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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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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Vedas‚ the sacred writings of Hinduism‚ basically ruled the lives of Indians. The Vedas were believed to be never ending and full of ancient revelations made by Hindu monks in ancient times. The goal of human souls in Hinduism was to achieve moksha. Moksha is the end of reincarnation where the soul rejoins with Brahman. Hinduism can be complex but this is the simplest way to describe their faith and ideas. Christianity is different from Hinduism. Sure‚ telling the truth is important but the main
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Some of the origins and beliefs in the Hindu religion is the Aryan caste system‚ reincarnation‚ and the Vedas. In the Hindu religion they believe in the Aryan caste system which determined a person’s role in society. They also believe in the process of reincarnation which is a cycle of rebirth. Lastly one of the origins of Hinduism is the Vedas which is one of the earliest “sacred text.” The Hindu caste system influences Indian society and culture in many ways. There are four main categories in the
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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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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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forest. So what is the nature of injustice to the hero in these epics? What customs/values inform the heroes’ responses to this injustice? How do differences in customs/values inform differences in Greek and Hindu literature? What do arête and dharma mean in these cultures? What roles do the gods play in these heroes’ predicaments? The Iliad starts off with sacking of a Trojan’s allied town and two maidens are taken as prized possession from the town‚ one for Achilles and one for Agamemnon
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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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The Path to Enlightenment Buddhism and Jainism are two religions that share similarities. They are both Atheistic religions‚ denying the existence of God. Both Jainism and Buddhism deny animal sacrifices and believe in karma‚ rebirth‚ and moksha. Despite these similarities‚ they differ in several respects. A main difference is the goal of each religion as well as the practices they use to obtain their objectives. Buddhism believes that in order to attain enlightenment one must be released from the
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