SOME BASIC FEATURES OF INDIAN HERITAGE M.G. Prasad‚ 1 Osborne Terrace‚ Maplewood‚ NJ 07040 Introduction: Every society through the history of time has developed certain characteristic features that describe that society. These features form the core of the society’s thinking. Industrial revolution‚ technological developments‚ global communications‚ world markets‚ consumerism etc‚ have made impact on all societies of the world. However‚ the Indian heritage has retained certain basic features that
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provide a purpose in their life. Hindus‚ primarily follow Sanatana Dharma‚ or universal truth. Dharma is a path that leads to balance and harmony in life. This balance is obtained by realizing that there is spiritual identity of a person which goes beyond the material existence of the body (Shattuck 2002). There are several paths for realizing spiritual realization; the most important of them is Vedic texts. These are the basis of Dharma. There is not just a single text but several exist that explain
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Shakespeare‚ so new forms of literature were created‚ Dante heightened religious believes in the Inferno influencing entire nations‚ children learned about morality from the Iliad and the Odyssey‚ and culture was preserved through the writings of the Ramayana (“Lecture on the Odyssey”). The fact that The Epic of Gilgamesh was written in 2700 B.C. and it is still read today demonstrates that it has withstood the test of time (“Epic of Gilgamesh”). As the oldest epic‚ it has lasted for 4‚500 years and
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philosopher renowned for his devotion to the god Rama. A composer of several popular works‚ he is best known as the author of the epic Ramcharitmanas‚ a retelling of the Sanskrit Ramayana in the vernacular Awadhi. Tulsidas was acclaimed in his lifetime to be a reincarnation of Valmiki‚ the composer of the original Ramayana in Sanskrit.[4] He is also considered to be the composer of the Hanuman Chalisa‚ a popular devotional hymn dedicated to Hanuman‚ the divine devotee of Rama.[5] Tulsidas spent most
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SINDHURA CONTENTS: 1. Introduction 2. Development 3. Biography 4. Ashokas Dhamma(Dharma) 5. Specialties of Ashokas Dhamma 6. Universalism 7. Measures taken in propagating Dhamma 8. Administration of Ashoka 9. Conclusion 10. Bibilography Introduction In 304 BC‚ the second emperor of Mouryan dynasty‚ Bindusara brought a soul into the world .He was named as Ashoka Bindusara Mourya. His mother was Dharma and he had several older half brothers. Born and brought up in a king’s family Ashoka
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the practicing of selfless action. How Krishna presents this is by saying‚ “Be intent in action…not on the fruits of action.” (Reichenbach 399). He explains this by talking about Dharma‚ in which he explains how it is “a person’s innate nature which belongs to him or her as an individual or as a member of a group.” (Dharma lecture). In the Bhagavad Purana‚ it talks about who Krishna fought‚ what he did in his adolescence to when he had to go to Dhwarka‚ where the Mahabharata took place‚ which then
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puppetry while Katputli uses physical dolls. Tholpavakoothu is a compound word of three Malayalam terms‚ thol‚ meaning leather‚ pava‚ meaning doll‚ and koothu‚ meaning the play. It is believed to have originated in the ninth century AD and uses Kamba Ramayana as its basic text. The performance language uses Tamil‚ Sanskrit and Malayalam words. Like Mudiyettu and Patayani‚ Tholpavakoothu is also an art form that is dedicated to Bhadrakali. According to legend‚ Tholpavakoothu was performed at the request
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COMPARISON OF HINDUISM AND ISLAM Defining Religion We are asked to make a comparison of a monotheistic religion and a polytheistic religion. I will endeavour to compare and contrast the religions of Hinduism and Islam. Religion is a system of beliefs‚ practices and philosophical values shared by a group of people which originated out of the need to recognize the importance of society and serves to maintain social order‚ solidarity or integration and provides meaning to social life. Religion
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gurukul system of learning. IV) Spirituality: • The core teachings of all founders of religions. • Spirituality vis-à-vis religion • Concept of Maya (Illusion) – Advaita Vedanta • Meaning‚ scope and implications at work • Concept of Dharma: varna ashram dharma‚ svadharma • Concept of karma – meaning and importance to managers‚ corporate karma. • Concept of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam ____________________________________________________________ ______ Tolerance This is a greater virtue than
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comparison between one university to other universities to improve the quality of study and compare how the education system is applied in each university. This year‚ KKL is done in Yogyakarta - Surabaya to visit tourist objects and Sanata Dharma The goals that want to be achieved through the Field Work Field (KKL) is an attempt to get the experience and knowledge to the students about the university and tourism objects that were visited to develop scientific insights‚ ways
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