Hinduism 70+1000=1070 Introduction Hinduism is the third most popular religion in the world after Christianity and Islam. Their origin comes from India in a place called the Indus Valley‚ which actually pertains to Pakistan. Is considered one of the most archaic religion ways and is the result of an enormous variety of religious traditions‚ ranging from innumerable small‚ unsophisticated cults to the major religious movements with millions of adherents spread over the entire subcontinent. It
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Being a Hindu‚ growing up in a modern society‚ I have got this wonderful opportunity to research Hinduism in contemporary world. In this essay‚ I have explored Hinduism not only by juxtaposing it with modern Hinduism‚ but also with ancient religious practices. Modernity is not simply the western world‚ or connecting to contemporary and rejecting the old. Modernity‚ as David Smith says is theorization of modern world and according to modernity self is autonomous‚ and God is dead. This feature of modernity
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nature of religion and analyzing the arguments‚ various religious practices‚ and associated concepts‚ has since‚ changed my perspective. The introductory assignment‚ the Transmigration of the Soul to Hinduism‚ opened my eyes to a different religious concept. Hinduism focuses on the law of karma and the idea of transmigration of souls referred to as metempsychosis (Bhaskarananda‚ 2010). Hindus believe that the human soul evolves from incarnation to incarnation until achievement of liberation from
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People living in Kathmandu Valley are well educated and are rich in culture and various traditions. There are numerous types of religions in Nepal such as Buddhism‚ Hinduism‚ Christianity‚ Islam but the majorities are either Hinduism or Buddhism. The residents of Kathmandu Valley are mostly Newars and the Newari culture blends both Hinduism and Buddhism. I have come far away from home to United States for my further education and now I have a chance to experience a different type of culture and tradition
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religions they have many things in common and they have things that are different. I wonder why they are so alike and so different? Each of these religions have many followers‚ they are also alike in ways and different ways. Hinduism and Christianity are clearly different by Hinduism believes that they will reincarnate into something better than their past life. Also‚ they hope they reincarnate into something that is wiser and stronger. Reincarnate means the rebirth into a new soul and a new body. On
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Hinduism: Angkor Wat - Cambodia The great Khmer civilization and its capital‚ Angkor (Cambodia) is one of the Indianized kingdoms‚ which sprang up in Southeast Asia before Common Era. During Funan period‚ the Brahmins‚ a learned caste of India were invited into the royal courts to help in administration. When the Khmer civilization evolved in early 9th century‚ the ancient Khmer kings adopted a successful monarchy system of Indian civilization as the replica. The ancient Khmer kings crowned themselves
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Lord Shiva‚ meaning the Auspicious One is Sanskrit‚ is a highly worshipped deity in Hinduism. In Hindu mythology‚ Brahma and Vishnu were born out of Lord Shiva and the three were separated into three different aspects of divinity. Shiva is the Destroyer God as he dissolves the universe for the next cycle of creation and destroys obstacles for his devotees. Today‚ Shaivism is a popular sect in Hinduism‚ predominantly in South India‚ where devotees believe Shiva is All and omnipresent. Lord Shiva
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The history of Hinduism is rare among the other world religions in that is has no creator or date of origin. It has gradually changed over the last four thousand years as the worldview of the people of India. The origins and author of its sacred texts are principally unknown. It is one of the oldest existing religions. Hindu scriptures offer several different accounts for the origin of the universe. In the Chandogya Upanishad‚ creation is described as breaking of an egg. It also narrates that
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systems influence a society’s social‚ economic‚ and political aspects: belief systems of a society shape the way it functions‚ grows‚ and prospers – they form a society’s culture. Two exemplary paradigms that portray this ideology are Hinduism and Confucianism. Hinduism‚ a monotheistic religion‚ was founded in the Indian subcontinent in the Indus River valley around approximately 3000 B.C. as a product of Aryan invasions‚ which drove its development through the process of cultural diffusion. One of
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Chinese ghost festival – A ritual that embodies Buddhist and Chinese values The Ghost festival‚ the second most important festival of the year‚ is an event in which features of Buddhism are most relevant in Chinese culture. The ritual‚ by essence‚ belongs to the living and the dead – it creates a harmony between the two‚ as well as that between the individual‚ society and nature in its performance. Its Chinese term‚ Yu lan pen hui‚ is composed of the foreign word “yu lan” that refers
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