18th April‚ 1809 in Kolkatta‚ West Bengal. He was a lecturer and poet. He is considered to be an academic and educator During his time Literary Movement of Bengal Renaissance was undergoing. He was an Indian poet and assistant head principal at the Hindu College of kolkatta. He was a radical thinker and one of the first Indian educators to disseminate western Education and science among the young men of Bengal. He died of Cholera at the age of 22. Long after his death‚ his influence lived
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brings destruction which cannot be compensated for many years. No one likes to be always in danger of dying. No one wants to put the life of one’s children into danger. War should always be avoided unless it becomes inevitable. An example of a pious Hindu who strongly believed in Ahisma was Gandhi. Many agree with Gandhi because of the many things Gandhi accomplished through peaceful means such as‚ changing the way many South Africans saw Indians. This was a huge achievement because at the time racism
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Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity: First Draft As health care practioners we should be aware of our own personal attitudes‚ beliefs‚ biases‚ and behaviors‚ besides our morals as health care practioners. Health care providers should include patients’ spiritual practice in their care as this brings positive outcomes such as decreased feeling of anxiety and depression‚ improves their coping skills‚ promote healthy behavior‚ and believe in hope. In times of critical illness we turn towards God
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follows several Buddhist and Hindu paths to achieve his ultimate goal of enlightenment. Siddhartha follows the path of the Brahmin‚ the Samana‚ the materialistic gambler‚ and eventually the Buddhist middle path. Being the son of a Brahmin‚ Siddhartha leads a privileged life‚ but this isn’t enough for him. Siddhartha had an insatiable appetite for knowledge‚ and after a time‚ he leaves his father to find his own path to Nirvana. Although Siddhartha was raised in a strict Hindu society‚ his path to Nirvana
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important Hindu festivals celebrated in various forms‚ across India‚ Nepal and Bangladesh. The name Dussehra is derived from Sanskrit Dasha-hara literally means remover of ten referring to Lord Rama’s victory over the ten-headed demon king Ravana.[1] The day also marks the victory of Goddess Durga over the demons Mahishasur. The name Vijayadashami is also derived from the Sanskrit words "Vijaya-dashmi" literally meaning the victory on the dashmi (Dashmi being the tenth lunar day of the Hindu calendar
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complex belief and ritual system much later than Hinduism under its founder‚ Siddhartha Gautama (565-483 BC)‚ who is otherwise known as the Buddha or Enlightened One. Both these religions originated in India. Siddhartha Gautama was a Hindu who found elements of the Hindu theology lacking and after years of searching for truth created the religion now known as Buddhism. Because of these basic similarities‚ the two religions have much in common‚ but in the same light they differ immensely. As a result
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become synonymous with this ultimate being. The body reincarnates from body to body until it achieves this final release which “is achieved when it is believed that no self exists in the body apart from the one universal self” --Salvation‚ for the Hindu‚ can be achieved in one of three ways: The Way of Works‚ The Way of Knowledge‚ or The Way of Devotion. The Way of Works- karma marga‚ is the path to salvation through religious duty. The Way of Knowledge- another way of achieving salvation in
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many Gods. HISTORY AND WORLD PREVALENCE The beginnings of the Hindu religion are difficult to pin down. There is no known founder of the religion‚ with its history predating the any written tradition. Hinduism has gradually developed over 4‚000 years. There is
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destroyers or destruction. Different creation myths tell of cosmic occurrences or natural phenomena that occurred. Each creation myth has similarities and difference in their creators‚ creations‚ the steps of creation‚ and the cosmic elements. The Hindu creation myth is an early myth that comes from India from around 1500 B.C. (Rosenberg‚ 2006). This creation myth has the world created‚ destroyed‚ and re-created every 4‚320‚000 years (Rosenberg‚ 2006). These cycles are the Maha Yuga‚ which consists
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Hinduism has shaped India’s culture in many ways. Hindu practices developed from the beliefs of many groups in India. The earliest records of Hinduism‚ the long Sanskrit hymns that the priests memorized‚ were Aryan. The basic ideas of Hinduism were brought into India by the Aryans at about 1500 B.C. Hinduism is the religion that is followed by nearly 85% of the Indian people. Hinduism doesn’t have one holy book like the Bible or Koran. They has many sacred writings which have contributed to the
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