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    Mahabharata Summary

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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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    artThe Arthashastra Insights on Statecraft and Reflections of Ancient Indian Society
 
 
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 This paper investigates the Arthashastra and its implications for ancient Indian society‚ as well as the rationale behind the principles underlying the text.1 It is necessary to bear in mind that the Arthashastra‚ “the science of wealth and warfare‚”2 was just discovered and translated in the past century in Mysore by R. Shamasastry‚ and that until then‚ there was no knowledge of

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    My Rhetorical Analysis of "Pit Bull‚ Bum Rap?" In 2004‚ Maclean’s published Lianne George’s essay‚ "Pit Bull‚ Bum Rap?" in regards to a proposal to ban pit bulls. Lianne George is currently an associate editor for Maclean’s magazine in Canada. She has written numerous commentaries such as this one‚ "Pit Bull‚ Bum Rap?" for Maclean’s and other publications like the National Post. Lianne George begins with an overview of dog breeds falling in and out of fashion. She compares the current pit

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    Finding Inner Peace

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    Cited: 1. “Buddhism in the West.” Buddhist Studies: The Buddhist World. 2008. Buddha Dharma Education Association Inc. 23 June 2010. 2. Cason‚ Thomas S.‚ and Lance Tillman. "Buddhism and Hinduism." World Religions. Mcgraw-Hill‚ 2009. 35-68. Print. 3. Kinnard‚ Jacob. “All Life is Religious.” Patheos. .

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    TUTORIALS BUM 2413 Applied Statistics: SEM I 2011/2012 Tutorial CHAPTER 6 GOODNESS OF FIT & CONTINGENCY TABLE University Malaysia Pahang 142 BUM 2413 Applied Statistics: SEM I 2011/2012 1. Students who are home-schooled often attend their local schools to participate in various types of activities such as sports or musicals ensembles. According to the government‚ 82% of home-scholars receive their education entirely at home‚ while 12% attend school up to 9 hours per week‚ and

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    Ramayana (1) Relationship between Dharma‚ Artha‚ Kama and Moksha Human life is consumed in chasing materialism (Artha) and sense pleasures (Kama). Ramayana makes it clear that these two pursuits should never be at the cost of Dharma (righteousness). In withholding dharma‚ both artha and Kama can be and must be sacrificed. The ultimate goal of life is Moksha (liberation) and it can be attained only by relinquishing Artha and Kama and by strictly following a life of Dharma. (2) The importance of one

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    refreshed feeling. The funeral was supposed to be a time of mourning but the whole time I was there I felt no need to cry or even be sad. I was a very happy and content person the rest of the day. I really enjoyed my visit to the Yellow Springs Dharma Center and I would definitely not be against doing it

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    Every culture contains heroes. In epic tales/stories‚ this is an individual to admire and to live by their ways‚ and because of this he/she is the embodiment of the values and concerns of the culture of the author that created him/she. The values of every culture were shaped by the social conditions of that time and different attributes became valued. Cultural values are expressed in both actions of a hero and his motivations. As heroes‚ Gilgamesh and Rama reflect the values of the cultures that

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    because it was created by the Aryans‚ or the nomads that moved into India. This system did not just happen over night‚ it developed over thousands of years through a blending of many ideas. The Major beliefs of this system were the Caste System‚ Dharma and Karma‚ and Rein carnation. All three of these beliefs are directly connected. The Caste system was the social classes of Hinduism‚ you were born into your Caste and for the rest of your life you remained in that caste and could only associate

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    Samsara In Hinduism

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    beings to the divine‚ and ways to attain the pure calm of infinity.” (Excerpt Elements 1). For example‚ through Krishna it is explained how the life of an Indian man is all about putting duty and honor before desires. To preserve honor and fulfilling dharma is even more important than death‚ which results in good karma. Karma is is the ideal that for every action there is an equal reaction‚ what a person gives to the world its the reciprocal of what the world will return. Indian people however do not

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