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 in terms of both literature and philosophy‚ written at some point between 400 BCE and 200 CE. Similar to the Rig-Veda‚ the Bible is also a collection of texts
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established by their religious beliefs which were derived from two stone tablets given to Moses on Mount Sinai. The ancient Indian civilization is seen as the blending of the indigenous Dravidians and the nomadic Aryans. A millennium later‚ the Bhagavad Gita is presented and it represents the Indian moral system as a whole. The moral systems of the ancient Mesopotamian and Hebrew civilizations are clearly defined in the Code of Hammurabi and The Jewish Bible respectively‚ while the Indian civilization
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as a "self" or "Atman"? Is there a part of us that exists and persists to seek after death? In buddhism it is believed to be no such thing as a self while hinduism believes there is a true self that exists even after this body has ceased to (Bhagavad-Gita As It Is‚ 91). The goal of this paper is not to disregard either religions but to regard and unite the idea of self and no self that is experienced through both. After awhile of delving into both idealogies I ’ve found that the self or the existance
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Bibliography: Purohit‚ and Kendra Crossen. Burroughs. Bhagavad Gita: Annotated & Explained. Woodstock‚ VT: SkyLight Paths Pub.‚ 2001 Rood‚ Rick. "Hinduism." Leadership University. Web. 02 Dec. 2010. <http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/hindu.html>. Roychoudhury‚ H. P. "Hinduism & Christianity
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Term Paper: Understanding Dharmic and Karmic action. The understanding of Dharmic and Kharmic action is important for people who are seeking to understand Hinduism. A good way to explain this importance is through the Bhagavad-Gita. The Bhagavad-Gita explains in detail a tale of two ruling families in India and their struggles with an internal war. I will be looking specifically at the character Arjuna. Arjuna is given a dilemma in his life that forces him to question his Dharma.
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translation of a story that has been passed orally from generation to generation for thousands of years. The Bhagavad Gita for example was written over two thousand years ago‚ and since the original language of the Gita was Sanskrit‚ which many people did not know how to translate‚ the first complete English version was not made until 1785 (Johnson‚ 1994). Consequently‚ before this time the Gita was simply passed orally in a very broad translation‚ and with no theological overview of the text. (Johnson
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Kant and Hinduism (observed in the Bhagavad-Gita) There are many similarities between the analyses of religious works of Hinduism (the Gita being used in this case) and the philosophical work of Kant‚ or even Buddhism and Hume for that matter. Both argue from similar premises about personal identity and share similar conclusions about human action. Their metaphysical models are similar‚ as are their rules of logic‚ and some feelings towards one’s duty. They make their claims from different
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World Views 10/3/13 The Legend of Bagger Vance The Legend of Bagger Vance vs. Bhagavad Gita The 2000 film The Legend of Bagger Vance tells the story of a man named Rannulph Junah‚ who was a very talented golfer when he was young. He had planned on playing his whole life‚ until he fought in World War I and became traumatized. Years later‚ his old lover Adele decides to hold a four-round‚ two-day exhibition match in order to recover her family’s lost fortune. The match consists of two talented
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Ramayana and present day society. Following this‚ I will discuss the value systems present in the Ramayana as well as how they support or oppose the value systems seen in Western and Eastern society today. Next‚ I will discuss the role of the Bhagavad Gita in explaining and supporting the Ramayana’s value systems‚ as well as the impact the work has had on society today. Finally‚ I will close by talking about the notion of Dharma vs. Adharma‚ and the idea of globalization in comparison to Valmiki’s
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REL 2011 REL 2011 MIDTERM EXAM Essay 1 Buddhism is essentially an atheistic religion. And yet it is one of the major religions in the world today. How can Buddhism be used to illustrate Durkheim’s and Geertz’s point that religion is really not about “God‚” but about “us‚” that is‚ about human society and culture. In order words‚ in what sense would it be true to say that religion will not go away or disappear (as the radical Enlightenment
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