Siddhartha by Herman Hesse Even though the main character of Herman Hesse’s novel shares the same name as the prophet Siddhartha Gotama (a.k.a. Buddha) they ARE NOT the same person. Herman Hesse borrowed heavily from both Hindu and Buddhist philosophy to create a tale of one man’s quest for truth and enlightenment. In addition‚ some of the events in the life of the prophet Siddhartha parallel the life of Hesse’s character Siddhartha. Some might go so far as to call the novel a legend—based in
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Movie Analysis: Little Krishna 5000 years ago‚ Little Krishna came to the beautiful land of Vrindavan and spent his childhood years in this neighbourhood whom its inhabitants fell in love with him. Along with them Little Krishna lefts his enchantments with the peaceful and tranquil lands of Vrindavan‚ whom he had shared his life with his wondrous feats. A Nourishment of Deceit Little Krishna faves yogurt and butter‚ especially made by her mother‚ Yashoda‚ and sometimes sneaks with his elder
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi The man who led India ’s struggle for independence against Great Britain was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was born on 2nd October 1869 at Porbandar‚ in Gujarat. Gandhi studied law in London and became a barrister. He went to South Africa to work as a lawyer. The white people in South Africa treated the natives and the Indians settled there badly. He was distressed to see it. He fought for their cause for more than 20 years. He was a man of great courage and determination
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Hinduism sacred scriptures state “death is certain for the one who is born‚ and birth is certain for the one who dies (Bhagavad-Gita 2:27). The Hindus call life and death Maya‚ a grand illusion. They believe that death is both an end as well as a beginning. After death your atman moves on to merge with the divine it belongs in depending on the karma or state of mind of the individual. Instead of a heaven or hell they believe that there are 14 realms of existence‚ seven are lower than the human realm
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Christianity‚ and Islam all discriminate against women (to varying degrees)‚ by placing women beneath men. Each religion states the need for male dominance over women as a divine order that must and will be obeyed. Women are not featured much in the Bhagavad Gita except as a reference to something else. Therefore based off of classroom sacred text alone it is hard to tell what women’s status is in Hinduism. Although one may look at the lack of women in sacred scripture as an obvious sign that women mustn’t
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Thoughts‚ ideas and values practised for generations come together to form a culture. The cultural values practised through generations create a tradition. Thoughts of one generation differ from those of the other and so do the values. So‚ a conflict of two generations is inevitable. Whenever a new idea tries to assert itself at the cost of something that has been followed conventionally‚ and the new idea claims to be progressive‚ we say that tradition is becoming an obstacle to progress. The question
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Imagine gathering in a city with thousands of others protesting the government when all of a sudden tanks come rolling through the city and open firing on the crowd of protesters. These people were using Gandhi’s practice of nonviolence in order to achieve a higher goal. Gandhi believes that passive resistance is the way to better ourselves and our government. Passive resistance though has many rules to it in order to fully work‚ but sometimes you need violence and force‚ not Passive Resistance to
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Having been formed in the same general region‚ it is not surprising that the religions of Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ Sikhism‚ and Hinduism have some similarities. The basic philosophical ideals that Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ and Sikhism share are the beliefs in a system of karma‚ a cycle of rebirth‚ and the goal of ultimate liberation which leads to the end of the rebirth cycle and peace to the soul. However‚ the way that each religion goes about these shared philosophies and have other beliefs that set
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The article first gave a detailed background of the Bhagavad Gita from the epic Mahabharata. It discussed the war waged upon relatives‚ the Pandavas and the Kauravas. It exhibits the prowess warrior Arjuna‚ a member of the Pandavas and belongs to the ksatria (warrior class)‚ would somehow doubt and think about neglecting his obligations‚ due to the unbearable fact that he has to kill his own flesh and blood. But God somehow enlightened him‚ through the words of his good friend Krishna (one of the
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Iliad and Odyssey- stories were written by ancient Greeks to tell stories of heroism; to inspire their people. stories of morality and character. By having Odysseus punished repeatedly in the Odyssey‚ it was thought by the Greeks to provoke a sense of humility and shame instead of pride based on Greek heroes‚ to have Greek citizens harbor a sense of humility and humbleness instead of pride and nobility and power. For all intensive purposes‚ they were told for entertainment; and to possibly pass on
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