employees‚ respect for mother and father‚ generosity to friends‚ companions‚ relations‚ Brahmans and ascetics‚ and not killing living beings. He emphasized compassion‚ nonviolence‚ and adherence to dharma; officials had to oversee the moral welfare of the realm and were required to rule humanely; dharma was a civic virtue that could unite diverse peoples of his empire. Some highlights of Ashoka’s administration were that he abolished the unnecessary slaughter of animals and banned sport hunting; he
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to feel safe under his reign‚ he wants them to be discipline and obedient‚ and he wants everyone to be happy. Q2- Taking an overview based on reading all the edicts presented here‚ precisely what does Asoka’s concept of Dharma seem to entail? King Asoka’s concept of Dharma seems to consist of basic moral principles like Sympathetic‚ Karma‚ openness‚ and so on. In the edicts it talks about how if one does something against the law then the person who committed the crime shall be punished and this
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INDIAN ETHOS MANAGMENET: Oxford defines ethos as “The characteristic Spirit and Beliefs of community/ people” which distinguishes one culture from the other. Indian ethos is drawn from the Vedas‚ the Ramayana‚ Mahabharat‚ the Bhagwadgita‚ and Upnishads. Right from the Vedic age it has been discovered two basic universal truths of life. 1. The essential infinitude and divinity of all souls. 2. The essential oneness and solidarity of universe and all life. The first truth was
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Vaishnavism and Śrauta among numerous other traditions. It also includes historical groups‚ for example the Kapalikas. Among other practices and philosophies‚ Hinduism includes a wide spectrum of laws and prescriptions of "daily morality" based on karma‚ dharma‚ and societal norms. Hinduism is a conglomeration of distinct intellectual or philosophical points of view‚ rather than a rigid common set of beliefs. Hinduism is formed of diverse traditions and has no single founder.] Among its direct roots is
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and American counterparts out of business” (pg. 55). In the book Edward Luce discusses the castes systems and explains the differences and conflicts of this system. Edward Luce discusses how the caste systems are separated by the “dharma” or duty.” But it is the Dharma of caste that perhaps gives us the best insight into how India’s traditional society saw itself” (pg. 105). In India like most other
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status of a classic. The story of Discovery of India begins from prehistory to the last years of British colonial rule; some of the greatest heroes of India are mentioned. Analyzing texts from the Vedas to the Upanishads‚ and epics such as the Mahabharata and the Ramayana‚ and personalities like
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Question 1 2 out of 2 points A Mahayana legend says that Buddha was conceived when his mother dreamed that a: Answer Selected Answer: a. white elephant entered her body Correct Answer: a. white elephant entered her body Response Feedback: Good! Question 2 2 out of 2 points This elephant-headed deity is Shiva’s son by Parvati (Shiva’s consort). Answer Selected Answer: b. Ganesha Correct Answer: b. Ganesha Response Feedback: Right! Question 3 2 out of 2 points
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single use weapons requiring an intricate knowledge of use‚ often depicted in art‚ literature and adapted filmography as divinely blessed arrows. Sometimes the astra is descriptive of the function‚ or of the force of nature which it invokes. The Mahabharata cites instances when the Nagastra (Sanskrit: Nag=snake) was used‚ and thousands of snakes came pouring down from the skies on unsuspecting enemies. Similarly‚ the Agneyastra (Agni) is used for setting the enemy ablaze‚ as the Varunastra (Varuna)
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Buddhism‚ one of the major world religions‚ founded by Siddhartha Gautama popularly known as the Buddha (the Enlightened One)‚ is regarded as one of the three most widespread religions in the world today. Buddha was born in India during the sixth century BCE into a royal family of the Sakyan clan. Though He had all the comforts for a good life with wealth‚ palaces for three seasons and so on He was not satisfied with them. He saw life as suffering due to impermanent nature of phenomena and determined
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