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    based on Hinduism. This project posse the information one requires for basic understanding and awareness of Hinduism. We tried our level best to gather more and more information. This project answers many questions what one wants to ask in order to understand this faith. Our work carries the information taken from the books on Hinduism as well as the interviews of people. Our work also discusses the misunderstandings regarding Hinduism created by the people of different religions and will

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    claims‚ religion is often used as a medium to quench humanity’s search for explanations and also provide the adherent with a sense of purpose and identity in life. Spiritual Experiences are encounters that may validate the presence of religion as they often impact a person’s faith‚ emotions and other aspects of spirituality. Spiritual Experiences are one of the aspects of a religion that helps define a religion‚ however‚ this feature is also highly influenced by other aspects of religion. Beliefs

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    Hinduism Hinduism is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent‚ and one of its native religions. Hinduism includes Shaivism‚ Vaishnavism and Śrauta among numerous other traditions. It also includes historical groups‚ for example the Kapalikas. Among other practices and philosophies‚ Hinduism includes a wide spectrum of laws and prescriptions of "daily morality" based on karma‚ dharma‚ and societal norms. Hinduism is a conglomeration of distinct intellectual or philosophical points of

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    honestly feel that way myself I feel that God is everywhere and when I say that in my mind I beleive he is within every living thing we are all just gifts from God. I understand more of the statues and the 300 million Gods that make up the Hinduism religion that I at one time did not understand at all. They believe that the statue is just a statue that a man made but it helps them focus. When I heard them talking about making their mind focus by consentrating on a statue it made me think of having

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    Indigenous religions stem from ancient practices from all over the globe and are much diversified. When studying these religions‚ one must understand the framework or main features of all indigenous religions. To begin‚ the indigenous people view earth‚ and everything that is naturally occurring to be spiritual. There is no separation of the physical and spiritual realms but rather‚ a sense of all beings intertwined in a spiritual family. Because of this spiritual connection amongst nature‚ indigenous

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    Hinduism and Buddhism both came into existence from India. According to S. Rahdhakrishnan‚ “Buddhism‚ in its origin is an offshoot of Hinduism.” (Buddhism & Hinduism‚ 2007) This is due to the fact that Buddhism was started around 2‚500 years ago by Siddhartha Gautama who was originally brought up in a Hindu family and was later called “the Buddha” by his followers. (Teece‚ 2003) Hinduism has been around for well over 5‚000 years and was not started by a single historical figure. Hinduism and

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    Introduction to world religion we have discussed about Hinduism and Buddhism. Hinduism is not like the other religions we encountered in the past chapters because Hinduism is one of those religions that follow the scriptures called the Vedas very heavily‚ and perform there cast duties‚ it is the way of life. Whereas Buddhism is the religion of enlightenment‚ Buddhism is a unique among the major religions we have encountered so far because they require deep meditation and earnest morality. Hinduism and Buddhism

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    Indigenous Religions and their Sacred Reverence Toward Nature Kimberly Kitterman Barstow Community College Abstract Many indigenous religions and cultures viewed the earth with great respect and reverence. This can be seen through their kinship with the land‚ their belief in animism‚ their hunter/hunted relationship‚ and their origin stories. Indigenous Religions and their Sacred Reverence Toward Nature Most indigenous cultures had a profound respect for their environment. They believed that

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    Response Paper #1 Hinduism is one of the oldest religions in the world. It encompasses many religious traditions and beliefs and includes people from all over the world. There are many stories‚ hymns‚ passages‚ rituals‚ and sacred texts in Scriptures Of The World’s Religions about Hinduism and its beliefs of moksha‚ or liberation‚ and how to attain it. Sacrifice is very prevalent in Hinduism. Many passages from the reading contain stories and doctrine about how‚ when‚ and why to perform sacrifices

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    The indigenous religion of Okinawa is unique in that it defies typical gender rolls that most prominent world religions have developed and continue to exhibit. In this religion‚ women are not relegated to playing subservient roles based on their gender‚ but in contrast‚ constitute the majority of religious leadership within the culture. What makes the indigenous religion of Okinawa exceptionally groundbreaking is the fact that this female dominated religion is the respected and “only on the Ryukyu

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