interaction with staff and treatment decisions. The knowledge of different religion are essential to provide a culturally competent care. This paper mentioned three other faith with Christianity are Hinduism‚ Buddhism and Islam. (Ehman‚ C. J‚ 2007). Hinduism Hinduism is the world’s oldest and third largest religion‚ which originated in India. Hindus believe that the body is made up of natural elements such as earth‚ air‚ water‚ fire‚ etc. Good health can achieve
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many forms is the hallmark of the Hindu religion. The Hindu religion is also very assimilative and has accepted many faiths into it. The Hindu religion also allows religious freedom and does not enforce the edicts of the religion on anyone. In fact‚ Hinduism teaches that a person‚ in order to attain liberation from the worldly bondage‚ must select the religion that he is comfortable in. Hence‚ it accepts the existence of all other religions as a means to realize God. The Hindu religion like other
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Buddhism Buddhism began in India. It is the fourth largest religion in the world and mainly practiced in Asia. Its teachings are the book Nikāyas and “laws” where in the Eightfold Path and Four Noble Truths. Buddhism came fourth into the world through Hinduism; though both are very similar‚ Buddhism is not as harsh. Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama‚ a Brahmin Hindu prince in the 500’s B.C. His parents raised him to be above everyone. Locked up from the outside world‚ he knew none of the sufferings
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chosen to describe the creation myth of Hinduism as I am a Hindu myself. I shall begin by creating a clear understanding of Hinduism thereafter proceeding on to discuss the various creation myths of this culture as well as its many religious beliefs. Finally‚ I will conclude my essay. Hinduism is currently followed by one fifth of humankind. (A Michaels‚ 2004: 12) It is a religious tradition of Indian origin‚ embracing the beliefs and practices of Hindus. Hinduism is a religion of diverse gods and goddesses
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sought)‚ he ceases to be the follower of his former faith and becomes the follower of his new faith. The Dharmashastra did not prescribe any ceremony for conversion to Hinduism. Among the Hindus‚ it is only Arya Samajists who prescribe a ceremony of conversion‚ known as Sudhi. A person who undergoes a ceremony of Sudhi converts to Hinduism but then he is Arya Samajist Hindu. A non-hindu becomes Hindu if he undergoes the ceremonies of conversion . In Peerumal v. Ponnuswami it has been held that a person
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about the spirituality rather than the actual image itself. Within each chapter she hit on other major details within in the Hinduism. However this essay will discuss the specific concepts such as pilgrimage to certain sites‚ importance of the visual aspect‚ and how the construction is a religious discipline in itself. Diana Eck’s essay begins with the discussion of how Hinduism is a visual religion. Numerous times she explains how sight was a major aspect in worship and Darsan. In this section she
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Though they had some different qualities‚ Classical China and India were very similar. The complexities of both India and China’s social hierarchy systems were very different. However their religious views and ideas were similar‚ and they both began to decline but were able to recover and maintain stability. Both China and India used social hierarchy systems‚ but they were used differently. India used a very strict system called Varna‚ or the caste system. People only associated with people in
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In ancient Indian philosophy (before 100 BC)‚ philosophy and religion cannot be meaningfully separated‚ primarily because of the cultural integration of religious practices and mystical pursuits. For example‚ ceremonies celebrating birth‚ marriage‚ and death‚ performed with recitations of Vedic verses (mantras)‚ were important for bonding within ancient Indian societies. Later in classical Indian philosophy‚ different social practices developed. Thus‚ the orthodox classical schools of thought are
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Research Report on Religious Field Research As I thought about this paper‚ I wanted to explore a religion that I had little knowledge about so I chose Hinduism. In thinking about what little I previously knew about the Hindu religion my knowledge was very limited indeed! In this paper I will discuss what I have done in order to learn more about Hinduism. I will discuss any misconceptions I may have had and how they have changed. Also‚ I will try to figure out a way to minimize misconceptions. Discuss
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The evolution of Hindu Dharma may be divided into three periods: the ancient (6500 BC-1000 AD)‚ the medieval (1000-1800 AD) and the modern (1800 AD to present). The Ancient Period is characterised by the worship of Shiva (Pashupati) during the Harappan times; the composition of the early Rig Vedic hymns; the Epic Period during which the Ramayana and Mahabharata were composed; period of Sage Vishvamitra‚ in whose reign a majority of the Vedic hymns were composed; the Yajur and Atharva Vedas were
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