Chapter 5 Outline I. Opening Vignette A. In 2004‚ China celebrated the 2‚555th birthday of Confucius‚ despite Communism. 1. Buddhism and Christianity also growing rapidly in China 2. part of enduring legacy of the classical world B. In the period around 500 b.c.e.‚ there was a great emergence of durable cultural traditions that have shaped the world ever since. 1. China: Kong Fuzi (Confucius) and Laozi 2. India: Upanishads defined Hinduism a. Siddhartha Gautama
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Hinduism is a vast and profound religion. Some of the sacred elements that characterize Hindu religious traditions are the Hindu scriptures‚ the Vedas‚ the Upanishads‚ and the main deities. One of the most important beliefs in Hinduism is acceptance. They have scriptures‚ mythologies that deal with many elements of life which are considered unacceptable. For example‚ Gita (considered to be main scripture which tells way of Hindu life‚ its duties) has story about Dropadi who is married to 5 brothers
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badly mistreated‚ because of their low status on the caste system. The caste system was formed by the Aryans‚ invaders who conquered native Indians living there 2‚000 years ago. They divided the population into castes‚ based on social class‚ with Brahmans‚ the priests on top‚ then the
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LIVESTOCK TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFER SYSTEM: SPREAD OF TRANSFER EMBRYOS TECHNOLOGY AS EFFORTS TO INCREASE PRODUCTION OF CATTLE ANIMAL FOR FARMERS AS APPLICATOR FROM STUDENTS INSEMINATOR THROUGH THE SYSTEM WARINTER Ahmad Azmi Khoirul Umam1) 1) student faculty of animal husbandry‚ University of Brawijaya‚ Malang 65145‚Indonesia Abstract Embryo transfer technology being implemented and deployed in a remote area aims to assist the government in improving the quality of beef cattle and beef cattle population
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phonetic development The “birthplace” of phonetics is considered to be Ancient India. The idea of studying sounds was brought about by the need to understand Veda (1500 BC)‚ i.e. sacred songs (brahmans) sang during religious ceremonies. The principal question for the priests was correct reading of brahmans‚ as those texts were believed to come from gods and so could no way be distorted or mispronounced. Ultimately‚ the interest to sounds and pronunciation is explained by the fact that in those times
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humans go through a never-ending cycle of birth and death. Hindus believe in karma. Karma is “action‚ seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results‚ good or bad‚ either in this life or in a reincarnation: in Hinduism one of the means of reaching Brahman” (Collins English Dictionary‚ Web). Buddhists believe that every soul is reborn until it has been cleansed. In Buddhism‚ the goal is to achieve Nirvana. Nirvana is “freedom from the endless cycle of personal
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In broad usage‚ the term global citizenship has much the same meaning as world citizen. It typically defines a person who places their identity with a "global community" above their identity as a citizen of a particular nation or place. The idea is that one’s identity transcends geography or political borders and that the planetary human community is interdependent and whole; humankind is essentially one. The term has use in education and political philosophy and has enjoyed popular use in social
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The trimurti are the most important gods of Hinduism Some examples of these gods are “Brahman the god of creation” who made everything and where everything came from. Second one is “Vishnu the god of preservation” who oversees the preservation of the universe and promotes love and devotion. Last one is “Shiva the god of destruction and re-creation”
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that he was blood thirsty. Later‚ the Guptas came and developed a tax system and made the caste system in a way that various races could live with each other without conflict. The caste system in India was the social pyramid and consists of priests (brahman); warriors and rulers (kshatriyas); skilled traders‚ merchants and minor officials (vaisyas); unskilled workers (sudras) and the untouchables (pariah). This system made Indians really rigid and stay in their place. In India‚ they also didn’t have
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The rituals of Hinduism is focused on devotion of God such as Brahman‚ Shiva‚ Vishnu‚ Skakti‚ or other gods. The middle act of Hinduism ritual is definitely worship. When Hindus worship‚ they do a puja. A puja is a ritual to attract the sense of both the devotee and the gods. By doing this ritual‚ it is mean to educate
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