is the Himalayan Range. On the other side is the Indian Ocean‚ the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian sea. This provides‚ natural geographical unity to INDIA we have different religions in India. Apart from Hinduism we have the followers of Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ Islam‚ Sikhism‚ Christianity and Parsees. But Hindus form the greater majority. There are‚ no doubt‚ different factions‚ sections and sub-section but basically we all believe in the theory of Dharma and Karma. The theory of rebirth‚ purification
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The person whom I admired first time is my mother. But‚ if we talk about the famous person‚ I can say that‚ he is Mahatma Gandhi. He was from India. He is known as the “Father of nation” in India as he played a very important role in gaining the freedom of India. Mahatma Gandhi gave the Indian People not only freedom but also the new thoughts on non-violence and sustainable living. There are some qualities about him like trust‚ non-violence‚ legacy‚ etc. These qualities are the ones that inspired
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Saraswati: Hindu Goddess Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs World Religious Traditions I REL 133 Robert Mossman July 05‚ 2014 Saraswati: Hindu Goddess Understanding a different religion is a difficult task when it is so broad and intertwined. Hinduism is built upon a certain foundation of texts‚ beliefs and stories as is any other religion. However‚ Hinduism is a confusing journey of uncountable gods‚ interlaced stories and incarnations of other beings when a different state of mind take place. Hinduism is
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the last avatar of the ten avatars of Lord Vishnu. The word Buddha was not used to describe the last avatar of Vishnu‚ the description‚ time and place of his arrival is well chronicled in scriptures prior to the advent of the Buddha. Buddhism and Jainism are outside the Hindu tradition but are regarded as related religions. Hinduism is different than Christianity and other monotheistic religions in that it doesn’t have a single holy text that the people follow or a single system of morality and or
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whether human or not. It included not only a lack of physical harm to one’s opponents‚ but also a lack of hatred or towards them. Ahimsa originated from ancient India‚ evidenced by scriptures‚ and is practiced in the religions Hinduism‚ Buddhism and Jainism. Living in the period of time when India was being colonized and unjustly treated by the British‚ Gandhi used ahimsa as a weapon to free India from British rule. He believed that the best way to resist tyranny is through civil disobedience‚ which
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violence because when it appears to do good‚ the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent Hinduism is perhaps the oldest world religion; in some of its writings ahimsa has been considered the highest duty from the beginning of time. Jainism also grew out of Hinduism; Jainists believe that people should strive to become detached from the distractions of worldly existence; and that the practice of ahimsa is an essential step on the way to personal salvation Buddhism developed from the
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Taiwanese Healthcare System Introduction In 1995‚ Taiwan adopted a national health insurance structure which was a government administered national system of healthcare (Wu and Cheng‚ 2017). Among the characteristics of the Taiwan system include brief waiting periods‚ good accessibility‚ population coverage that is comprehensive‚ costs that are relatively low and a databank for national health insurance that is able to plan‚ monitor and evaluate heath services. Presently‚ almost all the standard
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TANUSRI R.P SAMY VISUAL CULTURE INTERMEDIATE PROJECT Perception and Composition. The painting I have chosen represents the formal elements that reflect on a new modern art movement pre and post independent India. The artist is Jamini Roy and the painting is named: "Drummers” Shri Jamini Roy
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Jacob Barba Barba 1 Mullen Expo Reading/Writing 24 April 2014 Indian Culture Culture is the idea‚ value and beliefs of a particular civilization at a particular period. It is more than anything else‚ ‘A State of Mind’. It is the way we behave‚ react to certain things‚ the way we perceive and interpret our values and beliefs. In its varied manifestations it forms the basic principles‚ ethics‚ workings and behavior. To define culture and limit it to these words would be
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Culture and civilisation are two such concepts‚ which are devoid any concrete definition. The word ’culture’ broadly covers the sum total of a nation’s aesthetic and intellectual achievements. India from time immemorial has been regarded as a land of composite culture c prosperity—thus attracting intellectuals and adventurers alike—may they be the Romans‚ who traded with the Tamil kingdoms of the south or Christian missionaries of the 1st Century A.D. landing in Kerala or persecuted forefathers of
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