charms Indian Empires 1. Mauryan Empire (321 – 232 B.C.) - northeastern part of India - capital: Pataliputra - Chandragupta Maurya - centralized government‚ districts and provinces - paved roads of cities‚ irrigation system - converted to Jainism - Asoka - policies of religious tolerance - diplomacy - government programs - territorial expansion - Other contributions of the empire - ‘Sacred Kingship’ – ‘ruler of the universe’ – Chakravartin - Fall – Asoka died in 232 B.C.‚ successors
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as the Khalsa. There is a lot of debate by scholars what this word means; some assert it means sovereign/free‚ while others contend it means Pure/Genuine. Some propose it means‚ “God’s own”. As it can be ascertained that with a global population Sikhism has become an international religion‚ however‚ it has faced and continues to face a set of problems like all major religions. The most prominent has been the quest for a Sikh state culminating into the demand of Khalistan in the current era. (Jawad
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Sahib (Sikhism):- Harmandir Sahib popularly known as Golden Temple is located in Amritsar district of Punjab. Built by the fourth Guru of Sikhs and completed by his successor‚ Harmandir Sahib is the holiest site of Sikhism. Moinuddin Chisti Islam 4) Moinuddin Chisti (Islam):- The dargah of Moinuddin Chisti popularly known as Dargah Sharif or Ajmer Sharif is an international wakf. It is one of the holiest places of worship in India and worshiped by religions of all people. Pawapuri Jainism 5) Pawapuri
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Guru Nanak: The founder of Sikhism Dhruv Miglani‚ Culture 8 INTRODUCTION Guru Nanak was the founder of Sikhism and the first of the Sikh Gurus. His birth is celebrated world-wide on Karthik Puranmashi‚ the full moon day which falls on different dates each year in the month of October and November. As a boy‚ Guru Nanak learnt other languages besides his mother tongue (Hindi and Punjabi) - Persian and Arabic. He spent 25 years of his life travelling and preaching his ideology. Many of his hymns
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reed/168612-how-does-islam-view-the-nature-of-good-and-bad.html What does Christianity teach about good and evil? (n.d.).In BBC. Retrieved September 2‚ 2014‚ from http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/rs/god/chgoodandevilrev2.shtml What does Sikhism teach about good and evil? (n.d.).In BBC. Retrieved September 2‚ 2014‚ from http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/rs/god/sigoodandevilrev2.shtml
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Culture Nowadays‚ Company development requires new consumers and new partners in new market environment. Of course‚ Unilever also need to make an effort to understand culture differences in India so that company can make a success in new market. Next‚ the report continue to analysis India’s market by focus on India’s language‚ religion‚ and ethical traditions. There is no doubt that language can have an important influence on the Unilever to expand new market in India. It is well know that Hindi
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Dharmic faiths are similar‚ so one has to inspect each religion to understand the differences. People of these faiths are often confused for one another‚ but if you are willing to look you can find the differences. Each religion‚ especially Sikhism presents its own challenges to its young followers as seen in the movie Bend it Like Beckham and the novel Under the Lemon Trees. Hinduism is so old that historians do not know exactly when it was founded (Wilkinson‚ 163). It is speculated that it started
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eighteen have been given special recognition by our Constitution as National languages of our country. A unique feature of our country is that all the major religions of the world are practiced here like Hinduism‚ Islam‚ Christianity‚ Buddhism‚ Sikhism‚ Jainism‚ and Zoroastrianism. There are also great varieties in costume‚ food habits‚ and social customs. Geographically our land is diverse and there are amazing differences in climate. Despite all these differences India is a political entity‚ every
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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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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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