authority‚ authenticity‚ content and theme‚ with the most authoritative being the Vedas. The position of women in Hinduism is widely dependent on the specific text and the context. Positive references are made to the ideal woman in texts such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata‚ while some texts such as the Manu Smriti advocate a restriction of women’s rights. In modern times‚ the Hindu wife has traditionally been regarded as someone who must at all costs remain chaste or pure. This is in contrast with
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life. These teachings are those basic to Hinduism and center on the individual. An introspective attitude and focus on personal battles can lead to dominion over evils of the world as good slowly prevails. Every creature has a niche to fill. Their dharma will drive them to attain this. The battle he is facing may be a physical one‚ but its implications are beyond that. It is representative of the ongoing fight between forces of good
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Rama throughout the epic stands by his values by not killing Ravana when he is unable to fight‚ and fighting for the protection of his loved ones. The Ramayana played a huge role in strengthening Indian Culture‚ because it gave the people of an India a sense of what a perfect man should be and how to be a great leader and husband. Without the Ramayana‚ Indians would not have anything to lead them in their own lives. Rama is India’s version of the Bible because when everything is not going right‚ those
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The Mahabharata (composed between 300 BC and 300 AD) has the honor of being the longest epic in world literature‚ 100‚000 2-line stanzas (although the most recent critical edition edits this down to about 88‚000)‚ making it eight times as long as Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey together‚ and over 3 times as long as the Bible (Chaitanya vii). According to the Narasimhan version‚ only about 4000 lines relate to the main story; the rest contain additional myths and teachings. In other words‚ the Mahabharataresembles
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Gita‚ one of the most important books in the Mahaabbharata‚ certain elements must be analyzed and recognized as critical to understanding the complex religious and social system that is Hinduism. These elements include karma‚ reincarnation‚ yoga‚ and dharma. Beginning with karma‚ we must first identify what it is before we relate it to Hinduism. Karma is the moral law of cause and effect‚ maintaining that every act has a moral consequence. In the Bhagvad Gita‚ there are two concepts to karma: Sanyas
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reflected a strong belief in ethics and dharma resulting in a dynasty that lacked a caste system. Hammurabi’s laws on the other hand‚ focused more on punishment and social status. Mortality took a strong hold in Ashoka’s laws mainly because Buddhism and Jainism influenced his views. These two religions rejected the Hindu belief of the caste system and also influenced Ashokas definition of Dharma. One law plainly stated‚ “Dharma is good‚ but what does Dharma consist of? It consists of a few sins and
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Of all the books I have read the Ramayana influenced me most. This is my favourite book. I love it most. The book has many charms of its own. It is more interesting than any other book. It is more philosophic than any other book on philosophy. It is a complete moral code. Hence‚ it has influenced me most. It contains the life story of Rama who is thought to be an incarnation of God. Hence it is a religious book which helps us to make us good and pious. The book is full of ideals. It presents
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artThe Arthashastra Insights on Statecraft and Reflections of Ancient Indian Society By Sayem Islam This paper investigates the Arthashastra and its implications for ancient Indian society‚ as well as the rationale behind the principles underlying the text.1 It is necessary to bear in mind that the Arthashastra‚ “the science of wealth and warfare‚”2 was just discovered and translated in the past century in Mysore by R. Shamasastry‚ and that until then‚ there was no knowledge of
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Sundar Palaniappan is an aspiring photographer who loves to visit temples and other historical places in India. Since web‚ is the universal media to which people around the globe either visit to gather knowledge or to keep in touch with their close friends and relatives‚ I would like to avail the power of web‚ by putting the photos of temples and other historical places of India. Since web allows people to publish ideas and other useful information‚ I decided to flaunt my ability of photography
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Myths help people to understand their customs and tradition. The western myths are largely the derivatives of the Greek and Roman mythologies. In India‚ we have our very own Ramayana and Mahabharata‚ tales from Vedas‚ Upanishads‚ etc.‚ which are introduced to us even from our early ages. The problem is we do not understand them completely as we are not told the entire story but only certain parts of it. Indian myths are largely patriarchal‚ where we find the female characters playing marginal roles
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