The Indian Worldview: Breaking Down Hinduism Hinduism is a religion that is difficult to define. No one can say who the founder is‚ or connect it to a certain place or time. So in order to understand Hinduism‚ we follow a coherent set of assumptions upon which people base their lives; otherwise defined as the Indian Worldview. The main concept of the worldview that will help us explain Hinduism is the idea that the spiritual is more important than the physical. Smirti literature are stories or
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comprehension and explanations of the four Vedas. The Vedas‚ including the Brahmanas and the Upanishads‚ are regarded as shruti‚”what has been heard’. The practical compendium of Hinduism is contained in the Smriti‚ or “what is remembered‚” the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. (Noss‚ D.‚ & Grangaard‚ B.
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emotionless metropolitan cities is overshadowing our great historical art forms. One such art form is the traditional Indian art form of puppet plays. Puppet plays have been a part of Indian culture with references to puppets being found even in Mahabharata. There are many different types of puppet plays in India: The Katputli in Rajasthan Tholpavakoothu‚ shadow puppetry in Kerala TholuBommalata in Andhra Pradesh TogaluGombeyaata in Karnataka The latter three are shadow puppetry while Katputli
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The Bhagavad Gita is a Hindu sacred text of 7000 verses within the Mahabharata‚ which is commonly acknowledged as Sruti literature and talks about a battle between the two royal families. Basically‚ It endorses the achievement of the divine consciousness of the Supreme Lord and promotes three main yogas‚ which is tremendously important for achieving good and keeping our mind more concerned with mental and spiritual well-being than physical activity. Relevantly‚ the yoga refers to the practice of
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The origin of the state is shrouded in mystery. It lies in the limbs of the obscure past. History does not help authentically in tracing the origin of the state‚ why and when it came into existence. It is because of the lack of historical evidence that a political thinker has to depend upon sociology‚ biology‚ ethnology and anthropology for any suggestion as to the circumstances and conditions under which the state came into being. But the material at our disposal is so inadequate that we have to
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care is the social sector and it is provided at State level with the help of Central Government. Health care industry covers hospitals‚ health insurances‚ medical software‚ health equipments and pharmacy in it. Right from the time of Ramayana and Mahabharata‚ health care was there but with time‚ Health care sector has changed substantially. With improvement in Medical Science and technology it has gone through considerable change and improved a lot. The major inputs of health care industries are
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South Asian Religion Notes Week 1 Hindu: Persian term for people living below the Hindus river. It wasn’t till the 1850s the term hinduism was used. Hindus would call themselves in relation to their communities and which Gods they held as dominant. There is no shared system of belief and not a single historical point of origin for the name or foundation for the religion as a whole. It encompasses a variet and number of different religious groups which hold some similarities but are very diverse
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Importance of Literature What makes literature so important in our lives? How does it influence society? "Literature adds to reality‚ it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect‚ it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become." - C.S. Lewis‚ a British scholar and novelist. This adage is perhaps the most appropriate description of the importance of literature in our lives. Literature reminds us
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of his conscience. Morality will end in them. They are good in themselves and thus‚ they should be followed.Polyandrous relations are opposed in many articulations of Hinduism.There is no less than one reference to in the antiquated Hindu epic Mahabharata. Draupadi married the five Pandava
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Zhou: had alliance system with regional princes and nobles (feudalism) - eventually princes disregarded the central government. Extended territory of China to Middle Kingdom (between Huang He and Yangtze). Mandate of Heaven- justification for Chinese Imperial rule. Banned human sacrifice and standard language was Mandarin. Shi Huangdi: First emperor during the Qin dynasty. He ended the feudal system. Expanded the territory of China south. Started to build the Great Wall to guard against invasions
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