Name: __________________________________ Date: __________ Period: ________ Key Concept 2.1. The Development & Codification of Religious & Cultural Traditions I. Codifications and further developments of existing religious traditions provided a bond among the people and an ethical code to live by. B. The core beliefs outlined in the Sanskrit scriptures formed the basis of the Vedic religions—often known as Hinduisms— which contributed to the development of the social and political
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revolting against the system. Reincarnation justifies oppression of the ‘untouchables’ in two ways. It justifies injustice and deflects prospects for progress from this life to a “next life” For the people who are ranked top in social hierarchy (the Brahmins)‚ reincarnation justifies why are they given the privilege of high class birth. Those privileges were earned through virtuous behaviors in their past lives‚ and a privileged birth proves that one deserves privilege. For the people who were ranked
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The vast epic of the events leading up to a battle between kinship groups in early India. Bhagavad-Gita: A dialogue between the great warrior Arjuna and the god Krishna about the fate of the spirit. Vedas: Religious texts communicated orally by Brahmin priests that were eventually written down and are the main source of about the Vedic period. *Buddha played a major role in the spread of Buddhism‚ as he was the founder. S: *Class and
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Marriages Are Made By Eunice De Souza Marriage is a term given to a social and legal contract between two people‚ if one “Google’s” term marriage‚ there are thousands of definitions that come up. The definition of the very term varies according to different cultures and how it is defined in India is what the poet describes in this very poem. To talk about Indian Culture‚ the term in itself is so complex that it is impossible
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l Historical Essay; Alexander the Great Alexander is a figure of controversy. Depending on your point of view‚ he can be seen as a hero or a villain. Discuss. Is Alexander the Great a villain or a hero? My point of view: Villain. Alexander had done many “great” things throughout his lifetime. But behind all of that‚ he was a vicious‚ cruel‚ soulless and murderous villain. He was a greedy‚ horrible leader. Alexander the Great was not great at all; he was a voracious and hardhearted less than
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Siddhartha Assignment #1 Option 3c: “I have always thirsted for knowledge‚ I have always been full of questions. Year after year I have questioned the Brahmins‚ year after year I have questioned the holy Vedas. Perhaps…it would have been equally good‚ equally clever and holy if I had questioned the rhinoceros or the chimpanzee. I have spent a long time and have not yet finished in order to learn this…that one can learn nothing.” When I first read this (very‚ very late at night of course…) I was
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Life moves with the whispers of the world. Where people venture to the vale of despair‚ hoping that one day they would be able to taste the rich thickness of having peace with their selves. Peace and happiness are only sustained momentary‚ but it’s the unnatural desire for it that keeps people sane. We have trampled over the idea of happiness and just focused on being content by flouting on top of water instead of swimming towards the current. In “Siddhartha” by Hermann Hesse we are exposed to the
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Mulk Raj Anand is a productive essayist. He is a point of reference of Indian writing in English. He is the main writer writing in English to pick as his crude materials the low class life of the discouraged Indian masses. He doesn’t falter to turn the surge light on the darkest spots in India life. In his books‚ he depicts the bound existences of the less wealthy and underestimated. His heroes are sweeper‚ a coolie‚ a worker‚ delicate and quiet young lady are all casualties of abuse‚ class-scorn
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BACKGROUND ON KARNA Karna is one of the central characters in the epic Mahabharata‚ from ancient India. He was the King of Anga. Karna was one of the greatest warriors whose martial exploits are recorded in the Mahabharata‚ an admiration expressed by Krishna and Bhishma within the body of this work. Karna was the son of Surya and Kunti. He was born to Kunti before her marriage with Pandu. Karna was the closest friend of Duryodhana and fought on his behalf against the Pandavas in the famous Kurukshetra
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The Mahabharata (composed between 300 BC and 300 AD) has the honor of being the longest epic in world literature‚ 100‚000 2-line stanzas (although the most recent critical edition edits this down to about 88‚000)‚ making it eight times as long as Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey together‚ and over 3 times as long as the Bible (Chaitanya vii). According to the Narasimhan version‚ only about 4000 lines relate to the main story; the rest contain additional myths and teachings. In other words‚ the Mahabharataresembles
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