propensity of souls to incarnate themselves in various material forms From mineral to the Superhuman KARMA Refers to the debt of sin incurred in the past in this present life A debt that must be paid before the soul is to reach perfection VISHNU The Supreme Hindu God His worship is marked by affectionate piety
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soul Believes in karma (action-effect) Practices of religion based on Vedas – the fundamental scripture Believes in rebirth of a soul (reincarnation) Believes in 1 God (but many ways to reach HIM) i.e. praying to Trimurthis: Brahma (the Creator)‚ Vishnu (the Saviour) and Siva (the Destroyer) believes in ‘Dharma’ –the moral and social order MAJOR SCRIPTURES The Vedas (4 types) a) Rigveda b) Samadveda c) Yajurveda d) Atharvanaveda Most Hindus believe in the authority of the vedas
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Hinduism‚ and is held in such reverence that the mere reading or hearing of it‚ or certain passages of it‚ is believed by Hindus to free them from sin and bless the reader or listener. According to Hindu tradition‚ Rama is an incarnation of the God Vishnu. The main purpose of this incarnation is to demonstrate the righteous path for all living creatures on earth. Ramahari could still be relevant and applicable in our generation today because it is considered to be a story of a man’s word of honor
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incarnations of lord Vishnu) is related to the evolution of life. Ten incarnation of lord Vishnu and evolution of life 1. Matsya avatharam (Incarnation in form of Fish ) : This is the first incarnation of lord Vishnu. Matsya means fish in Sanskrit. It is believed that the life first originated from ocean. As we know fish can live only in water. Similarly the first life came from water. 2. Kurma avatharam (Incarnation in the form of Tortoise): This is the second incarnation of lord Vishnu. Kurma means
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Aqsa Sheikh Eng 209- Prof. Jeff Shalan October 31st‚ 2008 Ramayana and the concept of Lust Ramayana by R.K. Narayana is an epic tale of the protector god Vishnu in his human form as Rama. Ramayana is not just a story about Rama’s journey to abolish evil but it also deals with conquering the five fold evils and reaching a higher level of one’s own spirituality. Lust is one of the main fold evils and is a very common subject in the epic tale. In many instances and situations‚ Rama conquers it
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was struck with grief‚ and to console her‚ Shiva restored Ganesha to life‚ giving him an elephant head. Another story is Parvati brother Saturn was cursed but at her request he looked upon her newborn Son and by doing so reduced his head to ashes. Vishnu the God of love intervened and searched for another head and returned with an elephant head. As the story changes so does his image‚ the objects in his hands differ as does the story about his image missing a tusk. Ganesh is a beneficial God to have
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is an impossible notion to assume that anything can come from nothing. Brahman (the one ultimate reality) is believed to have 3 functions‚ which are shown by 3 Gods: Shiva‚ Brahma and Vishnu. He is the source of all manifestations. The universes are created by Lord Brahma‚ the creator‚ maintained by Lord Vishnu‚ the preserver‚ and destroyed by Lord Shiva‚ the destroyer. Brahman was before creation in which he was unmanifest; this is similar to God in Christianity as he is a spirit and is incomprehensible
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Hinduism is a vast and profound religion. Some of the sacred elements that characterize Hindu religious traditions are the Hindu scriptures‚ the Vedas‚ the Upanishads‚ and the main deities. One of the most important beliefs in Hinduism is acceptance. They have scriptures‚ mythologies that deal with many elements of life which are considered unacceptable. For example‚ Gita (considered to be main scripture which tells way of Hindu life‚ its duties) has story about Dropadi who is married to 5 brothers
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Architecture The kings of vijaynagar built numerous magnificent places‚ temples and gardens. They constructed structures for irrigation and water supply. The VITHALA TEMPLE is dedicated to Lord Vishnu (also known as Vithala). The capital of the kingdom was HAMPI. The VITTALASWAMI‚ THE VIRUPAKSHA TEMPLE AND THE HAZARA RAMA TEMPLE are the fine specimens of temple architecture under the vijaynagar rulers. Beautiful sculptures were carved on the walls of these temples Art During the vijaynagar era
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. AaidTyùdym!. || Ädityahådayam || — from the Ramayana — ttae yuÏpirïaNt< smre icNtya iSwtm!‚ tato yuddhapariçräntaà samare cintayä sthitam | rav[< ca¢tae †:qœva yuÏay smupiSwtm!. 1. rävaëaà cägrato dåñövä yuddhäya samupasthitam || 1|| dEvtEí smagMy Ôòum_yagtae r[m!‚ daivataiçca samägamya drañöumabhyägato raëam | %pagMyaävIÔammgSTyae Égvan! \i;>. 2. upägamyäbravédrämamagastyo bhagavän åñiù || 2|| 1‚ 2. Beholding Sri Rama‚ standing absorbed in thought on the battle-field‚ exhausted
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