Buddhism‚ a cultural system of beliefs and practices based on principles of compassion and non-attachment‚ originated in the sixth century BCE in what is today Nepal. It was brought to China by Buddhist monks from India during the latter part of the Han dynasty (ca. 150 CE) and took over a century to become assimilated into Chinese culture. One of the key forces of Buddhism’s success was Daoism. To help the Chinese comprehend Buddhist concepts‚ Buddhists borrowed ideas from Daoism via the Chinese
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destroyed in some natural upheaval like flood. The script used by the people living in the north western part of India about 5000 years back has greater resemblance with the Dravidian languages than with the Indo-European languages like Sanskrit and Hindi. It can‚ therefore‚ be safely assumed that Indus Valley civilization was a native growth and predated the Aryans by a couple of millennia. India has given to the world two of its most ancient and extant religions‚ Hinduism and Buddhism. Hinduism
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Encountering God Chapter One: In the first chapter of “Encountering God” the author Diana Eck starts by explaining that the book is her experiences in encountering different religions. “All of us have rivers deep within us‚ bearing the waters of joining streams.” I loved this starting quote it feels like she is open to any view. She knows that different beliefs are a good thing‚ and that we all have to experience different people because we need to be mixed together for us to grow and form our own
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1. Gargi Gargi‚ the wise and learned daughter of Rishi (sage) Vachaknu‚ was known as Brahmavadini because of her having the knowledge of Brahma-vidya. She participated in a debate with the knower of Brahma‚ Yajnavalkya in the Yajnasala ( place for sacrifices ) of King Janaka. We get in the Brhadaranyaka Upanisad a dialogue between Gargi and Yajnavalkya. Thus it is evident that in ancient India‚ women used to obtain knowledge of many sciences and disciplines. They also used to participate in public
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* Hindu * History | Deities[show] | Scriptures[show] | Practices[show] | Philosophers[show] | Other topics[show] | * * Hinduism Portal * Hindu Mythology Portal | * v * t * e | Lakshmi (Sanskrit: लक्ष्मी lakṣmī‚ Hindi pronunciation: [ˈləkʃmi]) is the Hindu goddess of wealth‚ prosperity (both material and spiritual)‚ fortune‚ and the embodiment of beauty. She is the consort of the god Vishnu. Also called Mahalakshmi‚ she is said to bringgood luck and is believed
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seriously challenged the power of the Congress in various north Indian states. Enforcing a uniform civil code for all Indians‚ Barring the killing (and eating) of cows‚ abolishing the special statues accorded to J&K and majorly promoting usage of the Hindi language were some of the pivotal ideological key points of the party. After 1967‚ The party entered into coalition with political organisations of similar ideologies and political positions and formed governments in various states such as Uttar Pradesh
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Jawaharlal Nehru (Hindi/Kashmiri: जवाहरलाल नेहरू‚ pronounced [dʒəʋaːɦərˈlaːl ˈneːɦruː]; 14 November 1889–27 May 1964[4]) was an Indian statesman who was the first (and to date the longest-serving) prime minister of India‚ from 1947 until 1964. One of the leading figures in the Indian independence movement‚ Nehru was elected by the Congress Party to assume office as independent India’s first Prime Minister‚ and re-elected when the Congress Party won India’s first general election in 1952. As one of
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Almost all of her poems are written about her feeling to Krishna. Krishna‚ an avatar‚ a young erotic god‚ is adored by lots of people in India as their belief. Obviously‚ Mirabai is one member of those devotees. However‚ in Mirabai’s mind‚ Krishna is not just a god. To her‚ sometimes‚ Krishna is more likes a lover‚ or a man who she believes she should be married to. Actually‚ because there are also some sentences that eulogize the strength of Krishna‚ he should be considered as a mixture of both god and
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Krishna‚ a Hindu god‚ was believed to rid the earth of evil‚ is considered the eighth avatar or the physical form of the god Vishnu. The story of how Krishna‚ the Hindu god of love and compassion‚ was born is woven through many Hinduism’s most sacred texts. As a child‚ Krishna was adored for his pranks. Krishna is known by many other names such as‚ Govinda‚ Mukunda‚ Madhusudhana‚ and Vasudeva. As a teenager‚ he was re-known as a lover. The sound of his flute would bring all the girls to the yard
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