bushi or buke.The samurai originated from japan and were the military nobility and the officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan. Samurai were also less than 10% of Japan’s population. The Samurai’s most popular weapons were the long Katana‚ Kama‚ Tanto‚ Tessen‚ and Wakizashi. The Katana was the most important weapon for the samurai and even the japanese in general. The curve of the Katana was made for right when you take it out‚ you can slash your opponent instantly. With a regular straight
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Brahmins. The Kshatriya were made from his hands‚ Vaishya from his thighs‚ and the Sudras from his feet. Others believe that they were created from the body parts of Brahma‚ who created the world. It actually started when the Aryans came to Ancient India in 1500 B.C. from Southern Europe. The Aryans split into three groups Brahmins‚ Kshatriya‚ and Vaishya. The locals became artisans and laborers‚ later known as the Sudras. (Aharon
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police and city council officials) of major cities such as Texas‚ New York and California – often with the American public invited to unite with Hindus in celebration. Another sensitive example; the legendary Kama Sutra. Although wrongly considered to be a manual for tantric sex‚ the Kama Sutra teaches one of four “human purposes” accordingly to Hindu belief - "wish‚ desire‚ love and sensual pleasure". Certain chapters of this book were translated to English and gained immense popularity in 1990’s
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born into. Debts are owed to God‚ parents and teachers‚ guests‚ other human beings and all other living beings. Artha is success in all worldly pursuits. Although the ultimate goal is enlightment‚ pursuit of wealth is looked at as a fitting quest. Kama refers to romantic love. Moksha is union with God‚ which is considered the highest purpose of life. Christian worldview is similar to Moksa‚ our purpose in life is to develop personal relationship with God. Hindu’s believe in “karma”‚ where people
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The Rig Veda The Rig Veda is composed of many documents that were recovered by archeologists and are believed to be the oldest written texts to date. These documents give us insight into what the culture was like for these ancient Aryans of India. The texts that we look over‚ Victory over Vritra‚ Who is Indra‚ and To Purusha help give us some look into their beliefs and traditions. The Aryans seem to have a polytheistic belief system and attribute many natural events as being influenced by their
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Group 2 Team Paper 1 REL2300 July 2‚ 2010 Finding Inner Peace Being at peace with one’s inner self sounds inviting but some aspects of many different religions can be hard to grasp at times. While most religions influence others‚ some have ideas and beliefs from sources unknown. Hinduism and Budhism are two of many religions. Having many similarities‚ their differences are what make them unique. Hindus have many gods‚ polytheism‚ and Buddhist believe in finding one’s inner peace. They both
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and more they’re becoming richer‚ and wealth plays a big part in social order. Although the top two Aryan castes always stayed in the highest power‚ the ability to move in the caste system was to a great importance for the Sudra and Harjan castes. By allowing people in the Sudra and Harjan caste to move upward it meant that they were more important in the social
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that of mine on what is thought to be the purpose of human life on earth. Description: The purpose of human life on earth according to Hinduism: Hindus believed that human purpose on earth is associated with these four phrases namely; Dharma‚ Artha‚ Kama‚ and Moksha. In accordance with Hinduism believes‚ Dharma stands for righteousness‚ or living a moral life at all times. Dharma believes in many things such as law‚ teaching and religion which enable one to fulfill his/her purpose of life and destiny
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‘DALITS’ AND THE CASTE SYSTEM OF INDIA Abstract This speculative paper argues that the caste system of India could be seen as a presentday remnant of ‘tribal apartheid’ which came into being when Indo-European warlike nomadic pastoralists overran and dominated an earlier urban Dravidian peoples. This form of discrimination based on identity is akin to racism. The enduring salience of caste and colour consciousness among Indians forms one of the great modern paradoxes that have resisted Indian
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bejeweled with much jewelry sitting or standing on lotus. The auspicious red color symbolizes activity and the golden embroidery denotes prosperity. Each of the four hands of Lakshmi represents the four ends of human life‚ Dharma (righteousness)‚ Kama (desires)‚ Artha (wealth)‚ and Moksha (liberation) from the cycle of birth and death. The four arms represent the four directions and symbolize omnipresence and supremacy of the deity. The obverse hands represent the activities in material world and
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