July 4th Churchill Elangwe Sudden awakening All of us on this earth desire happiness and many of us go through great efforts to achieve that goal. Some look for happiness in material things‚ but are often disappointed because of the transitory nature of the material world. Others look to religion and spirituality for happiness‚ but too often their attempts fail because of the difficulties of most such paths and the lack of perseverance and discipline on part of the seekers. It has
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as a different incarnation or avatar. He is often depicted as a boar‚ a tortoise‚ a man-lion and a fish-his four animal incarnations. Throughout South Asia he is most often worshipped in two well-known human forms: prince Ram the hero of the epic Ramayana and the pastoral god Krishna. In Nepal he is often worshipped in his omnipotent form of Narayan‚ and in some of his most lovely images is seen astride the man-bird Garuda his vehicle.The archetypal mother or female‚ goddess in of particular importance
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Chapter-3 Religious attractions in mangalore Introduction to Dakshina Kannada / SouthCanara. Dakshina Kannada‚ also called South Canara‚ is a coastal district of the Karnataka state. It is bordered by the districts of Udupi to the north‚ Chikkamagaluru to the northeast‚ Hassan District to the east‚ Kodagu to the south east‚ and Kasara god in Kerala to the south. The Arabian Sea bounds it west. Mangalore is the capital and chief city of the district. There is also the good presence of mountainous
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India and us Introduction In our Globalising world‚ the different cultures constantly come across each other. As a consequence‚ the ability to understand other cultures and to deal with cultural differences will probably be a major quality required in our future professional life. This year‚ thanks to the "Ichec housing project" we had the opportunity to gain experience on this subject. The topic of this essay is to explain the cultural differences that can exist between the Indian society and
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practice‚ it is practiced by billions and considered to be a family of religions than a single faith. Hinduism has no common elements. However‚ the religion was established with Vedas and presently takes form as being familiar with Puranas and Hindu Dharma. There are specific cultural and societal influences that make up the Hindu religion‚ making it important to the region that it originated from. India has more than a few religions‚ to include Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ and Sikhism. The people
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak Born in a well-cultured Brahim family on July 23‚ 1856 in Ratangari‚ Maharashtra‚ Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a multifacet personality. He is considered to be the ‘Father of Indian Unrest’. He was a scholar of Indian history‚ Sanskrit‚ mathematics‚ astronomy and Hinduism. He had imbibed values‚ cultures and intelligence from his father Gangadhar Ramchandra Tilak who was a Sanskrit scholar and a famous teacher. At the age of 10‚ Bal Gangadhar went to Pune with his family as his father
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equally as many ways The Vedic Tradition or Hinduism is more than a religion‚ but a way of life‚ it is a complete philosophy and it’s based on universal spiritual truths which can be applied to anyone at anytime. Vedic Hinduism is also called Sanatana-Dharma‚ the eternal nature of the soul. It does not limit itself to any one philosophy and it includes various schools of thought and ways of understanding spiritual truths. The Vedic tradition recognizes that the individual soul is eternal‚ beyond the limitations
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References: Gershevitch‚ I. (1968). The cambridge history of iran. (Vol. 1). p.651. Trivedi‚ B Malhotra‚ R. (2011‚ June 14). Dharma is not the same as religion. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rajiv-malhotra/dharma-religion_b_875314.html Mayell‚ H
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Years active: Ancient India was active from 3300 BC - 1300 BC. Location: South central Asia‚ on northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Geography: Ancient India had the indus river valley flowing through and also had large and well planned cities. Social Structure The order of social hierarchy is‚ the highest caste is the Brahmins (priests)‚ the Kshatriyas (warriors and rulers)‚ Vaisyas (skilled traders‚ merchants‚ and minor officials)‚ Shudras (unskilled workers)‚ and the lowest Pariah
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Thumb…supports all fingersrepresents Easwara.. Cinmudra signifies “Tatwam asi” Unique Other fingers entire world creation‚ sustenance‚ dissolution. Also three qualities- Satwa‚ rajas‚ tamas.Waking‚ dream‚ deep sleep. Viditatmanada‚ Hindu Dharma. Ahemedabad‚ India 2008 Dakshinamurthy Represents five elements. Left upper hand... a torch ‚fire Right upper hand... Damaru‚ drum sound
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