India is a vast country with various castes‚ creed‚ and colour hence a large number of festivals are celebrated in India in honour of their gods and goddesses. Since many communities exist here; the ways and method of celebrating these festivals also differ from state to state. But‚ the basic form of the belief behind their origin‚ the traditions and the excitement of celebrations is still the same for years. However‚ since India has a majority of Hindus‚ there is a preponderance of Hindu festivals
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Religion is the people’s beliefs and opinions concerning the existence‚ nature‚ and worship of a deity or deities‚ and divine involvement in the universe and human life. This is my definition of religion before I started this class. On the first day of the class‚ a young man walked inside the class room. He has dark hair‚ facial hair‚ not really tall but good looking. I thought he was one of our classmates until he introduce himself as our professor. My jaw dropped and was at awe. I was expecting
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HINDUISM -oldest religion in the world - predates recorded history - has no human founder. History The word Hindu is of ancient Persian origin to describe people who lived beyond the River Indus and their religion. Was created through the intermixing to two distinct cultures involving the Aryans and the Indus Valley civilisation. At about 1500 B.C‚ the Aryan invaded India and imposed their religious themes on the Indian natives. Hinduism spread in the world through literature and folklore. It
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Part 1: Defining Dharma Using information from Site 1‚ write four defining elements of dharma (the prescribed conduct and morality within the religious system of Hinduism). Dharma is Universal: Universal dharma is known as rita‚ the underlying principle and universal law regulating nature. It is destiny and the road to destiny. Human: Human dharma is asrama dharma‚ the natural expression and maturing of the body‚ mind‚ and emotions through four progressive stags of earthly life. Social:
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religions of Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ Sikhism‚ and Hinduism have some similarities. The basic philosophical ideals that Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ and Sikhism share are the beliefs in a system of karma‚ a cycle of rebirth‚ and the goal of ultimate liberation which leads to the end of the rebirth cycle and peace to the soul. However‚ the way that each religion goes about these shared philosophies and have other beliefs that set them apart. Buddhism and Jainism are nontheistic religions while Hinduism in a way
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Origin Running Head: Hinduism: An Ancient System of Dharma |Antilkumar Gandhi | |Prof. Charles Fleming | |Religion & Philosophy | |HUM-400
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University of Phoenix Material Rajdeep Grewal Jainism vs. Sikhism Part I Read the assigned chapters for the week and complete the following table. Be as specific as possible when identifying practices‚ beliefs‚ rituals‚ and historical elements. Cite sources in APA formatting. Sikhism as a religion believes in the followings: Core Beliefs Jainism Sikhism 1. Every living being has a soul 1. Sikhism believes in One GOD. 2. Every soul is potentially divine‚ with innate qualities
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Throughout history until now‚ the world had three great belief systems‚ Hinduism‚ Confucianism‚ and Buddhism. Each lasted from different times‚ at different societies‚ Hinduism in India when the Aryans first came to India involving with the Dravidians‚ Confucianism in China after the Warring States Period in order to end the disorder there‚ and Buddhism in after Hinduism when the cast system fell apart. These belief systems‚ each had strong impacts on the political‚ social‚ and economic groups of
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[Writer Name] [Supervisor Name] [Subject] [Date] Christianity vs. Jainism I have selected Christianity and Jainism‚ two of the foremost world beliefs as the two beliefs I would like to compare. I chose these two beliefs because of my familiarity with Christianity and my concern in liking to discover more about Jainism. I begun my study by liking to understand about their likenesses but completed up discovering many more about their differences. I will start by giving a short abstract on each
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The Idea of Karma in Jainism Jainism is the one of the oldest practiced religions in the world. “Jainism is an ancient religion from India that teaches that the way to liberation and bliss is to live lives of harmlessness and renunciation” ("Jainism: Karma")Limiting the use of natural resources of the land and following the three jewels or governing principals of the religion obtains the goals of this religion. There are another five governing principles called the five mahavratas. These are named
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