion * What is Religion? * Major Religions & Divisions * Religious Landscapes * Religious Conflict and Interaction II. Religion * A set of beliefs * an explanation of the origins and purpose of humans and their role on earth * existence of a higher power‚ spirits or god * Which involves rituals‚ festivals‚ rites of passage and space (religious landscapes) III
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the Four Noble Truths and spread his teachings to the world. Hinduism is a polytheistic religion centered on the four Vedas‚ or a collection of hymns and ceremonies. Some of the major Gods and Goddesses of the Hindu belief are Brahmin the Creator‚ Vishnu the Preserver and Shiva the destroyer. Hindu religion sprouted from the concept of Brahmanism or the traveling on the wheel of life until the individual soul is reunited with the Great World Soul. A caste system was created to group the people into
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Name: __________________________________ Date: __________ Period: ________ Key Concept 2.1. The Development & Codification of Religious & Cultural Traditions I. Codifications and further developments of existing religious traditions provided a bond among the people and an ethical code to live by. B. The core beliefs outlined in the Sanskrit scriptures formed the basis of the Vedic religions—often known as Hinduisms— which contributed to the development of the social and political
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