Aquino‚ Adrian Sebastian P. September 2014 1Phl1 Journal # 1 “Brahman and Atman as the source of all ideas” The Indian civilization has many similarities with other Ancient civilization. Is this just a coincidence
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The first people was thought to have reached India from Africa in 40‚000 BC. The first civilization started out as hunters and gatherers. Around 4000 BC the Indians started farming. The Indians then moved near the Indus River Valley where they started using irrigation and started building their first cities. The Indians built two main cities that we know of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. Both cities are currently located in current Pakistan.The first Indian buildings and houses were built out of stone
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When people think of the word swastika‚ a taste of disgust fills their mouths. Most people think it is the symbol for the Nazi party in the 1930’s. The Nazi party used the Swastika flag in 1920 to 1945. The technical name for the Nazi flag is called the Hakenkreuz. The difference between a swastika and a hakenkreuz is‚ a swastika is an equal armed cross with an a smaller arm at a right angle‚ a hakenkreuz is a swastika that is rotated forty-five degrees so it looks like a baseball diamond. The swastika
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Shang Dynasty‚ Muaryan Empire‚ Ottoman Empire Shang Dynasty‚ Muaryan Empire‚ Ottoman Empire The Shang dynasty was‚ according to traditional sources‚ the second Chinese dynasty after the Xia. They ruled in the Yellow River Valley. Widely accepted chronological calculations say that the Shang ruled between 1766 BC and 1122 BC(ancienthistory.about.com). According to Chinese tradition‚ a rebel king‚ Tang‚ who overthrew the last Xia ruler in the Battle of Mingtiao‚ founded the Shang dynasty. The Shang
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in fact religious we would have to walk in their shoes and understand their beliefs? There are a couple of beliefs that are common to all religions. Empathy is seen in the teachings of Christianity‚ in Confucius teachings‚ Judaism‚ Buddhism‚ and Jainism. The “Golden Rule: do unto others as you would have others do unto you would be a common thread in all religions. All religions concentrate on the internal state of the spirit‚ even though the rituals are different. With these commonalities‚ I would
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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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Abraham. Dharmic religions have a great importance in Indian philosophy and religions‚ and Taoic religions originate from the far eastern‚ often in China or India. Christianity‚ Islam‚ and Judaism are in the Abrahamic category. Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ and Sikhism are all Dharmic religions‚ where Taoism‚ Confucianism‚ and Shintoism are Taoic religions. Many of these religions are still practiced today. Many of which are very popular‚ and many not so much. Christianity was formed when people
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beliefs. Diwali‚ for Sikhs‚ marks the Bandi Chhor Divas‚ when Guru Har Gobind freed himself and Hindu Kings‚ from Fort Gwalior‚ from the prison of Islamic ruler Jahangir‚ and arrived at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Diwali has special significance in Jainism. Mahavira‚ the last of the Tirthankar of this era‚ attained Nirvana on this day at Pavapuri on 15 October 527 BCE‚ on Chaturdashi of Kartika. Diwali is a five day festival in many regions of India‚ with Diwali night centering on the
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entities like many languages‚ castes‚ 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.
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religious background India is home to population of over 1.2 billion people‚ speaking more than 24 languages and following a wide range of religious communities. India is also the birthplace of four of world’s major religions‚ namely Hinduism‚ Sikhism‚ Jainism and Buddhism. This diverse religious nature of India is result of social integration of religions brought in by invaders and conquerors like Greeks in 180 BC and Mughals in early 16th century. With passage of time‚ many other religious leaders like
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