1. Sangha is the monastic order that developed from the Buddha’s early disciples- accepted people from all castes and levels of society. It provides a calm environment‚ freedom from external pressures and responsibility. The Buddha founded in Sangha in order to provide such objective conditions. 2. Samsara is a clean escape from the karma-run wheel of birth‚ death and rebirth (samsara). The importance of Samsara is it’s what makes everything work. If there was no cycle of life and death than you
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spectator‚ I do believe that both cultures are privileged in different parts of the books‚ and the influences on both generation of acculturation and assimilation in this book also need dialectic discussion. But the author ‚as I think‚ cares more about Hindu culture and tends to foreground it. The life for the first-generation immigrants is very hard. They should not only get used to the new environment‚ but also bear loneliness. This book reminds me another story that I have read before‚ "American
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Hindutva SwatantryaVeer V.D. Savarkar Essentials of Hindutva Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883 – 1966) What is in a name? We hope that the fair Maid of Verona who made the impassioned appeal to her lover to change ’a name that was ’nor hand‚ nor foot‚ nor arm‚ nor face‚ nor any other part belonging to a man’ would forgive us for this our idolatrous attachment to it when we make bold to assert that‚ ’Hindus we are and love to remain so!’ We too would‚ had we been in
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In the Ramayana we see the Hindu hero‚ Rama‚ who acts as the ideal Hindu throughout the story; for instance‚ he acts with a detachment to what happens to him. “Rama heard all of this praise and the people’s worshipful homage to him‚ with utter indifference as he drove along the royal road.” (2.17-18)
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the world ’s oldest organized religion. According to historians‚ the origin of Hinduism dates back to 5‚000 BCE or more years. The word "Hindu" is derived from the name of the Indus River‚ which flows through northwestern India‚ (Origin of Hindu‚ 2008). In ancient times the river was called the "Sindhu"‚ but the Persians who migrated to India called the river "Hindu‚" and the land "Stan." They called India "Hindustan" and its inhabitants "Hindus". Thus the daily life practices evolved as the religion
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Compare/ Contrast Essay: Hinduism and Buddhism The Hindu religion dominated India thousands of years ago‚ which defined the government and social views throughout the country. Around 534 BCE‚ a Hindu prince named Siddhartha Gautama saw that the Hindu social views were impacting his country in an oppressive way. Thus‚ he felt the time for religious change in India had come‚ leading to Buddhism. Siddhartha’s ideas changed the religious and social views for many Indians. Although Hinduism and
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Hinduism Ritual & Culture Culture Hindu has a culture of respect‚ love‚ honoring other and humbling one’s own ego so that the inner nature will shine forth. • Respect for the elders – This is a genuine acknowledgment of seniority and are demonstrated such as sitting on the left side of elders‚ not putting their own opinion forward strongly‚ giving them first choice of all matter and even serving them food first. • Name protocol – The younger will never uses the direct or proper name of their
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The following nine facts‚ though not exhaustive‚ offer a simple summary of Hindu spirituality or about Hinduism. 1 Hindus believe in a one‚ all-pervasive Supreme Being who is both immanent and transcendent‚ both Creator and Unmanifest Reality. 2 Hindus believe in the divinity of the four Vedas‚ the world’s most ancient scripture‚ and venerate the Agamas as equally revealed. These primordial hymns are God’s word and the bedrock of Sanatana Dharma‚ the eternal religion. 3 Hindus believe that
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Institute. As for the statue itself‚ it is not in the best of conditions but is a piece of ancient Hindu art and culture. On the statue Durga is wearing a long robe‚ multiple bracelets‚ large earrings‚ and has her fists still clamped as if she just finished a battle. The image of the goddess on the statue shows the figure of a woman with very large breasts‚ much like many pieces of ancient Hindu art do. It is noticeable that in this statue of the goddess Durga has six of her arms raised in the
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example of following tradition and sticking to the beliefs of their ancestors. Religion was one of the things that led them to their beliefs of gender. Religion plays a major role in the construction of the Hijras. Most Hijras are of Hindu faith. Their beliefs from the Hindu faith are that sex is the key to everything. Having sex was like a blessing to the Hijras. The Kama Sutras are an example of third nature‚ which is similar to the Hijras. These beliefs through out the Hindus society shows the
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