Upon closer examination of the Vishnu sculpture shown above‚ one can begin to understand how the artistic aspects of expression/anatomical configuration‚ symbol‚ material‚ and scale both reflect and illuminate specific facets of the historical context in which it was created. The Hindu god Vishnu‚ preserver and protector of the cosmos‚ is said to take on the form of an avatar in order to combat the “destructive forces” that threaten to extinguish moral order (Kossak and Watts 2001: 16). In this piece
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Religion on Adolescents How Religion Can Affect an Adolescent’s Well Being By Max Terrien April.11.2013 Eastern Religion RELS 1275 1. Introduction Young adults and adolescents are at a stage where they are energetic‚ young and full of life. This is the stage before growing up to be an adult‚ who needs a job and need to act mature. In our modern society‚ we hear more news about teenagers that has had an accident from drug use‚ alcohol‚ and even unprotected sex. It is now a vicious
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------------------------------------------------- History of Manipur From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The documented history of Manipur begins with the reign of King Pakhangba (r. 33–154 AD)‚ who unified the seven clans of Manipuri society. Introduction of the Vaishnavism school of Hinduismbrought about significant changes in the history of the state. Manipur ’s early history is set forth in the Cheitharon Kumpapa‚ a chronicle of royal events which claims to record events from the founding of the ruling dynasty in
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Table of Contents PESTE Analysis of Poland 1 1. Political 1 2. Economic 1 3. Social 2 4. Technology 4 5. Environment 5 Conclusion 5 Recommendation 5 PESTE Analysis of Poland 1. Political Type of government: Republic 1 Political stability: considered by the World Bank to be "politically stable" 2 Internal or external conflicts: As of May 2012 it contributed 2457 troops to ISAF 3 implemented the strict Schengen border rules to its eastern borders 1 Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees
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meaning the "land of Hindus".[5] Originally‚ Hindu was a secular term which was used to describe all inhabitants of the Indian subcontinent irrespective of their religious affiliation. It occurs sporadically in some 16th-18th century Bengali Gaudiya Vaishnava texts‚ including Chaitanya Charitamrita and Chaitanya Bhagavata‚ usually to
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The Angry Birds characters have been referenced in television programs throughout the world. The Israeli comedy show Eretz Nehederet (in English: a Wonderful Country)‚ one of the nation’s most popular TV programs‚ satirized recent failed Israeli-Palestinian peace attempts by featuring the Angry Birds in peace negotiations with the pigs. Clips of the segment went viral‚ getting viewers from all around the world. The sketch received favorable coverage from a variety of independent blogs such as digitaltrends
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Tyagaraja & the Theory of Rasa Anthony Raj Class of 2013-14‚ DakshinaChitra. INTRODUCTION Natya Sastra (circa 100 BC) enumerated eight rasas. Rasa‚ in effect‚ stood for a “consciousness altering experience”‚ which was beyond normal human emotions. Abhinavagupta (circa 1000 AD) strongly canvassed for inclusion of Shanta as the ninth rasa‚ and declared it the Rasa of Rasas. Hence the term Navarasas. In his view‚ Bhakthi (Spiritual Devotion) was only an appendage of the Shanta Rasa
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this task. The spiritual practices in Shaktism have similarities to the ones followed in Savism‚but God’s Power as opposed to Being‚ and embracing evident opposites are of greater importance (Monastery‚ 2018). The third major sect in Hinduism is Vaishnavism. Vaishnavites worship the Supreme as Lord Vishnu and His incarnations (Monastery‚ 2018). Vaishnavites are dualistic and greatly devotional. Their religion largely consists of Saints‚ scriptures‚ and temples. Yoga is also of great importance to Vaishnavites
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dance form. In the first part of the paper‚ Sattriya Dance as a medium for propagation of Vaishnavism has been discussed. In this part‚ the prominent role played by Srimanta Sankaradeva to spread the message of Bhakti Movement by using an expressive dance form has been described. This part of the paper basically talks about how Sattriya Dance was used as a communication tool to spread the message of Vaishnavism among the different tribes in Assam. In the second part of the paper‚ the rising popularity
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Attempt a comparative analysis of Hinduism‚ and Buddhism with reference to their origins‚ beliefs‚ and practices Hinduism is an ancient religion whose origin and founder are not known. Hinduism is a combination of all types of different religious beliefs and philosophies that developed thousands of years ago‚ in India. All Hindus do not practice or follow the same doctrines. Although most follow the teachings of the Vedas‚ which is a collection of sacred texts‚ there are many different
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