SOCIAL PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR 1. INTRODUCTION Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s philosophical contribution has in the areas of Humanism‚ realism and rationalism. He propounded a philosophy of humanism taking in account both theory and practice. For him philosophy is not purely theoretic matter but has practical potentialities. It has its roots in the problems of life and the theories that are propounded return back as a contribution for the reconstruction of the society
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into Indian society. This however was not possible in case of the Muslims. The basic social and religious ideas of Islam differed so widely from those of Hinduism that Muslim invaders could not be absorbed in Indian society Islam was a well-defined faith and its monotheistic belief and exclusive religious outlook made its absorption into Hinduism impossible. During their stay in India from 12th century A.D. to 18th century A.D.‚ the Muslims converted a considerable number of native
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bottom are the untouchables. 1.1.2. Organized government: the government was theocracy which means that the government ran by religion. 1.1.3. Religion: Hinduism in which teaches that everything in the world is a power of Brahma; Buddhism teaches 4 noble truths and follow the eight fold path. 1.1.4. Scientific & Cultural Achievements: started Hinduism and Buddhism‚ they started the caste system China (2800BC-221BC) 1. Social Structure: the king is at the top then comes the governors and at the bottom
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or culture of origin: Hinduism What are the characteristics of the Supreme Being? Shiva is regarded as limitless‚ transcendent‚ unchanging and formless. He is often depicted slaying demons‚ and regarded as the patron god of yoga and arts. The well-known attributes of Shiva include his third eye on his forehead‚ the snake (Vasuki) around his neck‚ the holy river (Ganga) flowing from his hair‚ the trishula as his weapon and the damaru as his instrument. He is the god
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This document of REL 133 Week 2 Individual Assignment Four Yogic Paths and Jainism Worksheet includes: Complete the table by comparing the forms of Hinduism and contrasting them with Jainism. Religious Studies - General Religious Studies 1. Individual Assignment: Four Yogic Paths and Jainism Worksheet · Resources: Understanding Religious Beliefs and Traditions I simulation · Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Four Yogic Paths and Jainism Worksheet located on
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1500s to the mid 1800s when the British dethroned the last Mughal King in 1858. The Mughals were Islamic and of Central Asian descent. In fact‚ they traced their lineage the great conquers Genghis Kahn and Timur. The fundamental differences between Hinduism and the Islamic religion of India’s foreign rulers were bound to create conflict. However‚ the Mughal King Akbar‚ endorsed Hindu culture and sought to be as religiously tolerant as possible. The Mughals introduced many new things to Indian culture
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Hinduism emphasizes the importance of one’s karma by determining the qualities of one’s rebirth‚ the Buddha/Buddhism shares similar Hindu insights as well. Siddhartha Gautama‚ also known as the Buddha‚ upheld the belief in both karma and rebirth. At the same time he advocated an escape from samsara. One might claim that these religions have common or very similar beliefs‚ however these two religions differ in one aspect. Their belief on the meaning of a human being is drastically different. So the
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Islamic rule. The Hindus were converting in large numbers‚ especially the lower castes. The reason for this was that Hinduism had no solution for the centuries old caste system which had become stagnant and exploitative over the time.[1] The Bhakti movement was counter to the prevalent caste ideology which was dividing Hindus. So‚ the Bhakti movement has its own importance in saving Hinduism. There was no grouping of the mystics into Shaiva and Vaishnava devotees as in the south. The movement was spontaneous
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originally developed by commentary (Van Voorst‚ 2013) and thus were perpetuated. The Vedas were the original scriptures of India. As mentioned before‚ they were only in verbal form at first before being written down and becoming the earliest books of Hinduism. The Vedas laid the original belief structure and traditions for Hindu society. The Upanishads were added later and brought with them the notions of Brahman‚ Atman‚ maya‚ karma‚ samsara and moksha (Molloy‚ 2013). These are primary concepts that
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cultures and religions longer. Those tribes that make the transition away from hunting and gathering and toward sedentary agriculture‚ usually as low-status laborers‚ find their ancient religious forms in decay and their place filled by practices of Hinduism‚ Islam‚ Christianity‚ or Buddhism. One of the most studied tribal religions is that of the Santal of Orissa‚ Bihar‚ and West Bengal‚ one of the largest tribes in India‚ having a population estimated at 4.2 million. According to the 1991 census‚ however
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