------------------------------------------------- Lakshmi From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other uses‚ see Lakshmi (disambiguation). Lakshmi | Raja Ravi Varma ’s Lakshmi | Devanagari | लक्ष्मी | SanskritTransliteration | lakṣmī | Affiliation | Devi (Tridevi)‚ Shakti | Mantra | Om Hrim Shri Lakshmi Bhyo Namaha | Consort | Vishnu | Mount | Elephant‚ owl | An article related to | Hinduism | | * Hindu * History | Deities[show] | Scriptures[show] |
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Introduction: Culture is the set of patterns of human activity within a society or social group and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. Customs‚ laws‚ popular styles‚ social standards‚ and traditions are all examples of cultural elements. The term culture refers to a state of intellectual development . The social and political forces that influence the growth of a human being are defined as culture. Culture is a total way of life shared by a people in a society.
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a divine law. It was revealed to the people by God through Vedas. Sources of Hindu Law: Ancient and Modern. 1. Ancient Sources: four categories: A. Shruti Shruti means "what is heard". It is believed that the rishis and munis were revealed the knowledge of Vedas. shrutis include the four vedas - rig‚ yajur‚ sam‚ and athrava along with their brahmanas. Vedas primarily contain theories about sacrifices‚ rituals‚ and customs. Vedas do refer to certain rights and duties‚ forms of marriage‚ requirement
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and distributed among the people. In Egypt‚ the priests were in charge of making a record of their kings‚ or pharaohs and marking the most significant happenings of their reigns. In India‚ the priests performed religious ceremonies‚ interpreted the Vedas and also charged the farmers a fee for storing their grains in the great granary‚ of which these fees served as a
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Christianity‚ Judaism‚ and Islam are all very closely unified as Abrahamic religions because they share a multitude of common beliefs and thoughts. Hinduism‚ on the other hand is almost complete opposite of these religions. The extreme differences within these religions has seemed to cause problems between them throughout history. Hinduism is considered to be an Eastern religion while Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam are considered Western. (Lafave‚2004.)Location‚ leaders‚ religious practices‚
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A celebration in a family gives pleasure to all the Members of the family. Friends and relatives also attend the occasion and share the pleasure. Pleasure multiplies when there is a wedding in the family. I drew immense pleasure when the marriage ceremony of my cousin was held. It was performed on 23rd of the last month. We had not seen any marriage celebration in our family beforehand. My cousin was the first child to be married in the family. Her marriage was celebrated with great enthusiasm
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Buddhism started in: Selected Answer: India Question 12 3 out of 3 points The purpose of Yoga to the Hindu is: Selected Answer: A spiritual practice Question 13 3 out of 3 points The earliest of the Hindu scriptures are: Selected Answer: The Vedas Question 14 3 out of 3 points The founder of Buddhism‚ Siddhartha Gautama‚ was a poor peasant boy who was disturbed by the plight of the poor and the apathy of the wealthy. Selected Answer: False Question 15 3 out of 3 points The concept of
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1. Matsya (fish) * Some Hindus believe that this is the similar to the biblical representation of Noah 2. Kurma (turtle) * Churning of the Ocean 3. Varaha (pig/boar) * In this avatar‚ Vishnu recovered the stolen Vedas 4. Narasimha (half lion‚ half man) * Vishnu managed to vanquish a demon who had gained immunity from attacks from man‚ beast or god 5. Vamana (dwarf sage with the ability to grow)
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source of both the religion is vedic religion and both and indebted to Upanishads (2) Both Gautam Buddha and Mahavir belonged to princely families and not to priestly families. (3) Both deny the existence of God. (4) Both denied the authority of the Vedas and the necessity of performing sacrifices and rituals. (5) Both have accepted the theories of Karma rebirth and Moksha. (6) Both taught in the language of the common people i.e. Prakrit and not in Sanskrit which was the language of the priests.
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Happiness is one word that can explain a lot: happiness in emotion or feeling‚ happiness in celebration. There are many words that tie in to “happiness.” Three years ago our family celebrated my sister’s Tata wedding to a man named Maxim. This was a memorable event in my life. A celebration in a family gives pleasure to all the Members of the family. Friends and relatives also attend the occasion and share the pleasure. Pleasure multiplies when there is a wedding in the family. I drew immense
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