PROCESS QUESTIONS: 1. DESCRIBE BRIEFLY THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN LITERATURE. 2. EXPLAIN THE ROLE PLAYED BY RELIGION IN INDIAN LITERATURE. 3. DIFFERENTIATE RAMAYANA FROM MAHABHARATA AS TO THE THEME. 4. HOW DO SEVERAL LANGUAGES AFFECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN LITERATURE? 5. HOW WAS ENGLISH ACCEPTED AS LITERARY MEDIUM? GROUP THESAURUS’ ANSWER: 1. THE LITERATURE OF INDIA HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE DEVELOPMENT. AFTER THE RIG VEDA CAME THE BRAHMANAS WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY UPANISHADS THEN REPLACED BY THE
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HINDUISM Historical basis of Hinduism: Hinduism does not have a founder. Its origins can be traced back as far as 3500 B.C.E‚ the date given for the civilisation of the Indus Valley. ‘Hindu’ derives from the word ‘Sindu”‚ the word the Persians gave to the Indus River. This civilisation included a religion that centred on the worship of fertility gods and goddesses. In 1500 B.C.E‚ the nomadic tribal group‚ the Aryans invaded India. They brought with them the worshipping of nature gods‚ an economic
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other‚ and one cousin must chose between warrior dharma and family dharma. This can be seen as an allegory of the human struggle deciphering between wrong and right. The conversation between Krishna and Arjuna is what complies the Gita and records the ways and beliefs of Hindus. The Bhagavad Gita also
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Dharma is one of the main concepts in both Buddhism and Hinduism and even though they are the same word‚ there are many differences between the two. In Hinduism‚ they believe dharma to mean righteousness‚ justice‚ faith‚ duty‚ and a religious and social obligation (Oxtoby‚ Segal p. 274)‚ while in Buddhism‚ dharma is said to be morality and truth (Oxtoby‚ Segal p. 377). Both religions say that when dharma declines‚ this is when the Buddha is born for Buddhists and when lord Krishna comes to save the
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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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INDIAN CIVILIZATION Also called Indus Valley Civilization; the earliest in South Asia Contemporary with Bronze Age civilizations in pre-dynastic Egypt‚ Mesopotamia Compared to the other Bronze Age civilizations‚ Indus Valley Civilization was unspectacular Early civilizations of the Indian sub-continent were centred on two major river valleys: The Indus River and its tributaries‚ especially the Saraswati River Valley (2600-1500BCE) – associated with Dravidians. Called Harappan Culture The Ganges
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appearance and activates does not‚ upon leaving the body‚ take birth again in this material world‚ but attains My eternal abode‚ O Arjuna” (Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad-Gita). Krishna’s aggressive character‚ as portrayed in the Bhagavad-Gita and Mahabharata‚ has many components - he is seen as statesman‚ philosopher‚ husband‚ friend‚ warrior‚ leader‚ charioteer‚ guru‚ and lord. Hindus all over the world know these characteristics of Krishna‚ but his life‚ as a child and a young lover are more prominent
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separate from society and politics‚ from making money‚ sex‚ and love‚ and getting an education. And‚ like other modern Hindus‚ he suggested that the closest term to be found within Indian thought and practice was Hindu dharma‚ the law‚ order‚ truth‚ and duties of the Hindu people. As dharma or’ a way of life’‚ Hinduism is related to what Westerners refer to as ’secular’ concerns‚ to economic‚ political‚ and social matters. In India‚ debates about religious identity are not just about religion‚ but neither
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India has always been considered as a mysterious world with wide variety of interesting traditional values that was created all along the history line of India‚ from the big and complex things like philosophy schools of India to the daily’s things like the lamp in Diwali festival. So what has made India the way it is now with the blooming yet mysterious beauty from the richness in its culture? Well‚ here is a saying from the former Minister of India – Sir JAWAHARLAL NEHRU – to show the idea of Indian
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(Sanskrit: कृष्ण Kṛṣṇa in IAST‚ pronounced [ˈkr̩ʂɳə] ( listen))‚ literally "black") is the eighth incarnation of the supreme god Vishnu in Hinduism. The name Krishna appears as the 57th and 550th name of Lord Vishnu in Vishnu Sahasranama of the Mahabharata‚ and is also listed in the 24 Keshava Namas of Lord Vishnu which are recited and praised at the beginning of all Vedic pujas. A puja is the ritualistic worship offered in Hinduism. According to the Bhagavata Purana‚ which is a sattvic purana
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