1. The lowest level of India’s society‚ considered “untouchables” were called _______ Pariahs‚ “harijans”‚ “Untouchables”‚ “Outcastes”‚ Dalit‚ “Children of God” 2. The priests in Hinduism belong to what caste? Brahmins 3. What is “Dharma”? “Path of Life”‚ religious teachings of Hinduism – (“eternal order‚ religion & law of the universe)‚ Also – the teachings of Buddha in Buddhism. 4. Which of the religions or philosophies does not worship clergy or gods? Confucianism‚ Buddhism
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In Hindu mythology Kali is a fertility goddess and a goddess of time. Kali is a protector and often protects humans during disasters. In Egyptian mythology Bastet is the goddess of fertility‚ childbirth‚ and cats. Besides being in different culture the two gods have some other differences and similarities in their appearance‚ origin‚ and role. Kali has a terrifying appearance. Her skin color is originally black‚ she usually does not wear any clothes‚ is very thin‚ and has long‚ messy hair
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KIIT University‚ Bhubaneswar HOLIDAY LIST FOR THE YEAR 2013 (Students) DATE 25.01.2013 26.01.2013 15.02.2013 28.03.2013 29.03.2013 01.04.2013 20.04.2013 15.06.2013 10.07.2013 09.08.2013 15.08.2013 28.08.2013 09.09.2013 02.10.2013 11-19.10.2013 14.11.2013 25.12.2013 Total DAYS Friday Saturday Friday Thursday Friday Monday Saturday Saturday Wednesday Friday Thursday Wednesday Monday Wednesday Friday - Saturday Thursday Wednesday NO.OF DAYS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 1 1 25 EVENT BIRTHDAY
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and that love never die. The essence of Krishna is within me‚ it’s only that name has changed” (141-142). Kamala ‘s life was threatened and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad took her to the court for abusing Hinduism in her remarks about guruvayur temple. Even in an Interview with George Iype ‚ she said‚ “ For me‚ all Gods are same‚ Whether you are a Hindu‚ a Muslim‚ a Christian or any one. I believe in the concept of God. For me‚ God is the guardian”. She became a Muslim ‚ put on purdah and learned the principal
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India is a land of fairs and festivals. As different communities belonging to different religions live here‚ therefore many festivals are celebrated regularly every year. Among these festivals‚ some are religious; some are based on seasons while some are of national importance. All the festivals are celebrated with great enthusiasm in a colourful atmosphere. Diwali‚ Dussehra‚ Raksha Bandhan‚ Id-ul-Fitr‚ Id-ul-Zuha‚ Christmas‚ Mahavir Jayanti‚ Gurunanak Jayanti‚ Ganesh Chaturhi etc. are the religious
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The poem speaks about the inner loneliness of the poet’s father‚ the utter alienation he is experiencing in the twilight years (man’s estrangement from a man-made world) as he ceases to matter to his children who no longer share anything with him. All the while he is trying to evoke‚ through the racial conscious‚ the invisible connection with his ancestors who had entered the sub-continent through the Khyber Pass in the Himalayas in some distant past (the allusion is perhaps to the migration of the
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Hinduism a religion by maintaining social order. The Hindu Caste System was the best way of maintaining social order in Ancient India. The Caste System originated in Ancient India. It is a system in Hinduism where everyone is born into a caste‚ and that caste has a duty to fulfill. By either fulfilling your duty or not‚ you can be born into a higher caste or a lower caste in your next life‚ respectively.
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Traditionally‚ marriage is the recognized union between a man and a woman that establishes rights and obligations between them. Although‚ the meaning of marriage varies. Hindu marriage is the joining of two individuals for life‚ so that they can pursue dharma (duty)‚ artha (possessions)‚ kama (physical desires)‚ and moksha (ultimate spiritual release) together. Catholic marriage is the pledge by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life and which is ordered
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GOTTLEB FREGE- Summary of Lecture by Professor Priest In the beginning of the lecture‚ professor Priest introduces to the audience the contributions of a German mathematician‚ logician‚ and philosopher‚ Gottleb Frege. Priest begins with a brief story of an encounter in 1903 between two philosophers‚ Gottleb Frege and Bertrand Russell. Russell sends a letter to Frege‚ critiquing his findings in his second book‚ The Foundations of Arithmetic. Russell argues that even though he was impressed by Frege’s
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Meaning A Hindu joint family consists of the common ancestor and all his lineal male descendants upto any generation together with the wife/ wives (or widows) and unmarried daughters of the common ancestor and of the lineal male descendants. Whatever the skeptic may say about the future of the Hindu joint family‚ it has been and is still the fundamental aspect of the life of Hindus.A co-parcenery is a narrow body of persons within a joint family. It exclusively consists of male members. A Hindu coparcenery
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