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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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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The most widespread religions in India; Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism and Sikhism were based on dharma. And the most popular religions in China were Taoism‚ Confucianism – which was more of a philosophical system and Buddhism. Religion also had an important impact on the artworks of these civilizations. The Indians were famous
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NEPAL GEOGRAPHICAL Nepal is a sovereign nation located in south Asia. Nepal is the world’s 93rd largest country by land mass and it is also the 41st most populous country‚ with a population of approximately 27 million. Nepal is located in South Asia between China in the north and India in the south‚ east and west. While the total land area is 147‚181 sq. km including water area of the country that is 3‚830 sq. km. Nepal is of roughly trapezoidal shape. Nepal is commonly divided into three physiographic
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country in the world and the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people Page 2: India has Indus civilization ‚ it had strong development 5000 years ago India is the birthplace of four major religious world: Hindu ‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism and Sikhism Before independence‚ India is a subcontinent part of British India. India was divided into 2 parts: + first is peoples who follow Hindu is India and the second part is peoples who follow Islam ( Hồi giáo) is Bangladesh. Page 3: The history
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1. Hinduism 72 -113 2. Buddhism 128 – 155 Hinduism Hinduism has also been the source of three other religions. (Jainism‚ Buddhism‚ Sikhism) The word Hindu comes from the Sanskrit name for the river Indus‚ Sindhu. Hindu may refer to a great variety of religious beliefs and practices‚ it generally applies to the religion of the people of India. “Hindus‚” Indians who did not convert to Islam 7th to 15th century C.E‚ Hinduism flourished in much of Southeast Asia and still survives on the Indonesian Island
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