Name________________________ Class Hour_______ CHAPTER 1-Understanding Religion STUDY QUESTIONS (Pages 1-29) Group A 1. What are some of the questions religion seek to answer? List some of the human needs served by religion? 2. Discuss a theory on origins of religion by one of the thinkers in the reading (Tylor‚ Frazer‚ Freud‚ James‚ Otto or Jung) that makes sense to you at the present time. 3. List and describe the eight elements that are developed in varying degrees in most religions?
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states and 7 union territories. The National game of India is hockey. The Indian national fruit is the Mango. The national land animal of India is of course the legendary royal Bengal tiger. India is the birthplace of Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism and Sikhism. For this reason they
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The most widespread religions in India; Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism and Sikhism were based on dharma. And the most popular religions in China were Taoism‚ Confucianism – which was more of a philosophical system and Buddhism. Religion also had an important impact on the artworks of these civilizations. The Indians were famous
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1. Hinduism 72 -113 2. Buddhism 128 – 155 Hinduism Hinduism has also been the source of three other religions. (Jainism‚ Buddhism‚ Sikhism) The word Hindu comes from the Sanskrit name for the river Indus‚ Sindhu. Hindu may refer to a great variety of religious beliefs and practices‚ it generally applies to the religion of the people of India. “Hindus‚” Indians who did not convert to Islam 7th to 15th century C.E‚ Hinduism flourished in much of Southeast Asia and still survives on the Indonesian Island
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NEPAL GEOGRAPHICAL Nepal is a sovereign nation located in south Asia. Nepal is the world’s 93rd largest country by land mass and it is also the 41st most populous country‚ with a population of approximately 27 million. Nepal is located in South Asia between China in the north and India in the south‚ east and west. While the total land area is 147‚181 sq. km including water area of the country that is 3‚830 sq. km. Nepal is of roughly trapezoidal shape. Nepal is commonly divided into three physiographic
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country in the world and the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people Page 2: India has Indus civilization ‚ it had strong development 5000 years ago India is the birthplace of four major religious world: Hindu ‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism and Sikhism Before independence‚ India is a subcontinent part of British India. India was divided into 2 parts: + first is peoples who follow Hindu is India and the second part is peoples who follow Islam ( Hồi giáo) is Bangladesh. Page 3: The history
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different worlds. Thus‚ Samsara is commonly known as “the wheel of life” in Hinduism. Also‚ Samsara refers to the general‚ day-to-day struggles and obstacles man experiences throughout life. Samsara exists in many religions like Buddhism‚ Hinduism‚ Jainism‚ Sikhism‚ Vaishnavism‚ and other related religions. According to these religions‚ one has a karmic “account balance” when he or she reaches death that will determine one’s destiny when a person is reborn. In Hinduism‚ ego-consciousness of the body
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for the heart-breaking ordeal of Aruna Shanbaug‚ a nurse who is living in a vegetative state for the past 37 years after being brutally assaulted by a hospital worker. When the news broke that the Indian Supreme court has turned down a mercy killing petition for Aruna‚ the nurses caring her at the KEM were joyous to the extent of hugging each other and distributing sweets among other staff members.[6] The Life Site News[7] in 2008 reported the following: “India’s press agencies report that Seema
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Puranas and Hindu Dharma. There are specific cultural and societal influences that make up the Hindu religion‚ making it important to the region that it originated from. India has more than a few religions‚ to include Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ and Sikhism. The people‚ as well as the food in the culture are thought to be Godly. If food is wasted‚ it is considered a bad habit. The policy on money is strict in regard to money because it is thought to be bad karma when money is lent on
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“Mortality is a matter of money. Poor people cannot afford to have money‚ so they have religion.” This quote by Khushwant Singh gives one an idea of Khushwant Singh’s condescending view of religion. Khushwant Singh‚ the insightful writer that he is‚ has a deep understanding of the social problems faced by Indians. His forceful‚ brilliant and passionate writings torment the Indian spirit in contemporary times‚ constantly prodding the society towards positive introspection and betterment. A deep analysis
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