of Knowledge"‚ a collection of texts written in Sanskrit from about 1200 BCE to 100 CE. As sruti‚ the Vedas are regarded as the absolute authority for religious knowledge and a test of Hindu orthodoxy‚ both Jains and Buddhists reject the Vedas. For Hindus‚ the Veda is a symbol of unchallenged authority and tradition. Selections from the Vedas are still memorized and recited for religious merit today. Yet‚ much of the religion presented in the Vedas is unknown today and plays little to no role in modern
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They both have a holy book they follow‚ Christians have their bible and Hindus have their Veda Scriptures‚ but the text differ in each scripture they are only similar in the holy scriptures‚ not text. They both have a specific place of worship‚ Christians worship at a Church and Hindus worship at Mandir‚ both holy places were monks and nuns reside. Both religions believe in life after death‚ although they are not exactly the same
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Hinduism and Buddhism are two of the oldest and most influential religions around the world. There are currently over one billion Hindus and 488 million Buddhists still celebrating their religion today. Hinduism and Buddhism are very similar religions for many reasons‚ some of the reasons being their beliefs and origins. Both religions originated in India and are based on similar cultural backgrounds and traditions. Based upon observations and review‚ these religions appear to be more similar
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My name is Indira Nehru Gandi and I was born on November 19‚ 1917 in Allahabad‚India. I studied in Visva-Bharati University‚ Somerville College‚and in the University of Oxford. I had a great passion for education because Education is a liberating force‚ and in our age it is also a democratizing force‚ cutting across the barriers of caste and class‚ smoothing out inequalities imposed by birth and other circumstances. My father‚ Jawaharlal Nehru‚ led India’s political struggle for independence from
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Jason Stamper January 17‚ 2013 English 11 The American Dream has changed immensely the past 200 years. Whether it would be about race‚ religion‚ social class‚ etc. According to Bharati Mukeriee‚ he says that: "It is a stage for transformation." As years passed‚ immigrants have always wanted to live the "American Dream" and live a great life. In an excerpt from an interview with Bill Moyers‚ Mukeriee says: "What America offers me is romanticism and hope…I would choose to discard that part
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unfettered by any superstitious allegiance to any isms‚ political or religious. That is why I worked actively for the eradication of untouchability and the caste system based on birth alone. I openly joined anti-caste movements and maintained that all Hindus are of equal status as to rights‚ social and religious‚ and should be considered high or low on merit alone and not through the accident of birth in a particular caste or profession. I used publicly to take part in organized anti-caste dinners which
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IDEOLOGY OF PAKISTAN Meaning of an Ideology The word “ideology” is composed of two Greek words “ideo” and “logos”. It literally means “the science or study of ideas”. The ideology of any nation reflects the ideals and aspirations of its people‚ and religion and cultural shape‚ their thinking which binds them together. An ideology in the positive sense is a system of beliefs‚ values‚ ideals‚ convictions‚ institutions‚ goals and a body of knowledge which a people considers true‚ binding and
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been known has “Khalistan”‚ but there was very little support of it in Punjab by Sikhs. Bhindranwale had been a problem for a couple of years before Operation Bluestar. He and his followers had been murdering and intimidating moderate Sikhs and Hindus. They increased the pressure on Indira Gandhi to do something about it. By this point Bhindranwale and his close followers transformed the Akal Takht‚ his headquarters within the Golden Temple. He had changed it to an armory and a sanctuary for
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British. He died on March 27‚ 1898 and was buried in Aligarh. His Services He took responsibility of the Indian Muslims when they had been thrown in backwardness‚ depression and humiliation. The British held them criminal of the War while the Hindus had won the British being anti-Muslim force. In such environment‚ Sir Syed guided his community to rejoin the life. To Dr Qalb-i-Abid‚ “Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was among a very few leaders
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Feb Major Events -Delhi emerged as worst place in terms of key parameters of environment in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI).Delhi was ranked at number 32. -Sugata Mitra was awarded the million-dollar TED Prize for pursuing his idea for building the schools in the Internet. -Anupam Kher‚ the veteran Bollywood actor was awarded with the City Proclamation Award in Los Angeles. -The Government of Japan nominated Haruhiko Kuroda for the designation of next governor of the Central Bank
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