Chapter 7 India Monday‚ October 15‚ 2012 12:21 PM Indian Subcontinent • 3 topographical zones: - Northern mountainous zone - Indus and Ganges basins - Peninsula Vindhya Mountains and Deccan plateau divide peninsula from other two zones 4 sub regions in Peninsula: - Tropical Kerala in west - Coromandel Coast in east - Flat area of Tamil Nadu in south - Island of Sri Lanka Weather‚ Crops‚ and Geography • Peninsular India and Ganges Valley have a subtropical climate and
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popular understanding of Hinduism has been dominated by Hindu modernization in which mysticism and the unity of Hinduism have been emphasized. Hindu practices include daily rituals such as (worship) and recitations‚ annual festivals‚ and occasional pilgrimages.. Hinduism‚ with about one billion followers is the worlds third largest religion‚ after Christianity and Islam. Hinduism believes in idol worship‚ reincarnation‚ karma‚ dharma and moksha. Some moral ideals in Hinduism include non-violence‚ truthfulness
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Muhammad listed them in the Hadith. Confession of Faith or shahada- there is no god but God and Muhammad is the prophet of God. Ritual Prayer or salat this performs five times a day. Alms tax or zakat‚ Fasting during the month of Ramadan‚ and the Pilgrimage to Mecca or hajj were
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cover extremist groups. (He‚ 2015) For example‚ in 2001‚ the Taliban demolished the two Bamiyan Buddha statues in Afghanistan. These statues were carved by Buddhist monks between the third and sixth centuries C.E.‚ one of which was the tallest known Buddha in the world at 55 meters tall. (Clark‚ 2014) They were a pilgrimage site for Buddhists‚ and although Buddhism had not been practiced in the Bamiyan Valley for centuries‚ the local (predominately) Shia Muslim communities valued the statues. (He
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Mitchell‚ M. (2005). Rural Tourism and Sustainable Business. Bristol: Multilingual Matters Ltd. Monastery‚ T.(2013) “ Namo Buddha a Religious Place”. Retrieved from; namobuddha.org/namobuddha.html. Assed on : 5th July 2014. Satyal‚ Y. R. (2002). Pilgrimage Tourism in Nepal‚ Adroit Publishers‚ Yamuna Bihar. Bihar
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Ambedkar was born in the town and military cantonment of Mhow in the Central Provinces (now in Madhya Pradesh).[9] He was the 14th and last child of Ramji Maloji Sakpal and Bhimabai.[10] His family was of Marathi background from the town of Ambavade (Mandangad taluka) in the Ratnagiri district of modern-day Maharashtra. They belonged to the Mahar caste‚ who were treated as untouchables and subjected to socio-economic discrimination.[11] Ambedkar’s ancestors had for long been in the employment of
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RELIGIONS IN CHINA AND INDIA There are many different religions in both China and India. The most popular religions in China are ancient Confucianism and Taoism‚ Buddhism‚ Islam‚ Protestant‚ Catholic‚ and a new form of religion Falun Gong. India has many religions that are different or the same as the Chinese. Indian religions include: Hinduism‚ Islam‚ Christianity‚ Sikhism‚ Buddhism‚ and Jainism. There are also many people from China that do not follow a religion because of its communist
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ARTH359 Paper Lei Bian 26111096 [pic][pic] [pic] Tittle: The celebrated symbols of ancient Chinese civilization- Silk Road’s major influence on technological revolution‚ multicultural and religious spirit exchanges are much more far-reaching than the barter trading in prosperous Early Tang Dynasty (618-917AD) Silk Road‚ the most well-known trading route of the ancient Chinese civilization and trade prosperity‚ rose to its peak in early Tang dynasty (618AD). It departed
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What is scripture and why is it important to us as human beings? Scriptures are not only something that you read‚ but it is a way of life. We think of scriptures as the holy writing‚ the sacred text of religion. Most scriptures are closed canons which means they are fixed religion. Some scriptures tell historical narratives. They tell an event in story form. Other scriptures have comparatively few narratives or none at all. Scriptures comes in many forms; myth‚ legend‚ prophecy‚ sermons‚ love poems
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Maharashtra Tourism 1. Executive Summary Indian economy is growing and Tourism’s contribution to the economy is increasing since few year. Maharashtra as a state has immense to offer in support for the growing tourism industry; however its potential remains largely untapped. The reason for this are:- • Lack of Product/Site promotions • Lack of products for the “Most Visit” and “Most Spend” segments of India tourist • Lack of Coherent marketing of the various offering and creating pull for
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