Sikhism is a monotheistic religion in view of an authoritative disclosure. With more than 25 million devotees around the world‚ it is one of the most youthful real world religions. Sikhism was uncovered to Guru Nanak more than 500 years prior in the Punjab‚ the Sikh Homeland in South Asia. Sikhism lectures a message of dedication‚ recognition of God at all times‚ honest living‚ correspondence between every person‚ social equity‚ while insistently reproving superstitions and visually impaired customs
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Operation Bluestar The topic of “Operation Bluestar” is a very controversial issue because of where the Operation took place and all the events that occured. Operation Bluestar‚ was the code name given by the Indian government. It was an operation to evict Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers from the Golden Temple. The Golden Temple is one of the most sacred places of worship for the Sikh community. It is also one of the oldest Sikh temples around
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understanding and loving all beings. According to Mark Kurlansky‚ "all religions discuss the power of nonviolence and the evil of violence." Such principles or tenets can be found in each of the major Indian religious traditions (Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism) as well as in the major
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Dharamsala’s plush mountain valleys to arid Punjabi farmland‚ bhangra beats and turban coiffed men on motorbikes. Well-paved roads‚ an organized city layout and a stunning jewel of a gurudwara (the Golden Temple)‚ we had arrived in the proud city of Sikhism. Was this India too? That warm and romantic feeling towards travel came over me again. India had surprised me with a different face again. Amritsar was nicer and proudly distinct over other Indian cities and towns I’d been to layers cleaner too!
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Karma (Sanskrit: कर्म; IPA: [ˈkarmə] ( listen); Pali: kamma) means action‚ work or deed;[1] it also refers to the principle of causality where intent and actions of an individual influence the future of that individual.[2] Good intent and good deed contribute to good karma and future happiness‚ while bad intent and bad deed contribute to bad karma and future suffering.[3][4] Karma is closely associated with the idea of rebirth in some schools of Asian religions.[5] In these schools‚ karma in the
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needs to be a fair‚ level playing field in life. One should not try and create short cuts through cheating and dishonesty. This second order of control is what is known as karma (Chapple). “Karma is a concept common to Hinduism‚ Buddhism and Jainism‚ but interpreted in different ways” (religionfacts). The ancient concept of karma is a spiritual doctrine based on the theory of cause and effect‚ action and reaction‚ in which one’s actions in life will lead up to what will happen to them in the
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that we looked at. I happened to go to the Sikh Temple‚ The Synagogue and to the Cathedral of the Madeline. I will say all three where awesome to go on and I did learn a lot. Moving from East to West try to see how they all seem to work together. Sikhism was very interesting religion to look at because of their belief in one god in a Hindu dominate area of the world. They are a warrior class within India‚ protectors of all that are oppressed. Their first guru was Nanak and he emphasized that God is
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Name: Kenia Ramirez Professor: Rayka Rush Assignment: Buddhism Class: PHIL 2200 Date: April 30‚ 2014 I chose to talk about assignment 2. The question to discuss in this essay is very contradictory because one of the beliefs of Buddhism is the reincarnation‚ but what confuses me is that they do not believe in soul. Buddhism as Jains and Hindus believe in reincarnation but unlike those two religions‚ however Buddhism does not believe. The basic concept of these three religions
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Chapter 7 India Monday‚ October 15‚ 2012 12:21 PM Indian Subcontinent • 3 topographical zones: - Northern mountainous zone - Indus and Ganges basins - Peninsula Vindhya Mountains and Deccan plateau divide peninsula from other two zones 4 sub regions in Peninsula: - Tropical Kerala in west - Coromandel Coast in east - Flat area of Tamil Nadu in south - Island of Sri Lanka Weather‚ Crops‚ and Geography • Peninsular India and Ganges Valley have a subtropical climate and
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Religion is the people’s beliefs and opinions concerning the existence‚ nature‚ and worship of a deity or deities‚ and divine involvement in the universe and human life. This is my definition of religion before I started this class. On the first day of the class‚ a young man walked inside the class room. He has dark hair‚ facial hair‚ not really tall but good looking. I thought he was one of our classmates until he introduce himself as our professor. My jaw dropped and was at awe. I was expecting
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