example of following tradition and sticking to the beliefs of their ancestors. Religion was one of the things that led them to their beliefs of gender. Religion plays a major role in the construction of the Hijras. Most Hijras are of Hindu faith. Their beliefs from the Hindu faith are that sex is the key to everything. Having sex was like a blessing to the Hijras. The Kama Sutras are an example of third nature‚ which is similar to the Hijras. These beliefs through out the Hindus society shows the
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Research into Hindu culture • Pyol: The pyol is a sort of front stoop where Indians often visit with neighbours and watch the world go by • Austerity : Noun the trait of great – denial • Prostrate: to cast oneself face down on the ground in humility. • Chappattis : A flat unleavened round shaped bread of northern India. Made of wheat flour‚ water and salt • Tapas: (noun) Hinduism religious austerity. • Hobnobbed : to associate on very friendly terms • Sarayn : The Sarayn is an ancient
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Bottom of Form Comparing Christian and Hindu understandings of Salvation Heather Brooke Comparing Christian and Hindu understandings of Salvation. In our evangelism‚ is it possible to bridge the gulf? Heather Brooke -------------------------------------------------- Heather Brooke. Currently enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Mission Studies‚ Tabor College. Heather Brooke is a wife‚ mother and teacher who is currently studying at Tabor College‚ Melbourne working on her Graduate Diploma
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very specific meaning. Sanatana means that which can’t be destroyed by fire‚ water‚ nor air‚ and is present in all living and non-living things on earth. Literally translated to English‚ it means Eternal. Dharma means duty or the code of life or the law. There are four major sects within Hinduism‚ Saivism‚ Vaisnavism‚ Saktism and Smartism. Vaishnavism and Shaivism are primarily monotheistic sects. Each believes there is one supreme God‚ who is identified as Vishnu in Vaishnavism and Shiva in Shaivism
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As will be explored in this essay‚ from Ramayana‚ one can derive many of the virtues of the Hindu culture such as perfectionism‚ honesty‚ order‚ obedience and respect‚ and active asceticism. All these characteristics make a human being perfect and are achieved through the practice of dharma‚ as explicitly shown by the main character of Ramayana - Rama. Rama is indeed a perfect man in the eyes of the Indian people. Many Hindus even regard him as an incarnation of the god Vishnu. The main reason for
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about their Hindu way of life being trampled by pop culture. Although Hindu worship is generally a private and personal thing it has become community worship for many expatriates that is quite understandable. Many Hindu parents do not have the time to bring their children up in a traditional Hindu way as they are concerned about their financial future only to realise later that their children are diverting away from the Hindu religion. Being a Hindu in Cardiff is different than being a Hindu in India
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THE INDIAN FAMILY FRAME---- RESPONSIBILITY OF LAW *Dr. K. Uma Devi **Dr. G. Indira Priya Darsini Introduction: Family is a basic and universal unit of human society. It performs functions that are necessary for the continuity‚ integration and development of social life. In most traditional societies family has been the unit of social‚ cultural‚ religious‚ economic and political activities and organizations. In modern industrial societies‚ the family performs primarily the functions of reproduction
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HINDUISM -oldest religion in the world - predates recorded history - has no human founder. History The word Hindu is of ancient Persian origin to describe people who lived beyond the River Indus and their religion. Was created through the intermixing to two distinct cultures involving the Aryans and the Indus Valley civilisation. At about 1500 B.C‚ the Aryan invaded India and imposed their religious themes on the Indian natives. Hinduism spread in the world through literature and folklore. It
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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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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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