According to Jared Diamond there are five main characteristics that play a part in societal collapse: environmental damage‚ climate change‚ hostile neighbors‚ friendly neighbors‚ and cultural responses (Curren). Many early societies that collapsed experienced these problems such as the Sumerian civilization that was destroyed by their neighbors‚ the Elamites. Ancient Egyptian civilization was ruined by people infiltrating their country and changing their perspective on religion. The Rapa Nui civilization
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The importance of compassion in the Hindu traditions reaches as far back as the Vedas. The central concept particularly relevant to compassion in Hindu spirituality is that of Ahimsa. The exact definition of ahimsa varies from one tradition to another. Ahimsa is a Sanskrit word which can be translated most directly as "refraining from harmfulness
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The difference between divinity and humanity is that the divine are seen as all powerful‚ while humanity is put on the earth to please the divine. The divine’s relationship with humanity can be seen in two ways: as being providers and takers. However‚ no matter what position humans are put in they should not lose their trust in the divine. In both the Odyssey and Tanakh‚ in order for the relationship between humanity and the divine to thrive not only do humans have to trust the divine‚ but the divine
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In Hindu tradition‚ goddesses are often referred to as “devis.” They have held a reputation of being pure and angelic. Hindu followers pray to different goddesses depending on their circumstance. A few that are well known to the public are Sarasvati who is in charge of learning of the arts and sciences‚ Laksmi Goddess of good fortune and financial reward‚ and the list goes on. These women are all understood to bring great treasures and knowledge to their admirers. The trouble with having such high
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The urban life of today is getting dissected and the joint family concept is slowly becoming a vague concept. In earlier times‚ there use to be big families with lots of couples‚ in-laws and children. Such families although have their own critical consequences but the share of happiness was immense. It seems that the concept will soon become a pre historic norm. The working couples of the contemporary era prefer to stay alone and the availability of money due to inflow of cash on putting joint effort
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Salient features of the Hindu Marriage Act‚ 1955 salient-features-of-the-hindu-marriage-act-1955-558-1.html Author : laksheyender@gmail.com Published: September 7‚ 2013‚ 7:32 am Salient features of the Hindu Marriage Act‚ 1955 Hindu Marriage Act‚ 1955 has reformed Hindu law of Marriage. It is a landmark in the history of social legislation. It has not simply codified the Hindu law of marriage but has introduced certain important changes in many respects. The Hindu marriage contemplated by the
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worshiped many gods. These gods were responsible for the making‚ annihilation‚ and defense of the world (BBC‚ 2009). They were very important to the Hindus because of the specific jobs they had. Hindu gods are important because of how much they do for the Hindus. Brahma is the first of the three gods in the Hindu triumvirate (BBC‚ 2009). His job was to make sure that when the world was destroyed it was made again. However‚ even though Brahma is the creator god‚ he isn’t nearly as popular as the two
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drowning on one end‚ three other children are drowning at the other end‚ and you can only go to one side of the pool fast enough to prevent death on that side. In this universally horrific scenario we will be able to have an in depth look at how a hindu and buddhist would respond to this situation‚ and why it would be religiously justified to them‚ if it even is. Luckily for followers of Hinduism‚ they believe life is cyclical. Meaning‚ whoever they let die would be reborn. Whereas in Abrahamic religions
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Krishna‚ a Hindu god‚ was believed to rid the earth of evil‚ is considered the eighth avatar or the physical form of the god Vishnu. The story of how Krishna‚ the Hindu god of love and compassion‚ was born is woven through many Hinduism’s most sacred texts. As a child‚ Krishna was adored for his pranks. Krishna is known by many other names such as‚ Govinda‚ Mukunda‚ Madhusudhana‚ and Vasudeva. As a teenager‚ he was re-known as a lover. The sound of his flute would bring all the girls to the yard
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Saraswati: Hindu Goddess Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs World Religious Traditions I REL 133 Robert Mossman July 05‚ 2014 Saraswati: Hindu Goddess Understanding a different religion is a difficult task when it is so broad and intertwined. Hinduism is built upon a certain foundation of texts‚ beliefs and stories as is any other religion. However‚ Hinduism is a confusing journey of uncountable gods‚ interlaced stories and incarnations of other beings when a different state of mind take place. Hinduism is
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