DISCUSS THE ROLE OF DHARMA AND KARMA IN THE INDIAN SOCIETY AS REFLECTED IN BHAGAVAD- GITA AND SHAKUNTALA. HOW CAN BE BOTH PARADOXICAL AND AT THE SAME TIME COMPLEMENTARY? In _Bhagavad- Gita_‚ dharma and karma are two controlling forces of the ultimate destinies of the people to preserve and conserve the Hindu social order. Arjuna‚ the protagonist‚ is torn between two choices‚ either to perform his dharma for the emancipation of the spirit or to fight against his kin that would probably result to
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Assignment 1: Comparison of Two Religions The purpose of this paper is to select two (2) religions from those that we have studied so far. The religions I have chosen are Confucianism and Buddhism. First I will identify the cultural and geographical origin of each religion. Secondly‚ identify and describe at least three (3) specific religious practices of each religion. Thirdly‚ provide a specific example of how each religion is practiced in different parts of
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Lord Shiva or Mahesh‚ the Destroyer and Re-Producer of life. Shiva is known by many names like "Shankar"‚ "Mahesh"‚ "Bholenath"‚ "Neelakanth"‚ "Shambhu Kailasheshwar"‚ "Umanath"‚ "Nataraj" and others. For few people‚ Shiva is "Paramatman"‚ "Brahman"‚ the Absolute‚ but many more prefer to see Shiva as a personal God given to compassion for his worshippers‚ and the dispenser of both spiritual and material blessings. Related to the Absolute concept is Shiva as "Yoganath" meaning the Lord of Yoga
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Jainism‚ Buddhism‚ and Hinduism Jainism‚ Buddhism‚ and Hinduism‚ three of the world’s most dynamic and ancient religions developed in India around the same time. Though each borrowed from‚ evolved because of‚ or came into conflict with each other: Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ and Jainism are more than religions‚ but cross-sections of an entire culture and time period. Jainism‚ Buddhism‚ and Hinduism have many a huge impact on eastern life as we know it. The interactions between humans and environment
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Both Buddhism and Hinduism are well known religions. They are two of the most popular polytheistic faiths in the world. Some people believe them to be sects of the same religion‚ but they are mistaken. Buddhism and Hinduism have some similarities‚ but many things set them apart from each other as well. They are each their own religion in many aspects.Some people may think that Hinduism and Buddhism are the same religions with just two different names. They aren’t‚ Buddhism and Hinduism both have
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Differences between the philosophies of the east and west Western philosophy has its roots in Athens‚ Rome and JudeoChristianity while Eastern philosophy is derived from Confucianism‚ Taoism and Mahayana Buddhism. As Greek and Latin are to Western civilisation‚ so classical Chinese is to East Asian civilisation. I will focus on four major differences between Eastern and Western philosophies. 1. Western Individualism and Eastern Collectivism In the Greco‑Roman tradition‚ the image of Prometheus
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3) Jhanki (Tableaux): literally‚ ’a view‚ a glance.’ Norvin Hein defined jhanki as a specific form of traditional religious drama‚ "a tableau of living deities exhibited for worship‚ the "actors" in which are always‚ as in the Ramnagar Ramlila‚ "Brahman boy(s) under the age of puberty." "A jhanki performance does not enact any narrative. The situation presented is always the same: Sita and Ram enthroned‚ holding‚ as it were‚ their durbar” (1972‚
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[pic] The source url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khatri Hindi • Punjabi Indo-Aryan peoples • Mohyal • Aroras • Jats/Jatts • Bhatia • Saini • Ramgarhias • Kamboj • Gujjar • Rajput • Lohana Khatri (Punjabi: ਖੱਤਰੀ‚ Hindi: खत्री) is the Punjabi adaptation of Sanskrit or Pali word Kshatriya (Hindi: क्षत्रिय‚ Kşhatriya). . The Khatri community traces its origins to the Taxila‚ Potohar and Majha regions of the Punjab. These regions are historically connected with the composition of the Vedas‚ the
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I recently went to an interfaith convention and met many people from many religions. Among them were Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Daoism‚ Judaism‚ Christianity‚ Islam‚ and Sikhism. I got to learn a little about every religion‚ and I thought you might be interested since you are going to be a religion major. All these religions vary because not all of them have one God. There are some with many gods‚ just like there are some religions that do not have a God. The religion I want to talk about is one that
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10 September 2013 Water 1. With Specific examples from the film‚ show different ways in which widows are ostracized and oppressed. The film depicts widows being oppressed in a number of ways. As soon as a woman’s husband dies she was given three extremely limited and oppressive options; she could marry her husband’s younger brother‚ she could burn to death alongside her husband’s remains‚ or she could live in self-denial with other widows. If they choose life then their hair is shaved off‚
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