Ram is a prince who is exiled to the 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‚
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Report on Religious Field Research Report on Religious Field Research As I thought about this paper‚ I wanted to explore a religion that I had little knowledge about so I chose Hinduism. In thinking about what little I previously knew about the Hindu religion my knowledge was very limited indeed! In this paper I will discuss what I have done in order to learn more about Hinduism. I will discuss any misconceptions I may have had and how they have changed. Also‚ I will try to figure out a way
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eradication of these evils. In the past‚ great religious men like Guru Nanak and Bhakt Kabir exhorted the people to remove all social evils‚ particularly communalism‚ casteism and superstitions. Guru Nanak and Kabir also stressed the need for Hindu-Muslim unity. In fact‚ they preached that God is one‚ though different religions call Him by different names. Similarly‚ all mankind is one. Therefore‚ they believed in universal brotherhood. They opposed the ritualism of both Hindus and Muslims. They
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Freedom in the Hindu Culture Over the past three years in America we have been bombarded with the word freedom as a call to action or a word to persuade us to follow a specific view. Although our society was born on freedom as an idea‚ its meaning has been used in many ways. Hinduism is also a religion and a culture that places a lot of meaning on freedom but they give a different meaning to it. From learning about Hindu culture in this class their focus on it follows suit as does our version
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understanding of what it really means to be Hindu. The comment that a Hindu friend of mind made to me once about Hindu is that it is not really as much of a religion as much it is a way of life and respect for it. I know that Hindi worship many different gods and revere some animals as sacred‚ but I have never really understood the fundamental of this religion. I am grateful that this assignment has given me the opportunity and motivation to examine the Hindu religion and one of it great literary works
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Gautama was a very wealthy Hindu in one of the highest classes. He had anything that he could have asked for but somehow was not fulfilled and happy. Siddhartha decided to leave his family‚ his kingdom‚ and all of his belongings to become an aesthetic. He meditated for forty days and only ate to sustain his life. After these days of meditation‚ he became enlightened and found the answers he was looking for. Siddhartha became the first Buddha. Since Siddhartha was part of Hindu faith he kept many of
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700 B.C. when Hinduism came into effect. Hinduism is associated with the territory of India. Hinduism portrayed gods intervening in political and military activity on a regular basis. The Bhagavad Gita is the most famous Hindu religious text. During this period of Hinduism Hindu kings were not only in charge of the secular administration‚ but also the administration of temple estates. Brahmins were the only supporting forces of king rulers they were expected to endorse the king’s authority. Hindus
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HINDU RELIGION Dennis E. Leber Axia College RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD (AXIA) HUM/130 NAOMI DOUMBIA AUG 14‚ 2007 The Hindu religion The Hindu religion is strongly dependent on the Hindu philosophy and in addition‚ has inculcated a lot of rituals and practices. The Hindu religion has 333 million gods; this is because the Hindu philosophy believes that every human being is God himself. This acceptance of the multiplicity of the Supreme Being in many forms is the hallmark of the Hindu
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śūdras [workers] — can attain the supreme destination.” The Bhagavad Gita told many story about the Hindu history‚ what was most enlightening to me was the tradition of the women‚ and how they were viewed. The women were viewed as many other early societies dated back as far as Mesopotamian time and even as now. The women were looked at as lower breeds of human‚ more so like slaves. The women of the Hindu society were treaded as belonging not as gifted possessions‚ only giving life could occasionally
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was disappointing because I had hoped to learn more about Hinduism and its place in the modern day. My expectation was that somehow the author would reconcile so called rational theorisations (that I too am very attached to) and the in-explainable Hindu concepts that I was familiar with. Unfortunately‚ other than seeing shadows of faith based thinking in Hegel‚ the section on Hinduism and modernity abruptly ends with little or no understanding on Hinduism and the assortment of modern day theorists
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