Samsara is commonly known as “the wheel of life” in Hinduism. Also‚ Samsara refers to the general‚ day-to-day struggles and obstacles man experiences throughout life. Samsara exists in many religions like Buddhism‚ Hinduism‚ Jainism‚ Sikhism‚ Vaishnavism‚ and other related religions. According to these religions‚ one has a karmic “account balance” when he or she reaches death that will determine one’s destiny when a person is reborn. In Hinduism‚ ego-consciousness of the body and the phenomenal
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Corbett Wassum Rel-202 OM3 March 16‚ 2013 Both Buddhism and Hinduism are well known religions. They are two of the most popular polytheistic faiths in the world. Some people believe them to be parts of the same religion‚ but they are mistaken. Buddhism and Hinduism have some similarities‚ but many things set them apart from each other as well. They are each their own religion in many aspects. Hinduism and Buddhism are both their own religions and cultures. They are different in many ways
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God in Hindu. The first is Monistic and dualistic. Monism is that reality is tied together. Dualistic is the opposite in that there is a distinction between God and reality and as a result God can be worshiped. The majority of people of follow Hinduism view God as dualistic. Monistic Hindus use the term Brahman to describe their supreme being. Dualistic just use God or when they want to name of a specific deity they use Krishna‚ Rama or Shiva. There are some similarities that all Hindus share
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The Concept in Hinduism of ‘Just War’ Hinduism is based on a concept known as dharma. The essence of dharma is the distinction between good‚ supporting the cosmic order‚ and evil‚ which poses a threat to this order. Accordingly‚ the preservation of good at the cost of a war was justified in ancient Vedic society. However‚ unlike the Christian concept of ‘crusade’ or ‘bellum justissimum’ and its counterpart ‘Jihad’ in Islam‚ there is no justification in Hinduism for any war against foreigners or
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1) Hinduism‚ a religion dominating the subcontinent of India‚ is based on philosophical points of view rather than an organized set of beliefs such as the Abrahamic religions that we are commonly familiar with. Different people have different interpretations of the religion and no one is necessarily wrong‚ their views just vary. There are certain things that they do agree on that determine what life is and how it all works. The atman is known as the individual soul that is recycled through the
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India is a vast country with various castes‚ creed‚ and colour hence a large number of festivals are celebrated in India in honour of their gods and goddesses. Since many communities exist here; the ways and method of celebrating these festivals also differ from state to state. But‚ the basic form of the belief behind their origin‚ the traditions and the excitement of celebrations is still the same for years. However‚ since India has a majority of Hindus‚ there is a preponderance of Hindu festivals
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Hinduism has a vast variety of religious epics‚ in which the gods are protagonists with important roles. Gods could reincarnate or reborn to explain to people "the relationship of human beings to the divine‚ and ways to attain the pure calm of infinity.” (Excerpt Elements 1). For example‚ through Krishna it is explained how the life of an Indian man is all about putting duty and honor before desires. To preserve honor and fulfilling dharma is even more important than death‚ which results in good
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Hinduism‚ which is native to India‚ was founded sometime between 1500-500 BCE when the Aryans invaded the Dravidians and their cultures and religions merged into one. Islam was founded between 570-632 AD in what is now Saudi Arabia by the prophet Muhammad. Both faiths are still widely practiced to this day‚ Islam being the 2nd most popular religion practiced and Hinduism placing at fourth. Hinduism and Islam are similar in a few ways‚ two being that they both worship a god and follow a holy book
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Christianity they believe in Trinity which means that God has three forms. The same goes to Hinduism and Buddhism‚ they are two different religions but they have their similarities and differences which makes them unique. The differences and similarities in the religions also apply to Hinduism and Buddhism. Hinduism and Buddhism’s belief in gods and their practices are different from each other. Hinduism is a polytheistic
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Julia Cattani Professor Goldwater Animals & Society 18 December 2014 Animal Representation in Hinduism In Hinduism‚ animals are very sacred‚ whether they are physical beings or spiritual ones. Hindus are very adamant about treating all living things with great respect; this includes people‚ animals‚ and even insects. It is their belief that each being has a soul of their own and goes through the processes of birth and death. They believe in nonviolence towards all‚ which ended up making the sacrificing
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