In Western eyes‚ it may appear to be a place or feeling; in a Hindu’s eyes‚ nirvana is a state of being one strives to achieve – the final karma. In Hinduism‚ the concepts of caste‚ reincarnation‚ and karma all play a role in achieving “Nirvana” – the liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth and becoming united with Brahman (Orońska‚ 2009). The belief that all human beings go through continuous
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this teacher-scored portion of the Unit Test‚ and submit it to your teacher by the due date for full credit. (25 points) 1. Choose EITHER Judaism OR Hinduism and describe its origin‚ major principles‚ and how it affected existing laws‚ social practices‚ or culture. Also describe whether and how the religion influenced other societies. Answer: Hinduism origin is India‚ 3 major principles would be: All Human Beings Are Divine‚ Unity of Existence through Love‚ & Religious Harmony. Hindu ideas about karma
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Does religion teach to hate any one? Any religion which is truly for God would never teach anyone to hate others. On the contrary it would always teach people to forgive‚ to be kind and to be fair even to those who are not good to you cannot be for God in any manner....No religion teaches anybody to hate anyone and to fight in the name of religion.The one who truly believes and know the true meaning of their religion will come to know Posted in Agony Aunt by Jay Deep at 9:11 PM on October 27‚ 2008
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How is Vivekananda’s life and teachings relevant to current generation youth? For more reasons than one‚ writing an essay on Vivekananda’s teachings is a challenging task. One‚ Swami Vivekananda taught on both broad and very deep aspects (not restricted to India alone) encompassing Spiritualism‚ Universal values‚ Religion‚ Character building‚ Education‚ Spirit of Service and Social issues – it is not possible to cover all these in a small essay. Two‚ his teachings influenced contemporaries‚ inspired
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practices that seem unusual to other cultures. There is a raised debate in modern day Hinduism over the practice of sati‚ the self-immolation of a widow on her deceased husband’s grave. Many modern Hindu people view that there is no place for such a practice in society today and in the Hindu religion. Others however view that sati should remain in the religion because it has been a sacred historical part of Hinduism. Sati should be continue to be allowed as a strictly religious practice because the
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Michael Malloy found three major patterns in his studies of religion. These patterns can be seen in many religions‚ especially Hinduism. The first pattern Malloy describes is the way each religion contacts the sacred. There are two ways that Hindus contact the sacred. One is through the Vedic Hinduism sacrifice‚ and the other appears in Upanishadic Hinduism‚ which is through mystical orientation‚ where a person "seeks union with a reality greater than ones self" (Burke 11). The sacrifice
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dictate people. In India‚ people believed in religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism. In China‚ people believed in philosophies like Daoism‚ Confucism‚ and Legalism. Religions like Hinduism and Buddhism are dictates the ways of life in India. The have strict rules of living that must be followed. In Hinduism there is a set of rules people follow called karma‚ dharma‚ and reincarnation. In Document A it states that ‚ “In this kind of Hinduism‚ people believed in reincarnation - that people could reborn
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languages making it one of the most linguistic country. India is a land of multiple religions. We find here followers of various faiths‚ particularly of Hinduism‚ Islam‚ Christianity‚ Sikhism‚ Buddhism and Jainism. But‚ the thing because of which it is merely impossible for India to Unite is the thinking of the people of different religions. In Hinduism‚ the cow is regarded as a sacred animal and killing of cow is treated as anti-Hindu. On the other hand‚ in Islam there is no such thing as cow being
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equality? Buddhism was a major advantage for India because it made people equal in the caste system compared to Hinduism and Jainism. Within the caste system In India‚ there are five levels of diversity in Hinduism. “The Brahmins were the upper class men who in India refer to the class of educators‚ law makers‚ scholars‚ priests and preachers of Dharma in Hinduism (I.N.Z.com).”The Kshatriyas were warriors and rulers. The comprising farmers‚ herders‚ merchants‚ and businessmen were known
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obligation are far more important than personal desires. To what extent does this quotation reflect Gandhi’s contribution to the development and expression of Hinduism? The idea that social duty and obligation are more important than personal desires is strongly upheld through Gandhi’s contribution to the development and expression of Hinduism. This can be seen through his principle of Satygraha‚ which essentially encourages one to not strive for a single‚ selfish goal but to actively fight injustice
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