unchanged. The Vedic texts‚ the Upanishads and the Laws of Manu have been used to shape Hindu societal views. These were all 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
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The sacred and its opposite the profane are distinguishable from within a certain religion‚ by it’s followers. Sacred objects‚ places or concepts are believed by followers to be intimately connected with God or a divinity and are thus greatly revered. For a devotee or believer the world is split into the sacred or the profane. The German theologian Rudolf Otto‚ in The Idea of the Holy stated that the sacred was‚ derived from a sense of the numinous. The numinous is explained as a"non-rational
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In the Victory over Vritra‚ the myths involved seem to have an overwhelming biased when the story telling begins. Vritra is obviously the unflavored‚ while Indra is clearly the opposite. Indra is described as a noble warrior‚ while Vritra is portrayed as a coward and fool to challenge such a god like Indra1. Indras powers are also depicted as all-powerful and swift. The way Indra deals his blows is described in such a way that Vritra is the god that is at a disadvantage. Indra deals a blow from his
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SWAMI VIVEKANANDA’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO HINDUISM RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY Swami Vivekananda’s Contributions to Hinduism SWAMI BHAJANANANDA wami Vivekananda was a prince among monks. He was a Sannyasin of the highest order‚ a Paramahamsa Parivràjakàchàrya‚ who dwelt constantly at the superconscious realm. In the hymm Sukàshtaka‚ there occurs the line‚ nistraigunye pathivicharatàm ko vidhir ko nishedhah—‘What injunction or prohibition can apply to an illumined soul who moves freely on the transcendent
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Hinduism is a very complex and intricate henotheistic religion. It is mainly practiced in India and came before all the other religions in India. The most important sacred text of Hinduism is called the Vedas. It consists of four Veda texts in which the other texts of Hinduism are based around. Hindus base their lives around the four goals. Hindus divide their scripture into two categories: Shruti and Smriti. The Shruti is the primary revelation which has no human or divine author but has
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Juleesa Alfaro World History and Civilization Lee Rademacher (P3) October 29‚ 2014 What is Hinduism? Hinduism has been originated by the beliefs of the Aryans. It is a monotheistic religion with their god being named Brahma. It’s one’s duty to seek an ultimate reality and this is called Atman. Each is free to find his or her own way but all reality is permeated by God. Reincarnation‚ Karma and Dharma are also supporting parts in this religion. Reincarnation: the soul is to be reborn after
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THE RIG VEDA I will mention about the Indian ’s Rig Vedas.Before giving the details of Rig Veda‚it would be better giving information about eastern philosophy and also Hinduizm. Firstly I want to explain some basic characteristics of eastern philosophy and the place of Hinduism as a religion entering the side of the philosophy. Actually if we want to understand the eastern philosophy completely‚ there is need to know that these philosophies depend on a religious area‚ like Indian philosophy
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Hindu Religious Traditions Paper The purpose of this paper is to describe the Hindu religion. The paper will describe what the Hindu religious traditions consist of. It will describe what sacred elements characterize the Hindu religious traditions and their significance and meaning. Hindu Religion Hinduism is the described as the world’s oldest organized religion and is the world’s third largest religion. Hinduism consists of "thousands of different religious groups that have evolved
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For the most part‚ Eastern religions are polytheistic‚ meaning there is more than one god that is worshipped by the followers. Whereas Western religions are generally monotheistic in that only one god is worshipped. While some estimate the gods of Hinduism to run into the thousands‚ there is one true god or supreme reality called Brahman. The many gods of the Hindu way of life are a manifestation of Brahman. Thus‚ Hinduism sometimes gets looked at as a Western religion instead of the Eastern religion
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The Upanishads - refer to teachings passed on from a teacher to a follower(disciple) - Samsara or the endless cycle of birth and death is their way of understanding the problems that human beings face. - Karma‚ the law that every action has its effect is tied with the endless samsara cycle. In short‚ what one does causes consequences to happen. - According to the Upanishads‚ it is knowledge of the Brahman(the one‚ the real) that brings moksha(freedom) for the atman from the cycle of samsara
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