(1) The decline of Harappan civilization The decline of Harappan culture is difficult to explain. During its late phase between 2000 and 1700 BC ’The Indus Valley Civilization as a distinct entity gradually ceased to exist’. Scholars have given different answers to the question as to why did the civilization end? Some scholars‚ believing in a dramatic collapse of the civilization‚ have looked for evidences of a calamity of catastrophic proportions‚ which wiped out the urban communities. Some of
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practices that accompany the religions. For starters‚ there is not a single founder or book that Hinduism can be traced back to. However‚ it is known that it originated in Ancient India‚ and what can be learned about Hinduism comes from the Vedas. The Vedas are a collection of texts composed in different periods. Hinduism became more popular when presented as a religion of salvation‚ and eventually gradually even replaced Buddhism. In regards to Buddhism‚
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seen in other “myths” such as the stories of the Three Da’s and the Rig-Veda. The creation of the Three Da’s is told through a tale‚ in which Prajapati describes “damyata‚ restraint‚ and self-control; data‚ generosity; and dayadhvam‚ compassion” to his offspring” (Voorst 34-35). The Three Da’s and the Bahgavad Gita both contain similar concepts as one must have self-control‚ devote one’s life to God‚ and be kind. The Rig-Veda is a “poem presents the cosmic Man as the one through whose sacrifice the
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elements that characterize the Hindu religion. The oldest and most sacred scriptures‚ is the Vedas which originated around fifteen hundred B.C. The Hindu people believe that Vedas is timeless. Veda means “knowledge”. The knowledge came from Lord Krishna‚ the Supreme of Godhead. The four Vedas consist of Rig‚ Sama‚ Yajur and Atharva. One Divine and the divinities of nature come from the prayers of the Vedas. Prayers also consist of matrimony‚ progeny‚ prosperity‚ concord and domestic rites for magic
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Hinduism is one of the oldest religions in the history. With all of the relgions out here‚ Hinduism has been able to hold itself against repeated assault by other religious extremist who have tried to destroy it. Maybe the reason why Hinduism has been able to stay is major a religions in the world is because‚ Hinduism is more a way of life than a restrictive and organized religion. Actually‚ the core of Hinduism is the consciousness of the Indian society‚ and infuses in the every day life. Although
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similar in many different ways and there are several examples to show this. Hinduism first started in India around 1500 BC. The word Hindu comes from the word "sindhu" or river. The Hindu community think of themselves as "those who believe in the Vedas"‚ or "those who follow the way or dharma of the four classes and the stages of life. The four classes being the varnas and the stages of life being the ashramas. Like Hinduism‚ Buddhism also started in India. It is based on the teachings of Siddhartha
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similarities start? Hinduism is a complicated religion with one central idea on what to do to achieve happiness. Truth means everything in Hindu faith. Truth is the spirit of everything and the only real thing. The Vedas‚ the sacred writings of Hinduism‚ basically ruled the lives of Indians. The Vedas were believed to be never ending and full of ancient revelations made by Hindu monks in ancient times. The goal of human souls in Hinduism was to achieve moksha. Moksha is the end of reincarnation where the
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Buddhism is believed to have originated about 2500 years ago‚ near 500 BC in on the border of Nepal and India. Its founder‚ Gautama Buddha (Prince Siddhartha) was raised in a well-to-do family and lived surrounded by excess. Though raised in this way‚ Siddhartha was not convinced of the true value of these material items. After seeing the “four sights” sent by the gods‚ Siddhartha "born a prince and raised in luxury‚ renounced the world at the age of 29 to search for an ultimate solution to the
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Bharat-Vs-India‚ Swami Vivekananda and DNA of Intellectuals Published: Tuesday‚ Jan 08‚2013‚ 19:00 IST By: Mihir Jha My grandfather used to tell me a story. There used to live a great astrologist and palmist in a village. He could look after the palms and foretell future of anyone as if through the power of prophesy. One day‚ a gentleman came to him with his son and requested him to examine streaks of his son’s thenar. Upon a careful examination‚ the Palmist said: - “Your son doesn’t exhibit
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Nepal. They also live in other areas of the world‚ but mostly in India‚ which is why India is called Hindustan. The teachings of the Hindu have evolved over the years and are mainly based on the teachings from Vedas. However‚ in present times‚ Hindus have little acquaintance with the Veda. “The Hindu religion teaches people to believe in one God named “Brahman‚” but they still worship other Gods and Goddesses as a manifestation of him.” (Madan‚ pg. 520-527) Although Hinduism does not have a founder
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