South Asia‚ which consists of the nations of Bangladesh‚ Bhutan‚ India‚ Maldives‚ Nepal‚ Pakistan‚ and Sri Lanka‚ is ethnically diverse‚ with more than 2‚000 ethnic entities with populations ranging from hundreds of millions to small tribal groups. South Asia has been invaded and settled by many ethnic groups over the centuries - including various Dravidian‚ Indo-Aryan and Iranian groups - and amalgamation of Dravidian‚ Indo-Aryan and native societies has produced composite cultures with many common
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religions‚ cultures and local histories but it is rich in unity in diversity‚ which makes it a single democratic nation. India is known as land of spirituality and philosophy. Ancient religions like Hinduism‚ Jainism and Buddhism molders of the country. There are other religions like Sikhism‚ Islam and Christianity‚ Judaism that emerged later. In ancient India‚ society was divided on the basis of caste system‚ which still persists in the modern India as well. In different parts of India‚ different
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culture of modern India is a complex blend of its historical traditions‚ influences from the effects of colonialism over centuries and current Western culture - both collaterally and dialectically. India is the birthplace of Hinduism‚ Sikhism‚ Buddhism and Jainism‚ from where they propagated to different parts of the globe. India cherishes the celebration of its gamut of festivals like Holi‚ Diwali‚ Eid‚ and Christmas. The ancient texts The Mahabharata‚ the Ramayana and the Bhagavad-Gita teach the
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languages and nearly 400 living languages spoken in various parts of the country. Most of the languages of India belong to two families‚ Aryan and Dravidian. This country has 8 different types of religions such as‚ Hinduism‚ Islam‚ Christianity‚ Sikhism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ Zoroastrianism and Judaism. India’s agriculture is composed of many crops‚ with the foremost food staples being rice and wheat. Indian farmers also grow pulses‚ potatoes‚ sugarcane‚ oil seeds‚ and such non-food items as cotton‚ tea‚ coffee
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------------------------------------------------- History of religious categories An 1821 map of the world‚ where "Christians‚ Mahometans‚ and Pagans" correspond to levels of civilization (The map makes no distinction between Buddhism and Hinduism). An 1883 map of the world divided into colors representing "Christians‚ Buddhists‚ Hindoos‚ Mohammedans‚ Fetichists". In world cultures‚ there have traditionally been many different groupings of religious belief. In Indian culture‚ different religious
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changing needs of the modern world will be explained. Finally‚ women’s roles in Buddhism and how they have changed will be explored. Common Characteristics As Buddhism originated from the Hindu region‚ it shares many themes and beliefs with Sikhism‚ Jainism‚ and Hinduism. The first of these beliefs is the cycle of rebirth‚ also known as samsara‚ the belief in karma that influences one’s rebirth. While Buddhism does not believe in the presence of an immortal soul‚ Buddhism does teach that one’s personality
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states and 7 union territories. The National game of India is hockey. The Indian national fruit is the Mango. The national land animal of India is of course the legendary royal Bengal tiger. India is the birthplace of Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism and Sikhism. For this reason they
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Name________________________ Class Hour_______ CHAPTER 1-Understanding Religion STUDY QUESTIONS (Pages 1-29) Group A 1. What are some of the questions religion seek to answer? List some of the human needs served by religion? 2. Discuss a theory on origins of religion by one of the thinkers in the reading (Tylor‚ Frazer‚ Freud‚ James‚ Otto or Jung) that makes sense to you at the present time. 3. List and describe the eight elements that are developed in varying degrees in most religions?
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Hinduism Paper Donna Hebner Hum/130 Axia College University of Phoenix Hinduism derived in the Indian subcontinent where other religions like Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ and Sikhism was developed in a unified religious system. Unlike these other religions‚ Hinduism was categorized as if they were a single tradition. The name Hinduism was applied to the people who at the time‚ was living by the Indus River‚ by the foreigners who then introduced the name in a category for the British census-taking
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religious intolerance that resulted in riots and violence. These incidents have been condemned by the governmental administrations‚ private businesses‚ and judicial systems. India is the birthplace of four major world religions: Hinduism‚ Jainism‚ Buddhism and Sikhism. Yet‚ India is one of the most diverse nations in terms of religion. Even though Hindus form close to 80 percent of the population‚ the country also has large Muslim‚ Sikh‚ Christian and Zoroastrian populations. Islam is the largest minority
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