God of War versus Bodhisattva of Compassion Art 3 Asian Art History Survey Two cultures‚ Hindu and Buddhist‚ which have many differences and produce so many different forms of art‚ are a little difficult to compare. Let alone comparing the cultures‚ but to compare two artworks can be a little bit of a challenge. These two cultures’ artworks are highly centered on their religious beliefs and their traditions.4 The artwork I have chosen from Hinduism is titled: Kattikeya
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in this regard. They imposed on subjects to convert to Islam unless they were an asset in trading with Europe. However‚ the leaders of the Mughal Empire‚ starting with Akbar‚ were far more just and understanding toward conquered people (mainly the Hindu population) in northern India. The Ottoman and Safavid empires had differing ideas as to how the population of non-Muslims should be treated within their empires. The Ottoman empire had a considerably fair treatment of all Christians and Jewish people
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action against wrong doers‚ he cursed his wife by get her converted to a stone for long time. This shows that even enlightened persons showed little concerns for the females. Enslaving of women started in the later Vedic period‚ when Hindu Law Givers like Manu although‚ he too was born out of a mother ( woman ) ‚ codified in his book Manu Smiriti as” It is the very nature of woman to corrupt men Verse 2(213 ) ; woman has no right to acquire property Verse 8 (416 ); Rules like serving
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Divali also known as Deepavali and the "festival of lights"‚ is an ancient Hindu festival celebrated in autumn every year. The festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness‚ knowledge over ignorance‚ good over evil‚ and hope over despair. The festival preparations and rituals typically extend over a five day period‚ but the main festival night of Diwali coincides with the darkest‚ new moon night of the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika. In the Gregorian calendar‚ Diwali night falls between
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Hinduism in India can be most attributed to the Gupta Dynasty and their successors. The Gupta Dynasty spread Hinduism by making it the official religion of India‚ and zealously encouraged the practice of Hinduism to the people of India. Eventually‚ Hindu kingdoms began to independently rule Southern India under loosely administered states; Hinduism brought a sense of stability to Southern India by escaping from Islamic invasions‚ chronic war‚ and civil turmoil. Two of these regional states include
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Christianity Key Words: Agnostic - A person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God. Theist - Belief in the existence of a god or gods‚ especially belief in a personal God as creator and ruler of the world. Atheist - a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods. Church - a building used for public Christian worship. Denomination - a recognized autonomous branch of the Christian Church. Infinite - limitless or endless
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fix many wrong things in the government. In the Hindu culture‚ there are many traditions that take place and that are harmful to the Hindu people. One of the terrible traditions is infanticide‚ which is the killing of an infant. Another benefit for the Hindu culture is that there was equality between men for justice purposes. The imperialism by British was beneficial because it caused‚ “[a]bolition of suttee and infanticide… Allowing remarriage of Hindu widows‚ and charitable aid in time of famine…
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Om (written universally as ॐ; in Devanagari as ओं oṃ [õː]‚ औं auṃ [ə̃ũ]‚ or ओ३म् om [õːm]) is a mantra and mystical Sanskrit sound of Hindu origin (geographically India)‚ sacred and important in various Dharmic religions such as Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Sanatana Dharma and Jainism. The syllable is also referred to as omkara (ओंकार oṃkāra) or aumkara (औंकार auṃkāra)‚ literally "om syllable"‚ and in Sanskrit it is sometimes referred to as praṇava‚ literally "that which is sounded out loudly". Om is also
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Asian Influences on the Filipino Culture Hindu Pre-contact period Before the Spanish period‚ the archipelagoes of Southeast Asia were under the influence of traders from the Hindu-Malayan culture‚ such as theMajapahit Empire‚ which was then supplanted by Islamic :D teaching by Muslims traders from Gujarat‚ India. Influences from the Indian subcontinent may be traced earlier to before the arrival of the Arabs and the Europeans during the 15th and 16th centuries respectively. The rulers of many
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Religion -The whole religion of the Hindu is centered in realization; they do not focus on a religious institution for their worship. Different religions today regard spaces for worship so as to the church are they doing their activities. They associate their ideas of infinity with the images
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