transcendent‚ both Creator and Unmanifest Reality. 2 Hindus believe in the divinity of the four Vedas‚ the world’s most ancient scripture‚ and venerate the Agamas as equally revealed. These primordial hymns are God’s word and the bedrock of Sanatana Dharma‚ the eternal religion. 3 Hindus believe that the universe undergoes endless cycles of creation‚ preservation and dissolution. 4 Hindus believe in karma‚ the law of cause and effect by which each individual creates his own destiny by his thoughts
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The history of Nepal The history of Nepal is characterized by its isolated position in the Himalayas and its two neighbors‚ India and China. Due to the arrival of disparate settler groups from outside through the ages‚ it is now a multi-ethnic‚ multi-cultural‚ multi-lingual country. Its population is predominantly Hindu with significant presence of Buddhists‚ who were in majority at one time in the past. Central Nepal was split in three kingdoms from the 15th to 18th century‚ when it was unified
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and also explains the consequences that follows when one let the ego self take the better of one. The world of Dharma and Karma constitute one of the basic essence of Hinduism. Dharma is the essential order of things. It helps one after finding the Self harmonize with the cosmos and the pillar that makes up a good life such righteousness‚ justice‚ love and more. Into the world of Dharma every desire of the world to one is fulfilled‚ thus one talked about the tejas which is a splendor of personality
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someone is required to perform. However‚ in the context of the story of Ramayana‚ duty‚ or dharma‚ has a more specific interpretation. Dharma is a set of laws or principles carried out with the purpose of creating social and religious order in the society. In this story of Ramayana‚ many times this duty conflicts with other values or personal desires‚ forcing characters to compare the choices of following the dharma or fulfilling another human value. Within the context of the relationship between Rama
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LEGAL METHODS PROJECT BY AKSHAY ZAVERI PROJECT TOPIC: THE INDIAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM: A CRITIQUE LEGAL METHODS PROJECT 1. BIBLIOGRAPHY BOOKS REFFERED: BLACK‟S LAW DICTIONARY 869(West Group Pub. VII ed.‚1999). JUSTICE M. RAMAJOIS‚ SEEDS OF MODERN PUBLIC LAW IN ANCIENT INDIAN JURISPRUDENCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS-BHARATIYA VALUES 24 (Eastern Book Company‚ 2nd ed.‚2000). M. RAMAJOIS‚ LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF INDIA: ANCIENT LEGAL‚ JUDICIAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM 25(Universal
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Divinity is the core of all religions and rule most societies. Socialization based on divinity occurs almost everywhere. Most of the acceptable behaviors we have been taught since infancy have religious roots. I will compare and contrast the concepts of divinity in Judaic‚ Sumerian and Hindu culture‚ based on Genesis‚ The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Ramayana of Valmiki‚ respectively. Judging by the literature‚ the Judaic concept of divinity seemed to be both polytheistic and monotheistic. I conclude
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concept known as dharma. The essence of dharma is the distinction between good‚ supporting the cosmic order‚ and evil‚ which poses a threat to this order. Accordingly‚ the preservation of good at the cost of a war was justified in ancient Vedic society. However‚ unlike the Christian concept of ‘crusade’ or ‘bellum justissimum’ and its counterpart ‘Jihad’ in Islam‚ there is no justification in Hinduism for any war against foreigners or people of other faiths. The concept of dharma in its original sense
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Adivasi Adivasi is an umbrella term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups claimed to be the aboriginal population of India.[1][2][3] They comprise a substantial indigenous minority of the population of India. The same term Adivasi is used for the ethnic minorities of Bangladesh and the native Vedda people of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ආදී වාස).[4] The word is also used in the same sense in Nepal as is another word janajati (Nepali: जनजाति; janajāti)‚ although the political context differed
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modes. It is divided into two broad categories namely astikaya (extended) and anastikaya (non-extended). Time or Kal is the anastikaya dravya. The astikaya dravyas are subdivided into two namely- jiva and ajiva. There are again four ajivas namely- dharma‚ adharma‚ akash and pudgala. Together they are called the pancastikaya. Consciousness is the essence or the essential characteristics of the Jiva. Every soul from the lowest to the highest possesses consciousness. The degree of consciousness may
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story. This is a concept which is a great contradiction to the "female dharma" which is explained in the Ramayana as the ideal of women. The Ramayana is a religious text revolving around the conception of Dharma. Dharma in Hinduism is specified behavior that is to be in accordance to the ideal. Therefore‚ Rama and Sita serve as the symbol for ideal man and woman in traditional Indian society. Sita‚ in Ramayana expresses Dharma by being a strong‚ brave‚ faithful and very devoted wife to Rama. Rama
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