religious communities. India is also the birthplace of four of world’s major religions‚ namely Hinduism‚ Sikhism‚ Jainism and Buddhism. This diverse religious nature of India is result of social integration of religions brought in by invaders and conquerors like Greeks in 180 BC and Mughals in early 16th century. With passage of time‚ many other religious leaders like Ram in Hinduism and Guru Nanak in Sikhism emerged and guided the Humanity to religious path. India is also known as a country of festivals
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RL ST 001: INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS STUDY GUIDE FOR THE FIRST EXAM The most consistent feature of the various religions that originated in India is belief in karma and reincarnation. HINDUISM Hindus call their religion Sanatana Dharma‚ which means Everlasting Teaching. Hinduism has no single founder‚ and is not centrally organized. Who is a Hindu? A Hindu is anyone who • accepts the authority of the Vedas. • is a native Indian and not a Parsee (Zoroastrian)‚ a Jew‚ a Christian
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Diwali (also spelled Devali in certain regions) or Deepavali‚[1] popularly known as the "festival of lights"‚ is an important five-day festival in Hinduism‚Jainism‚ and Sikhism‚ occurring between mid-October and mid-November. For Hindus‚ Diwali is one of the most important festivals of the year and is celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together in their homes. Deepavali is an official holiday in India‚[2] Nepal‚ Sri Lanka‚ Myanmar‚Mauritius‚ Guyana‚ Trinidad & Tobago‚ Suriname
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There is Jainism‚ Sikhism and Buddhism. Hinduism came from the Northern part of India. It came from the word “Hindu” that came from the name of the river called Indus. Buddhism was first developed in the fifth century and founded by Siddharta Gautama. Sikhism came from the body of teachings of Guru Nanak who fought against the Hindu caste system. Taoism developed from the different
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Good and Evil View of “Salvation” View of After Life Practices and Rituals Celebrations and Festivals Week 1 Indigenous Peoples Week 2 Hinduism and Jainism Week 3 Buddhism Week 4 Daoism and Confucianism Week 5 Shinto Week 6 Judaism Week 7 Christianity Week 8 Islam Week 9 Sikhism . Week 10 Modern Religions Based on old religions‚ ways to find the true spiritual way. Can be considered a cult or sects. God is the almighty‚ one
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Dharmic faiths are similar‚ so one has to inspect each religion to understand the differences. People of these faiths are often confused for one another‚ but if you are willing to look you can find the differences. Each religion‚ especially Sikhism presents its own challenges to its young followers as seen in the movie Bend it Like Beckham and the novel Under the Lemon Trees. Hinduism is so old that historians do not know exactly when it was founded (Wilkinson‚ 163). It is speculated that it started
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as the Khalsa. There is a lot of debate by scholars what this word means; some assert it means sovereign/free‚ while others contend it means Pure/Genuine. Some propose it means‚ “God’s own”. As it can be ascertained that with a global population Sikhism has become an international religion‚ however‚ it has faced and continues to face a set of problems like all major religions. The most prominent has been the quest for a Sikh state culminating into the demand of Khalistan in the current era. (Jawad
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country by the law and custom. A vast majority of Indians‚ (over 93%)‚ associate themselves with a religion. According to the 2001 census‚[1] 80.5% of the population of India practice Hinduism. Islam (13.4%)‚ Christianity (2.3%)‚ Sikhism (1.9%)‚ Buddhism(0.8%) and Jainism (0.4%) are the other minor religions followed by the people of India. Languages of India The Languages of India belong to several language families‚ the major ones being the Indo-Aryan languages (a subbranch of Indo-European)
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ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION ESSAY ON RELIGION Name : Reg. No. : Course Submitted to : RELIGION: Religion is a set of beliefs‚ cultural system and worldviews that establish symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and to moral values. It defines who you are‚ what you are and your views about the world. It gives its followers guidelines which frames their actions‚ attitudes‚ cultures and belief. TYPES OF RELIGIONS: There are more than four thousand religions in this world‚ however‚ most
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What is scripture and why is it important to us as human beings? Scriptures are not only something that you read‚ but it is a way of life. We think of scriptures as the holy writing‚ the sacred text of religion. Most scriptures are closed canons which means they are fixed religion. Some scriptures tell historical narratives. They tell an event in story form. Other scriptures have comparatively few narratives or none at all. Scriptures comes in many forms; myth‚ legend‚ prophecy‚ sermons‚ love poems
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