literature. For one‚ The Ramayana of Valmiki is a much older story‚ one passed from around 2‚000 years ago. Instead of focusing on worldly riches and possessions‚ Rama instead “cannot swerve from the path of dharma”‚ shunning worldly desires such as greed and lust. Like Gilgamesh who is “two-thirds” god and “one-third”‚ he is also a god‚ but a much higher one‚ the “imperishable cosmic being” Visnu (Foster: Tablet I: 50)‚ (Venkatesananda: Yuddha 120). Since he is characterized by dharma‚ he is a god that
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foundational principle of social ethics‚ ahimsa. Aurobindo‚ on the other hand‚ based his beliefs on Santana-dharma—the eternal dharma. This philosophy encompassed all. We shall devote ourselves not to politics alone‚ not to social questions alone‚ nor to theology or philosophy‚ or literature or science by themselves‚ but we include all these in one entity which we believe to be all-important‚ the dharma‚ the national religion which we also believe to be universal (Glucklich 209) It was Aurobindo’s view
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India’s first Vice President‚ Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan‚ said “Hinduism is not just a faith. It is the union of reason and intuition that can not be defined but is only to be experienced. Evil and error are not ultimate. There is no Hell‚ for that means there is a place where God is not‚ and there are sins which exceed his love.” (Hinduism‚ 2008). The Hindu religion focuses on four key pieces that lead one to salvation – personal gods‚ karma‚ reincarnation‚ and moksha (spiritual liberation). In
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axis by viewing a lunar eclipses and discoveries about gravity and the planets of the solar system‚ which they used to tell the horoscopes)‚ mathematics (the invention of zero‚ chess and decimal numeral system)‚ literature (Ramayana and Mahabharata‚ Hitopadesha‚ Panchatantra‚ Kama Sutra and other works)‚ architecture (Mahabodhi Temple) and religion. South India in the 10th and 11th century CE under the imperial Cholas is considered as another Golden Age. The period saw extensive achievements in Dravidian
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important Hindu scriptures emerged. These Hindu scriptures were two epic poems called the Ramayana and the Mahabharata‚ which tell stories of warfare‚ religion and kings. (Messina‚ Colleen. p. 1) The Ramayana‚ Mahabharata‚ and another Hindu scripture called the Upanishads contain the core beliefs of Hinduism. (Messina‚ Colleen. p. 4) Hinduism is a peaceful religion. It stresses non-violence and believes in dharma‚ reincarnation‚ karma‚ and the belief in Brahman. The belief in Brahman is one central
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agriculture 1. Harvest two crops in a year‚ help support large population g. Formative period – Vedic and Epic ages – Aryan migrants – hunting and herding peoples 1. Knowledge passed down through epics written in Sanskrit – Vedas a. Mahabharata b. Ramayana c. Upanishads 2. Aryans settled‚ made tight-knit villages a. Families patriarchal‚ connected across generation b. Aryans created social classes a. Warrior/governing – Kshatriyas b. Priests – Brahmins c. Traders/farmers – Vaisyas d. Common
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HINDUISM Hinduism is the oldest and most complex of all religious systems. The origins of Hinduism can be traced to the Indus Valley civilization sometime between 4000 and 2500 BCE. Though believed by many to be a polytheistic religion‚ the basis of Hinduism is the belief in the unity of everything. This totality is called Brahman. The purpose of life is to realize that we are part of God and by doing so we can leave this plane of existence and rejoin with God. This enlightenment can only be achieved
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Sanatana Dharma‚ Hinduism as coined by European influence‚ is the world’s third largest religion with nearly one billion followers‚ about 14% of the Earths human population. There are many that theorize Hinduism is not like any other religion that encompasses a particular way of life; that Hinduism is without a defined founder‚ deity‚ nor is Hinduism stuck to a specific system of theology. However‚ there are those that argue Hinduism is monotheistic because it does recognize the one supreme being
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familiarity with the different characters of the epic.” (Naidu 2012:172) The epic Mahabharata is full of myths and mythical characters. But‚ in the context of the Mahabharata‚ we can say that the characters are more human than the characters of the Ramayana. In the Mahabharata‚ Shri Krishna has supernatural powers and there are many incidents that show his extraordinary powers. Though the birth of Pandavas and Kauravas are not natural‚ they are not stronger than Shri Krishna. Divakaruni speaks through
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