India has given birth to several Hindu religious reformers along with influential spiritual personalities who have contributed to build the nation. They have all stressed upon the fact that India is avowedly the most notable country where religious introspection has fairly a long cherished history. Vivekananda is mainly considered to be an eminent figure among the others for making Hindu religion popular among the people of the West. He has always been eager to look into all other religious doctrines
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INTER CASTE RELATIONS *Ms. Shailja Saxena **Abhishek Kumar According to Oxford dictionary‚ Caste means “any class or group of people who inherit exclusive privileges or are perceived as socially distinct “or” each of the hereditary classes of Hindu society
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The Rig-Veda is considered to be foundational in Hindu religion‚ containing mythology of the Hindu gods through the form of hymns. It is assumed that The Rig Veda was passed on orally for many generations‚ much like the theories of the compilation of the Bible. At around 300 B.C. the Vedas were written down in the form we have them today‚ first inscribed in Vedic‚ an early form of Sanskrit. The Bhagavad Gita also stands as an ancient Indian text which became an important work of Hindu tradition
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social order in China and India. India’s strict caste system led to a more “flexible” and popular religion known as Hinduism. Many Indians preferred this religion over Buddhism‚ which the Chinese practiced‚ because the brahmans or priests strongly influenced the population. Brahmans and many other Indians did not like the idea of any being of any caste level achieving “peace” by their efforts‚ which Buddhism taught. The Chinese believed in Buddhism and reaching nirvana by finding peace within. A major
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Śiva‚ immersed in meditation at the peak of Mount Kailaśa‚ and then at times‚ the lord of the night‚ the moon‚ who too was appearing before that star in the form of Śiva only. Having taken a vow to remain digambara‚ this supreme eternal light alike Brahman Śiva had again this moment‚ half opened his eyes. This contemplative seer who ponders over the Vedas had smiled in such manner‚ as though the thought of spreading all branches of Vedic teachings and of illuminating each and every one with his brilliance
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------------------------------------------------- Tulsidas From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Goswami Tulsidas गोस्वामी तुलसीदास | Statue of Goswami Tulsidas at Kanch Mandir‚Tulsi Peeth‚ Chitrakuta‚ India | Born | Rambola 1497 or 1532[1] Rajapur (present-dayChitrakoot district‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ India) | Died | 1623 Assi Ghat‚ Varanasi (present-day Uttar Pradesh‚ India) | Titles/honours | Gosvāmī‚ Abhinavavālmīki‚Bhaktaśiromaṇi‚ etc | Guru | Naraharidāsa | Philosophy | Vaishnavism
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Vedas Jump to: navigation‚ search "Veda" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Veda (disambiguation). The Vedas (Sanskrit वेदाः véda‚ "knowledge") are a large body of texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit‚ the texts constitute the oldest layer ofSanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.[1][2] The Vedas are apauruṣeya ("not of human agency").[3][4][5] They are supposed to have been directly revealed‚ and thus are called śruti ("what is heard")‚[6][7] distinguishing
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1. Hinduism 72 -113 2. Buddhism 128 – 155 Hinduism Hinduism has also been the source of three other religions. (Jainism‚ Buddhism‚ Sikhism) The word Hindu comes from the Sanskrit name for the river Indus‚ Sindhu. Hindu may refer to a great variety of religious beliefs and practices‚ it generally applies to the religion of the people of India. “Hindus‚” Indians who did not convert to Islam 7th to 15th century C.E‚ Hinduism flourished in much of Southeast Asia and still survives on the Indonesian Island
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Yoga: A History Yoga is more then just becoming stronger and more flexible. In many religions the word Yoga means spiritual discipline. Yoga has been practiced for thousands of years and has evolved and changed overtime. Yoga is the physical‚ mental‚ and spiritual practice or disciplines which help permit the state of peace. Yoga’s history is uncertain‚ but is thought that Yoga originated from ancient India. The earliest signs of Yoga appear in Stone Age Shamanism. Evidence of Yoga posture were
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