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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The Indian Worldview: Breaking Down Hinduism Hinduism is a religion that is difficult to define. No one can say who the founder is‚ or connect it to a certain place or time. So in order to understand Hinduism‚ we follow a coherent set of assumptions upon which people base their lives; otherwise defined as the Indian Worldview. The main concept of the worldview that will help us explain Hinduism is the idea that the spiritual is more important than the physical. Smirti literature are stories or
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explains everything one must do to be a part of their caste. In Hinduism each social class (varna) has its own dharma‚ or social law. The concept of dharma regulates all parts of life for Hindu’s and outlines their duties. However‚ there are different levels of dharma for people in the twice-born varnas‚ which includes the Brahmin‚ Ksatriya‚ and Vaisya. The different levels of dharma are based on the stage of life that an individual is at. The four stages an individual can be at are a student
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Hinduism has a many beliefs‚ and five of the main beliefs are Brahman‚ Deities‚ Dharma‚ Karma‚ and Samsara. On my mandala‚ I drew a muscle for Brahman because Brahman is the supreme power in the universe‚ and Brahman is the creator and destroyer of everything. Those facts relate to a muscle because a muscle is very strong‚ so it can create and destroy things‚ like Brahman. Not only can a strong muscle create and destroy things‚ it also has a lot of power‚ like the supreme power Brahman has. The second
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referred as Sanātana Dharma means eternal law. Just like the Catholics or any other religion‚ Hinduism also has some beliefs. Here are some beliefs of Hinduism; (1) everyone should strive to achieve dharma‚ (2) individual souls are immortal‚ lastly (3) the goal of the individual soul is moksha. Everyone should strive to achieve dharma. Dharma is the right thing to do. It is also explained as your moral duty. It is the purpose why you are living. Once you have fully understood the dharma‚ you will understand
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tried to model his ruling based on the Dharma of Buddha. Before Asoka’s conversion to Buddhism‚ he caused many people to suffer. After the conversion‚ Asoka realized the pain he’s caused many people and felt responsible for it. Asoka’s new found faith in Buddhism‚ cause him to install a new form of government policies for the entire kingdom. “My highest officials‚ who have authority over larger numbers of people‚ will expound and spread the percepts of Dharma.” (HR Pg.145) He was so enlightened by
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