ASIA 398 Term Paper From ancient Greece‚ India‚ Pre-modern China to feudal Japan‚ there is a treasure trove of literature and epics from the ancient times available to us. Each is valued for having contributed to the way society thinks today. These literary masterpieces have shaped our ideas about human life and spiritual growth and have sparked riveting debates about the existence of God and the importance of spirituality. Among these great works of art is the Ramayana‚ a tale where Dharma‚ or
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Attaining and living the “Good Life” does not always come easily. There are costs to living a fulfilling life and often times sacrifices must be made in order to do so. This is most notable in a few of the readings from the course. Siddhartha‚ from Hesse’s novel‚ exemplifies someone who so passionately wanted to find enlightenment that he was willing to give up his family‚ prior beliefs‚ and all of his belongings. Rama’s situation in the Ramayana also demonstrates the idea that the good life does
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of Surpanakha. When Surpanakha was insulted by Lakshman‚ her brothers Khaara and Dooshan rushed to avenge her not caring of the fact that it could lead to their death. When Rama and Lakshmana did indeed vanquish her brothers‚ Surpanakha sought her other brother Ravana’s aid‚ setting the wheels for the grand battle between Rama and Ravan‚ good and evil‚ into motion. In today’s materialistic world where disputes between siblings are commonplace‚ stories like these need to be extolled and repeated
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Lit. 103 World Literatures Preliminary Examination Reviewer ------------------------------------------------- Indian-Chinese-Japanese Indian Literature Aryan race- invaded India from North West * Brahmanism‚ Hinduism‚ and Jainism were their religions Gautama Buddha- made many changes in the old religion; his teachings later became the basis for one of the five major religions Sanskrit- oldest extant Aryan language‚ used in most Ancient Indian literature 2 Periods of Indian Literature
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most people want to do what is right. Where this conflicts in the myth and in many people is for example Rama exiled Sita because he thought that it was what was right for his people and himself even if he believed her and loved her. This myth teaches us that the decision we make might not turn our lives into what we want. For example Rama went through all the trouble to defeat Ravana to get Sita back‚ but even after all that he has to exile her. ?I have tried to think of a way to deal with this problem
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INCARNATION Hinduism‚ being a dynamic religion caters for all types of people‚ high thinkers and common people as well. High thinkers can think of or conceive God as Impersonal (without attributes/form) whereas common people with attributes‚ i.e. they can think of God as being Personal. Concerning the Personal aspect of God‚ Hinduism believes in the Hindu Trinity where we have Brahma as the Creator‚ Vishnu as the preserver and Shiva as the Destroyer. Since Vishnu’s function is to preserve. Whenever
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consists of 18 books and 24‚000 verses divided into 500 songs according to its epic tale. In summary‚ the story basically revolves around Rama‚ the king of the land who was asked to be banished from their kingdom for 14 years with his beautiful wife Sita. Which was plotted by the mother of one of Rama’s 4 brothers to keep him from becoming the next king. Rama‚ the hero of the Ramayana‚ is one of most popular deities worshipped in the Hindu religion. Each year‚ many devout pilgrims trace his journey
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Like in the case of Rama and Sita‚ and how Rama dealt with her faithfulness after she was kidnapped by Ravana. Sita had to prove she still had her virtue. I know it was to prove to the people so that they would not question her virtue was stained. Yet when later the people of his kingdom questioned it he was too weak
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Amanda R. Wright Religion 101 12/12/04 Prof. Nichols Final Paper Many people are familiar with the novel Dracula‚ by Bram Stoker. It is typically referred to as a horror story sure to give a good scare. However‚ Bram Stoker was not merely out to give his Victorian audience a thrill ride. Many symbols and themes‚ particularly those of the main antagonist Dracula‚ were brought into the novel to teach a lesson. Oddly enough‚ Dracula resembles other forces of evil in other religions as well
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Diwali is a festival of lights. It is one of the most loved festivals of the Hindus. It is generally celebrated in the month of October or November. It is celebrated because it was on this day that Lord Rama returned to his kingdom after 14 years of exile along with his wife Sita and brother Laxman after killing the demon‚ Ravana. About a week before the festival‚ people start cleaning their house a decorating it with paper cuttings and lights everybody buys new clothes‚ exchange sweets and make
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