India. According to 2011 Census‚ Mizoram has a total population of 1‚091‚014 among whom 87.16 percent professes Christianity. Apart from Christianity‚ Buddhism is followed by 8.51 percent‚ Hinduism by 2.75 percent‚ Islam by 1.35 percent‚ and Sikhism and Jainism has 0.03 percent each. Chakmas‚ who are predominantly Buddhists‚ form the majority of the non-Christian population. Other minority communities‚ who are immigrants from the neighbouring states of India and other countries‚ such as Bengalis
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in retrospect you’ll be proud of the accomplishments you have overcome. You’ll most likely return home a wiser individual and ready to face any future challenges head on. Spiritual Growth: Strengthening your spiritual belief You will learn how Jainism fits into humanity‚ and through the eyes of a different religion‚ you can reflect upon your own religion more precisely. While learning another country’s traditions‚ you will understand the significance of keeping your own traditions alive while sharing
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Atheism "Atheist" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Atheist (disambiguation). Part of a series on Atheism Concepts Antitheism Atheism and religion Criticism of atheism Implicit and explicit atheism Negative and positive atheism History History of atheism New Atheism State atheism Arguments for atheism Arguments against God’s existence Argument from free will Argument from inconsistent revelations Argument from nonbelief Argument from poor design Atheist’s Wager Fate of the unlearned
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Discussion questions chapter 6 1)How have geographical features influence the political social and cultural development of india? The Himalayan mountains in the north of India act as a natural buffer from China. This is important‚ because China to the North has been a powerful country in history. The natural break has caused both nations to be separate and free from war. The Ganges river is one of the longest in the world and has been used to cultivate crops. The Ganges is the 7th longest
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The humanities are academic disciplines that study human culture‚ using methods that are primarily analytical‚[citation needed] critical‚ or speculative‚ and having a significant historical element‚[1] as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences.[1]The humanities include ancient and modern languages‚ literature‚ philosophy‚ religion‚ andvisual and performing arts such as music and theatre. The humanities that are also sometimes regarded as social sciences include history
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Riots Against Sikhs General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the riot against the sikhs in the year 1984 at capital of India‚ New Delhi. Introduction I. Sikhism is one of the religion followed by people in India. Followers of Sikhism are know as Sikhs. A. I want to inform people about tragedy against Sikhs so that there will be no other instance in which people would be slaughtered. B. Hindus lead the never forgotten riots against the Sikhs
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Karma (Sanskrit: कर्म; IPA: [ˈkarmə] ( listen); Pali: kamma) means action‚ work or deed;[1] it also refers to the principle of causality where intent and actions of an individual influence the future of that individual.[2] Good intent and good deed contribute to good karma and future happiness‚ while bad intent and bad deed contribute to bad karma and future suffering.[3][4] Karma is closely associated with the idea of rebirth in some schools of Asian religions.[5] In these schools‚ karma in the
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religion. These helped the patriarchal society flourish in the 300 years. In the classical Indian society‚ many changes took place‚ religion being one of the main few. New religions changed the social norms from only Hinduism to Hinduism‚ Jainism‚ and Buddhism. Jainism was a new religion promoted by Vardhamana Mahavira. Jainists practiced ahimsa‚ or total nonviolence‚ because they thought that everything had a soul. Buddhism is religion made popular by Siddhartha Guatama. It instructed its followers
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Orissa are world famous. Apart from Indian culture‚ Orissa like any other region of the country have no separate culture of own. Lord Jagannath is the presiding deity of Orissa culture. It became the symbol of unified religion and culture among the Jainism‚ Buddhism‚ shaivism‚ vaishnavism and Shaktism from time to time. But Jagannath is the lord of universe‚ almighty and omnipresent. The sacred place‚ Puri of Orissa is prominent as purusottam kshetra. In the Hindu belief it is one of the four centers
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Is the Jain ethic a theory of volunteerism? To what extent is it normative and to what extent does it have a practical connotation? The literal meaning of the Sanskrit word Karma is deeds‚ including thoughts and words. However‚ according to Jainism‚ Karmas are invisible‚ fine particles of matter prevailing all around us just like the air particles. Our souls attract these karmas through activities related to mind‚ body and speech. This means every time we get angry‚ we attract karmas‚ every
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