of all of them is Lord Krishna. He is the eighth incarnation of Vishnu and is adored by his devotees through his stories. He is known as the delightful‚ full of pranks‚ and playful Hindu God‚ which gives appeal to much of the attraction and devotion around him. “We meet the infant child who has been the delight of Hindu devotion for centuries. We see a mischievous toddler who loves butter and steals it from the houses of the cowherd girls.” (Oxtoby 41).
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long stalk above the surface to bloom glorious. It is a beautiful flower which symbolises divinity‚ fertility‚ wealth‚ knowledge and not to forget enlightenment. Untouched by the impurity‚ lotus symbolises the purity of heart and mind. According to Hindu mythology Lotus is made as a seat of the Goddess of wealth - Lakshmi.The ’Lotus’ is scientifically known as ’Nelumbo Nucifera’. It is the national flower of India. It is a sacred flower and occupies a unique position in the art and mythology of ancient
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belief‚ ethics‚ myth‚ and ritual. One modern Hindu philosopher‚ Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan‚ defined Hinduism to be ’a way of life’. By doing so‚ he made the point that it was not something separate from society and politics‚ from making money‚ sex‚ and love‚ and getting an education. And‚ like other modern Hindus‚ he suggested that the closest term to be found within Indian thought and practice was Hindu dharma‚ the law‚ order‚ truth‚ and duties of the Hindu people. As dharma or’ a way of life’‚ Hinduism
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Objectification of Religious Identity and Census in British India The need for objectification of the various religions in British India originated when the colonists decided to carry out the Indian Census in the 18th century and every ten years thereafter. It started off out of the intellectual curiosity of a few British officers. They believed that collecting systematic information about caste‚ religion‚ language‚ education‚ means of subsistence etc will help them know the natives better and
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Kinesics and Proxemics in Hindu Culture Culture is relative. Like many of the traditions and social behaviors depicted in this world‚ culture is not something that can be embedded within an individual at birth‚ it is simply not biological. Certain ceremonies and traditions practiced around the world have various meanings and gestures in comparison to one another. Kinesics and Proxemics are very terms that describe the behaviors and patterns depicted by individuals in a certain culture and are
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designed to make the conduct of war as humane as possible. The Hindu laws of war included rules to ensure that warfare was conducted in a fair manner and by open means. The rules governed issues ranging from general prohibition on the use of weapons that caused unnecessary pain or more suffering than was indispensable to overcoming the enemy to the treatment of enemy property and persons in conquered territory. The essence of the Hindu laws of war was to prohibit inequality in fighting and to protect
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religion that said woman is in. In ancient times‚ women were treated fairly in most cases. In fact‚ men and women were considered as equals in all aspects of life. This fact is best demonstrated by the fact that some of the writings in the Vedas‚ the Hindu holy book‚ were written by women . This means‚ of course‚ that they were educated and schooled equally. In addition to being religious writers‚ women could be priests or fortune-tellers‚ and could perform some of the many rituals dedicated to women
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Jacob Barba Barba 1 Mullen Expo Reading/Writing 24 April 2014 Indian Culture Culture is the idea‚ value and beliefs of a particular civilization at a particular period. It is more than anything else‚ ‘A State of Mind’. It is the way we behave‚ react to certain things‚ the way we perceive and interpret our values and beliefs. In its varied manifestations it forms the basic principles‚ ethics‚ workings and behavior. To define culture and limit it to these words would be
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between the Muslim League and the Hindu Indian National Congress. Two secular‚ democratic states now subdivided India – India and East and West Pakistan. Violence and bloodshed spawned between the Hindus and Muslims “…claiming more than 600‚000 lives” as refugees moved to and from India. Rage germinated through their minds and Gandhi was left unheard. He believed in a unified secular country‚ but was ill fated. In January 1948‚ Mahatma Gandhi‚ was assassinated by a Hindu extremist. Personal and religious
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Swami Dayanand Saraswati(1824-1883) was a Yug Purush. He came to the world with a special mission. Some have seen in him a great reformer Hindu Religion; some have admired him as the champion of the cause of women and the down-trodden. Swami Dayananda was one of the top religious leaders and social reformers of India. He waged a relentless war for the extermination of the social evils which had crept into our life and the maladies which were eating into in to our vitals. Shraddhanand Untouchability
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