Religions unites and fulfills basic functions of a society. Many aspects that make up a Religion can be applied to sports‚ family events‚ and important life events‚ such as marriages or births. Hinduism in India can develop a riff between people based on caste but also fulfills the basic function of its society. Three of the most intriguing aspects of Hinduism that I am able to connect to my personal experience are the use of the Puranas‚ the Ganga river‚ and their view and response to death.
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music‚ or even art. It is just a way to teach the people of that religion right from wrong. Within most religions there is a sacred text. Hindus follow a scripture that divides into two parts which are the revealed and the remembered. Hindus put the Vedas and the Upanishads on a pedestal and believes the scriptures hold all authority. Buddhism follows the sermon by Siddhartha Gautama‚ the Buddha. The sermon was about the Four Noble Truths and these truths are suffering‚ anxiety‚ stress‚ and unsatisfactoriness
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In India all their letters are connected to a line and those letters are hanging from the line. This may also be called Sanskrit. It takes many years to learn and know how to read and write Sanskrit. A Veda is a book or script where Indians can write epic stories inside. When I say epic story I mean to say like a long heroic story. Another fact about writing in India is that they would record laws on pillars. Moreover‚ math in India was very highly
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Islam Sacred Text: Koran Moral Living points: Al-Israo verses like the 10 Commandments. Piety‚ Humility‚ and a profound sense of accountability to God. A Muslim is expected to be humble and take control of passions and desires. The Four Heads Judaism Sacred Text: Torah Moral Living Points: Mishpat (justice)‚ tzedakah (righteousness)‚ hesed (kindness)‚ rahamim (compassion)‚ Golden Rule Buddhism: Sacred Text: Tripitaka‚ Mahayahna Sutras‚ Tibetan book of the dead Moral Living
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Hinduism is an umbrella term for many different traditions. Each of these traditions employs different means for enlightenment and views things a bit differently. What practically all Hindu sects accept however‚ is the famous statement of the Rg Veda: Truth is One; the sages call it by different names. There is therefore an underlying unity to the Hindu belief system. It also has deeply shared sense of morality and ethics. The teaching of ahimsa or non-violence is one such conviction
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Ambedkar and Gandhi on the Bhagwat Gita The Bhagwat Gita is regarded as the most sacred religious book in Hinduism. It is also considered to be a book of ethics‚ championing eternal moral values. It has been translated into various languages. Great thinkers and political leaders‚ both in medieval and modern period‚ have been inspired by this book and have also written commentaries upon it. The objective of this paper is to compare the contrasting views of Gandhi and Ambedkar on the Bhagwat Gita
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The great myths and religions of the world can often be traced back to a distinct few sources. The direct definition of religion is the “belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power‚ especially a personal God or gods.” Most of the time the religions of one culture are based on the beliefs of another or an earlier culture. The religious beliefs and practices of Athens‚ Greece can be quite thoroughly compared and contrasted to those of the Gupta Empire‚ because while they vastly differ‚
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Vedic period can be termed as feminine glory. Women participated in all spheres like men. They studied in Gurukulas and enjoyed equality in learning Vedas. In Aitereya Upanishad‚ the wife was called as companion of husband. In the Rig-Veda‚ the wife was blessed to live as a queen in the house of her husband. The word Thampati‚ so often used in the Veda‚ characterizes both wife and husband. According to MacDonnell and Keith‚ this word signifies the high status of
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Contents Section-I. Introduction Section-II. Divine Origin of the King Section-III. Virtues of the Ideal King Section-IV. Duties of the King Section-V. Recruitment of Government Officials Section-VI. Revenue Administration Section-VII. Caste System & Division of Labor Notes References The Author Section-I. Introduction As regards the answer to the question‚ ‘which is the greatest literary creation in human history’‚ my unequivocal answer is: the great Indian Epic Mahabharata composed
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S.S. Jain Subodh Law College “Schools of Hindu Law: A Comparative Study” Project Submission as the Partial Fulfillment of Periodic Evaluation of Family Law Submission To: Submitted By: Dr. Alpana Sharma Prashant Kumar FACULTY OF FAMILY LAW Roll no:- 8 V Semester
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