stressing the importance of dharma in society. The writers of the Mahabharata’s twelfth book‚ The Book of Peace‚ place extra emphasis on dharma to not only maintain order within the kingdom‚ but also to preserve the social status of Brahmins and dissuade other castes from converting to new and foreign influences in the Mahabharata. To better understand why such an act was needed‚ this paper will discuss the Brahminical social status relative to other castes‚ the importance of dharma in society to Brahmins
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mythological concepts. In Ramayana period‚ we can see many glimpses of music and dance. The Ramayana tells the story of an ideal heroic prince Rama of Ayodhya and his devoted wife Sita. This ancient tale has been treasured and retold for countless generation in every Hindu house; they worshipped Rama as the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu. In Ramayana we find a mention of recitors who were specialised in story-telling. Lava and Kusha‚ the two brave sons of Rama rendered Ramayana in verses composed by
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Emptiness paper Buddhism is an orthopraxy where identity comes from implementing “correct” behavior‚ rather than orthodoxy where identity is found through “correct” beliefs. Mahayana Buddhism‚ termed “the Great Way” is essentially a vision of what Buddhism is really about. Although the permeation of Mahayana was harmless‚ the status of the sutras was constantly disputed. From the very onset of Buddhism‚ the concepts of Self/not-Self and dependent arising were prominent and fundamental
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“Santayana Dharma” or Universal Truth or Way. One of “Hinduism’s” greatest strengths is its ability to unite the diverse beliefs and practices of its people in ways that are absolutely necessary for India to continue as it historically has. This is one
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Angkor Wat is the largest ancient temple in southwest Cambodia that was constructed by King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as a religious center. It was made out of enormous amounts of sandstone‚ as much as Khafres pyramid in Egypt (over 5million tons) and It was made soon after King Suryavarman II came to the throne and was finished shortly after his death‚ no more than 40 years. Angkor Wat lies 5.5 km north of the modern town of Siem Riep‚ and a short distance south from the previous
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IHow Dalai Lama came into contact with Shugden The following is an excerpt from the first volume of Dalai Lama´s book on Shugden. " I‚ the 14th Dalai Lama‚ committed the first mistake of coming in contact with Shugden. I did not follow the path shown by the previous Dalai Lamas. It was my mistake. Well‚ the political situation in Tibet was at the most critical stage in 1951. We were staying at Dungkhar monastery in Dromo region. Within my entourage‚ some who advised me to leave for India‚ while
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government to achieve peace in Japan through following the “Right Dharma”. Nichiren advocates heavily for the destruction and elimination of all those who speak slander against the “Right Dharma”. In Dialogue VII‚ “The Warnings of The Buddha”‚ Nichiren writes‚ “As far as Buddhist sutras are concerned‚ it can be concluded that the peace of our country will be realized if slanderers of the Right Dharma are eliminated and keepers of the Right Dharma are protected. ‘The Buddha says to [Maitreya Bodhisattva]
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debargo sanyal‚ reena shah‚ Pooja kumar‚ Aladdin ulaah. The music for this film has been given by Annette hanshaw and the movie was released on 11th of February 2008. This film is sympathetic towards sita. This film has picked some incedents from Ramayana involving sita where they have shown things from sita’s perspective and how she suffered at the various walks of her life after she got married to rama. The plot joins the exile of prince rama from his father’s court on a request from one of his
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Palace of Illusions by Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni is a beautiful book which gives a woman’s perspective on a story that deals mainly with male characters i.e. the great epic‚ Mahabharata. The book has been written from Draupadi’s‚ who was the wife of the 5 Pandava heroes in this epic‚ point of view. It throws light on her innermost thoughts and feelings‚ traced right from her childhood to her demise in the lap of the Himalayan mountains. It talks about her feelings about the strange in which
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Western thought. A central theme in the Hindu religion is following one ’s dharma‚ which is an individual ’s "spiritual duty" (McCrae October 30 2003). This duty is "not bounded by a law code‚ and there is not one path to salvation" (McCrae October 30‚ 2003). Because there is no law code‚ morality is ambiguous. Its definition is unique to each individual. In The Mahabharata‚ fate (which works interchangeably with dharma) presides over what is traditionally right. Yudhisthira
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