one of the leading causes of death in the 16th and 17th centuries. It was brought to the Americas many times during that period‚ first by the Spanish conquerors and later by African slaves‚ where it wiped out many native American populations. The Hindu god Krishna is believed to have loved milkmaids because of their beautiful‚ unscarred‚ complexions. Milkmaids‚ of course‚ spent a lot of time around cows‚ which are carriers of cowpox‚ a virus similar to the smallpox virus. In 1796 the British physician
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Hinduism is a complex religion that has a variety of beliefs and traditions. It is a religious tradition of Indian origin‚ embracing the beliefs and practices of Hindu. Hinduism is a religion of diverse gods and goddesses. Many sacred elements characterize the Hindu religion. The oldest and most sacred Hindu scriptures‚ the Vedas‚ originated around 1500 B.C. Hindus believe that Vedas are timeless. The word Veda means “knowledge.” It’s believed that this knowledge came directly from Lord Krishna
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Hindu Undivided Family – A Tax Saving Tool G. Venkatesh Introduction Amid all the wide diversity there is a philosophy of underlying unity in India. Yet‚ at the dawn of freedom‚ the founding fathers of our nation chose to continue separate personal laws for its citizens based on their religious identities. This was despite the fact that the new constitution embraced secularism. While Hindus continue to be governed by the Hindu laws‚ Muslims follow the Mohammedan laws and so on. Personal laws
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Ekadasi is a Sanskrit word‚ which means ’the eleventh’. It refers to the eleventh day of a fortnight belonging to a lunar month. There are two fortnights in a lunar month—the bright and the dark. So‚ Ekadasi occurs twice in a month‚ in the bright fortnight and the dark fortnight. The special feature of Ekadasi‚ as most people know it‚ is a fast‚ abstinence from diet. This is how it is usually understood. ’We do not eat on Ekadasi’‚ is what people understand. In this country (India) it has become
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Appendix E Hindu Terms Map Word | What is your personal understanding of each of these terms? | After reading the text‚ how would you redefine each of them? | What differences did you find between the popular usage and actual definitions? | Karma | My personal understanding of Karma is that for every positive or negative we put out in the universe‚ a positive or negative is given back to us. (e.g I volunteer my time to a local community center‚ and as a reward‚ I am given a job.) | According
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Question 2 For hundreds of years there was religious fanaticism in the Hindu and Muslim religions leading up to extreme enmity between both. In India Hindus were the majority while Muslims were the minority therefore Muslims feared that a rule by Hindus would destroy what was more precious to them. This anger towards each other created two separate political groups‚ the Indian National Congress whose leader was Mohandas Gandhi‚ and the Muslim League whose leader was Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Although
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[pic] INTRODUCTION Joint Hindu Family Business is a form of commercial organization where a business is owned by the members of a Hindu Family living jointly. When the business continues from one generation to another in a Hindu family it becomes a Joint Hindu Family Business. It is a business where a person becomes a member only by virtue of birth in the Hindu family. The Joint Hindu Family Business is a distinct form of business organization existing
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TAX ASSIGNMENT On Computation of taxable income of individual‚ HUF and firms COMPUTATION OF TAXABLE INCOME OF AN INDIVIDUAL What is included in income of an individual? While computing taxable income of an individual‚ the following points should be considered— Nature of income | Tax treatment | Income earned by the taxpayerShare of profit from a HUFShare of profit from a firm assessed as firmSalary & interest from the aforesaid firmShare of profit from an association of persons/body of individualsIncome
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beliefs in the Hindu religion is the Aryan caste system‚ reincarnation‚ and the Vedas. In the Hindu religion they believe in the Aryan caste system which determined a person’s role in society. They also believe in the process of reincarnation which is a cycle of rebirth. Lastly one of the origins of Hinduism is the Vedas which is one of the earliest “sacred text.” The Hindu caste system influences Indian society and culture in many ways. There are four main categories in the Hindu caste system and
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Hinduism is the third largest faith in the world with Hindu adherents spanning across the globe. It could be one of the oldest with sacred texts from early as 1700 B.C. Health for the Hindu adherent involves balance of the mind‚ body‚ and soul with nature. They have a holistic view with consciousness not being associated with the mind but‚ with the soul itself. Health can also be determined by actions and deeds therefore past actions cause illness. This is known as the law of Karma. Ayurvedic
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