Architectural elements of hoysala period Mantapa Ornate lintel over mantapa entrance in Chennakeshava temple‚ Belur Ornate bay ceiling in mantapa in Saumyakeshava temple at Nagamangala‚ a common feature in Hoysala temples The mantapa is the hall where groups of people gather during prayers. The entrance to the mantapa normally has a highly ornate overhead lintel called a makaratorana (makara is an imaginary beast and torana is an overhead decoration).[16] The open mantapa which serves the purpose
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He willing to do anything‚ always ready to fight because that is his duty. He is willing to die for his belief. In the Mahabharata there is no scene where Bhima is turning down a fight for the sake of peace. He shows that as ksatriya‚ a courageous one has to lead by example and always ready to protect the residents. He is embracing his position fully‚ as seen when the Pandavas
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The Mahabharata (composed between 300 BC and 300 AD) has the honor of being the longest epic in world literature‚ 100‚000 2-line stanzas (although the most recent critical edition edits this down to about 88‚000)‚ making it eight times as long as Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey together‚ and over 3 times as long as the Bible (Chaitanya vii). According to the Narasimhan version‚ only about 4000 lines relate to the main story; the rest contain additional myths and teachings. In other words‚ the Mahabharataresembles
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and originally was created as a poem. This writing is only a small episode from the Mahabharata‚ the world’s longest poem‚ which like Homer’s epics deals with war and heroes but at the same time deals with many philosophical and theological issues. The spiritual question from The Gita is: How a person can become one with Brahman while still functioning in this world (Andrea‚ Overfield 72). Although the Mahabharata is ascribed to one single poet (Vyasa)‚ it is also noted that many other authors worked
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The Justification of Warfare in the Bhagavad Gita The Bhagavad Gita‚ translated from Sanskrit as “The Lord’s Song”‚ is the dialogue between Lord Krishna and Prince Arjuna as the charioteer and archer enter battle in the Mahabharata. Arjuna tells Lord Krishna that he feels emotionally conflicted entering into this war since it requires him to kill his own blood‚ and engage in actions that he feels go against his beliefs as a Hindu. At this point‚ the two stop in the middle of the battlefield‚ and
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THE MAHABHARATA A Chapter by Chapter summary of the great Indian epic‚ as an aid to finding passages within the original 18 Volumes. Written by Duncan Watson. 14-Dec-92 THE MAHABHARATA Translations by Kisari Mohan Ganguli and Pratap Chandra Roy. The Pratap Chandra Roy version published by Munshiram Monoharlal‚ New Delhi‚ India (Post Box 5715‚ 54 Rani Jhansi Road‚ New Delhi-55): Third edition‚ September 1972. Mahabharata was written down by the great sage Krishna Dvaipayana (Vyasa) about
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text with a bunch of touchy verses‚ telling it’s followers how to feel and think? The state of objectivity will help one break the religious barriers and grasp the full message of the Gita. “The Bhagavad Gita is a small excerpt of the Mahabharata. The Mahabharata is the larger of two India epics‚ the other being the Ramayana. The period of their composition [was between] 500 B.C.E.- 500 C.E.”(Bhagavad Gita‚xi). During this period (500 B.C.E.- 500 C.E.) numerous things are going on in the continent
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relinquishing attachment; be impartial to failure and success- this equanimity is called discipline( Gita-38).” The passage is taken from Bhagavad-Gita‚ which is a sacred Hindu text. The Bhagavad was written in the first century A.D and is part of the Mahabharata. This book starts on the battlefield of Kurakshetta‚ where two brothers are battling over their families’ kingdom. The Gila is the conversation between Krishna and Arjuna leading up to the battle. Grief and pity right before the battle overcomes
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Both the Mahabharata and the Epic of Gilgamesh are ancient stories with a heroic character at their center. Arjuna and Gilgamesh are both on some sort of journey and display qualities of a traditional literary hero‚ but in my opinion‚ Arjuna is the more hero-like man. Arjuna is incredibly disciplined. While being trained with his brothers and cousins by the great teacher Drona‚ he is the only one who can focus singularly on his target and shoot it with his bow. He is also selfless‚ for
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Konark Sun Temple Konark-Sanskrit word Kona- Corner Arka- Sun The Mahabharata‚ Ramayana‚ Bhagavad Gita‚ Vedas‚ Upanishads‚ Puranas and Smriti teach us the need and significance for loving and caring nature. Nature‚ or Earth‚ was always considered as sacred and wasn’t a hostile element. The basic concept of Sanatana Dharma is that ‘God is in everything and everything is God’. Each and every organism in our universe is considered divine. While taking a look back at
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