Question: 3 – The Caste System The origins of the complex hierarchy of the Hindu caste system can be tracked back to the Vedic ages. The principle of the caste system is based upon that a person’s status in society can be placed in a block of a pyramid‚ the higher you rise up the pyramid the closer you get to reaching Moksha.1 Moksha is the ultimate spiritual goal for a Hindu‚ where the soul is liberated from the cycle of death and rebirth‚ and the soul mergers with the Supreme Reality.2 Caste
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Introduction to Hinduism Hinduism is the religion of the majority of people in India and Nepal. It also exists among significant populations outside of the sub continent and has over 900 million adherents worldwide. In some ways Hinduism is the oldest living religion in the world‚ or at least elements within it stretch back many thousands of years. Yet Hinduism resists easy definition partly because of the vast array of practices and beliefs found within it. It is also closely associated conceptually
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Religions have played an active role in our ever-changing world since the beginning of time. From Christianity to Islam to Buddhism‚ all religions begin with one thing in mind; what their focus will be and how they intend to carry out living their daily lives with this focus of dedication. Included in these many traditions and religions is Hinduism; an admirable community in which each and every person can look to for a sense of direction‚ and is also considered the oldest among the major world religions
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also The Four Ends of Human Life which are pleasure (kama)‚ gain (artha)‚ righteousness (dharma)‚ and liberation (moksha). Brahman is what Hinduism refers to when talking about the one holy being…they believe that there is a god for many of the things they need (god of water‚ god of the weather‚ etc) but all of those gods are a manifestation of the one single god‚ which is Brahman. It did not come from a particular founder like other religions‚ but it came from traditions that were influenced by the
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way to live and to achieve the Atman within. It becomes clear that he is dissatisfied with his life and also the knowledge he began to suspect was not full. “He had started to suspect that his venerable father and his other teachers‚ that the wise Brahmans had already
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meant to be oppressive or intolerant‚ and one day may be able to exist without intolerance again. The caste system has been a part of Hindu religion for almost 1‚500 years‚ and havs change much through history to present day. “From the mouth came the Brahmans--the priests and teachers. From the arms come the Kshatriyas-- the rulera and solidgers. From the thighs came the Vaisya-- merchants and traders. From the feet came the Sudras--laborers” (“Untouchable“). The ranks of Hindu caste system come from
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The concept of embodied existence is incoherent Theories about life after death all concern whether or not there is a part of the human body which survives the death‚ specifically the soul‚ and if it does where or when it goes post death. Embodied existence is the idea that we can in a physical sense‚ survive death and live on as physical matter‚ rather than an aspect of us‚ such as our soul living a spiritual‚ disembodied existence after death. Dualism is the theory that our body is distinctly
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Lord Shiva‚ meaning the Auspicious One is Sanskrit‚ is a highly worshipped deity in Hinduism. In Hindu mythology‚ Brahma and Vishnu were born out of Lord Shiva and the three were separated into three different aspects of divinity. Shiva is the Destroyer God as he dissolves the universe for the next cycle of creation and destroys obstacles for his devotees. Today‚ Shaivism is a popular sect in Hinduism‚ predominantly in South India‚ where devotees believe Shiva is All and omnipresent. Lord Shiva
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First group was consists of warriors and rulers and they were called Rajayana but later on it got changed to Kshatriya. The second group was of priests‚ scholars and philosophers and were called Brahmans. These two groups struggled politically for leadership among the Aryans. In this struggle the Brahmans got to be the leaders of the Aryan society. The third group was named as Vaishyas and people of this group were farmers‚ traders‚ merchants and craftsmen. The lowest caste were Shudras and were considered
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main god is Brahman‚ he is the main god but there are many lesser gods and goddess. He had 1 son and one daughter and in hinduism he is the creator. His daughter name is Shiva‚ but he also married his daughter Shiva. christianity their main god calledgod‚ and he has one son and in the creator of the world
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