class that uses mantras or specific sound syllables that are believed to have specific powers. The Aum is a sacred symbol which represents absolute reality Brahman. It can be seen in all mantras and prayers. The Aum represents God in its three aspects Brahma‚ Vishu‚ and Shiva. Hinduism is still one of the major religions in the world. The Hindu social life was originally devised for the division of labor. The Hinduism religion originated from the Ancient Vedic age. The cultural and societal influences
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INTRO: The Bhakti movement is a Hindu religious movement in which the main spiritual practice is loving devotion among the Shaivite and Vaishnava saints. The Bhakti movement originated in ancient Tamil Nadu and began to spread to the north during the late medieval ages when north India was under Islamic rule. The Islamic rulers were pressing public to convert religion from Hindu to Islamic. The Bhakti movement was counter to the prevalent caste ideology which was dividing Hinduism. So‚ the Bhakti
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Christianity‚ Judaism and Islam. In the major religion of Hinduism‚ syncretism is very apparent. One of the best examples of religious syncretism in Hindu today is the major Hindu god Shiva‚ the third member of the trinity that includes that includes Brahma and Vishnu. “The Lord of Beasts‚” often referred to as Shiva and an Indus Valley stamp seal dating from about 1800 B.C.E. shows a god seated in the lotus position. This is a connection with later iconography of Shiva‚ thus‚ strongly suggesting that
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT subcontinent is the Indus Valley Civilization that flourished between 2600 and 1900 BC in the Indus river basin. Their cities were laid out with geometric regularity‚ but no known mathematical documents survive from this civilization. The oldest extant mathematical records from India are the Sulba Sutras (dated variously between the 8th century BC and the 2nd century AD)‚ appendices to religious texts which give simple rules for constructing altars of various shapes‚
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According to the great epic‚ Ravan was plaguing people the earth with his evil ways. There was no way to get rid of him as Lord Brahma had granted him a boon of immortality. Lord Vishnu then decided to take the form of Ram on Earth. Meanwhile‚ King Dasharatha had three wives namely Kausalya‚ Sumitra and Kaikeyi but no sons. Vasistha‚ a great rishi advised him to perform a Yagna
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Hinduism * A combination of a member of religious traditions in India * A polytheistic religion (More than one god) * God is Brahman - Creator and creation‚ made manifest in 3 persons: 1. Brahma - Creator 2. Vishnu - Preserver 3. Shiva - Destroyer * According to Hinduism‚ our true self is Brahman * The human soul is Atman * Basic Hindu phrase is "Atman is Brahman" or "Tat Tatum asi"‚ meaning "That Thou Art!" * Goal of Hindu life: 1. Become perfected to
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As per the 15th Indian Census conducted in 2011‚ 201 million people belonging to various Dalit communities were recorded‚ forming 16.6% of the total Indian population of approximately 1.2 billion. Dalits are officially known as Scheduled Castes and popularly known as ‘former untouchables’. Caste is birth-based‚ ‘constructed by religion and divided by occupation’. Even though independent India in 1949‚ gave full citizenship to Dalits and abolished the practice of untouchability‚ Dalits still face
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Essay on the Untouchability – The practice of ‘untouchability’ is a stigma attached to the Hindu society. It is an age-old one. It has its roots deep down in our social and religious system. Gandhiji regarded this practice as “a leper wound in the whole body of Hindu politic”. He even considered it as “the hate fullest expression of caste.” It is very difficult to give a clear definition of untouchability. The word ‘untouchable’ applies to the despised and degraded section of the Hindu population
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morally wrong "because God says so." The most obvious problem with DCT is the problem of how one determines which religious tradition has it right. To "which God" and the related religious texts should I look? Allah‚ Yahweh‚ the Christian Trinity‚ Brahma? The Qur’an‚ the Torah‚ the Christian Bible‚ the Bhagavad Gita? How does one determine which "God" is the "true God?" A second‚ and related problem‚ is that even if we can be sure that we have correctly identified the sacred text that in fact
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one that I agree with more‚ I would say it would Devotional Hinduism. That is because I agree more with our bodies being a temple than our bodies being a prison. The seventh thing I found interesting is their “trinity”. They claim their trinity is Brahma (creator)‚ Vishnu (sustainer)‚ and Shiva (destroyer). Their New trinity consists of Shiva‚ Vishnu‚ and Mahadeva (great goddess). I do not understand how they claim to have a trinity‚ which is three in one‚ and their gods seem to be three separate
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