QUESTION India is a sovereign‚ socialist‚ secular‚ democratic republic which gives equal treatment and tolerance of all religions‚ which enshrines the right to practice‚ preach and propagate any religion and which says right to freedom of religion is a fundamental right. Why still religious fundamentalism based on ‘Hindutva’ ideology? HISTORY OF RELIGIOUS TRADITION IN INDIA In India‚ religion becomes part and parcel of every common man. Religion forms part of the very culture of India. Large number
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of immanent and transcendent. Every religion has a core belief that a person must adhere to‚ to truly belong to that religion and this is referred to as its paradigm. In Buddhism‚ the paradigm is a belief in the Three Refuges - The Lord Buddha‚ the Dharma and the Sangha. For Hinduism‚ the belief that ultimate union with Brahman is the only real purpose for humans‚ is extremely fundamental. Every religion has a paradigm and in addition‚ has other beliefs that flow out of its core paradigm which accepts
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The Justification of Warfare in the Bhagavad Gita The Bhagavad Gita‚ translated from Sanskrit as “The Lord’s Song”‚ is the dialogue between Lord Krishna and Prince Arjuna as the charioteer and archer enter battle in the Mahabharata. Arjuna tells Lord Krishna that he feels emotionally conflicted entering into this war since it requires him to kill his own blood‚ and engage in actions that he feels go against his beliefs as a Hindu. At this point‚ the two stop in the middle of the battlefield‚ and
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Indian History - Important events History of India . An overview : The people of India have had a continuous civilization since 2500 B.C.‚ when the inhabitants of the Indus River valley developed an urban culture based on commerce and sustained by agricultural trade. This civilization declined around 1500 B.C.‚ probably due to ecological changes. During the second millennium B.C.‚ pastoral‚ Aryan-speaking tribes migrated from the northwest into the subcontinent. As they settled in the middle Ganges
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Akilathirattu Ammanai Akilathirattu Ammanai‚ also called Thiru Edu (venerable book)‚ is the primary scripture of the South Indian Dharmic belief system ‘Ayyavazhi’. The title is often abbreviated to Akilam or Akilathirattu. Akilam contains more than 15000 verses. It remains as one of the greatest & longest literary work ever composed by a single author in Tamil. History Akilam was written down by Hari Gopalan Seedar‚ one of the five disciples of Vaikundar‚ at his residence in Thamarai Kulam village
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Purushottama‚[6] literally the Perfect Man or Lord of Restrictions.[7] Rama is the husband of Sita‚ who Hindus consider to be an Avatar of Lakshmi and the embodiment of perfect womanhood.[6][8] Rama ’s life and journey is one of perfect adherence to dharma despite harsh tests of life and time. For
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ROWiE DABU IV-TURQUOiSE GROUP 2 JANUARY 16‚2013 ------------------------------------------------- PANDAVAS Draupadi and Pandavas In the Hindu epic Mahābhārata‚ the Pandava (Sanskrit: पाण्डव pāṇḍavaḥ; also‚ Pandawa) are the five acknowledged sons of Pandu (Sanskrit: पांडु)‚ by his two wives Kunti and Madri. Their names are Yudhisthira‚ Bhima‚ Arjuna‚ Nakula and Sahadeva. All five brothers were married to the same woman‚Draupadi. (Each brother also had multiple
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Guided Reading Questions 1 (pp. 73-80) 1. Describe the shape of the subcontinent of India. How has the geography and climate affected the development of Indian culture? The subcontinent of India was surrounded largely by ocean due to its location on the edge of the continent. The Hymalayn mountains and two rivers blocked the majority of intrances through land travel. This lead the people living there to be less affected by other cultures and mostly protected from invasion. 2. What does Ganga
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(a)(i) Describe Hindu belief in respect for all living creatures. Hindu’s belief in respecting all living creatures is due to many reasons‚ including the presence of Brahman‚ the close connection between humans and animals and the most basic principles of satya and ahimsa. Firstly‚ Hindus believe that God created the whole universe and that all creation whether it be oceans‚ mountains‚ human beings‚ animals or plants it is all part of the Universal Spirit (Brahman) and therefore deserves respect
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Ambedkar and Gandhi on the Bhagwat Gita The Bhagwat Gita is regarded as the most sacred religious book in Hinduism. It is also considered to be a book of ethics‚ championing eternal moral values. It has been translated into various languages. Great thinkers and political leaders‚ both in medieval and modern period‚ have been inspired by this book and have also written commentaries upon it. The objective of this paper is to compare the contrasting views of Gandhi and Ambedkar on the Bhagwat Gita
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