Guided Reading Questions 1 (pp. 73-80) 1. Describe the shape of the subcontinent of India. How has the geography and climate affected the development of Indian culture? The subcontinent of India was surrounded largely by ocean due to its location on the edge of the continent. The Hymalayn mountains and two rivers blocked the majority of intrances through land travel. This lead the people living there to be less affected by other cultures and mostly protected from invasion. 2. What does Ganga
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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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Significance of Personality Development for a Student – Pramod Kumar Recently‚ a student approached me seeking help to resolve his personal problems. He was finding it difficult to concentrate during classes and scoring even pass marks in the exams had become a herculean task. A casual enquiry revealed that he was almost starving and severely malnutritioned because of his dislike for the hostel mess food. He would skip breakfast‚ eat sparingly at night and satisfy his appetite instead at
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Smith‚ Brian K.‚ Canonical Authority and Social Classification: Veda and "Varṇa" in Ancient Indian Texts-‚ History of Religions‚ The University of Chicago Press (1992)‚ 103-125. * Sullivan‚ B. M. (Summer 1994)‚ "The Religious Authority of the Mahabharata: Vyasa and Brahma in the Hindu Scriptural Tradition"‚ Journal of the American Academy of Religion 62 (1): 377–401‚DOI:10.1093/jaarel/LXII.2.377. * Witzel‚ Michael (ed.) (1997)‚ Inside the Texts‚ Beyond the Texts. New Approaches to the Study of
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bition to aspiration AMBITION TO ASPIRATION FROM INSPIRING TO BECOMING…….. “Ambition educates the senses‚ calls into action the will‚ perfects the physical constitution‚ brings men into such swift and close collision in critical moments that man measures man.” Ambition is an eagerness to acquire personal advantage‚ wealth‚ power‚ status. It is an eager and sometimes an exorbitant desire for elevation‚ honor
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India has the longest and the richest tradition in drama. During the age of the Vedic Aryans‚ drama was performed in a simple way. Different episodes from the Ramayana‚ the Mahabharata‚ and the Bhagavad-Gita were enacted out in front of people. When Britishers came in India‚ the crippled Indian drama regained its strength. In 1920‚ a new drama in almost all the Indian languages came to the fore‚ it was a drama largely influenced
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India pioneered the use of sexual education through art and literature by writing the first literature‚ Kama Shastra (Kama Sutra)‚ which treated sexual intercourse as a science as well as specifically outlining the practices of BDSM. The Vedas‚ the Mahabharata and Ramayana‚ reveal moral perspectives on sexuality‚ marriage and fertility prayers; these epics had a huge impact on the culture of Asia. An excerpt of the Kama Shastra states that women should study these texts‚ it also goes into detail as to
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In human history‚ we find that women have been mistreated in almost every country or culture. Mistreating and discriminating against women is more the rule than the exemption. Some more than others‚ world religions follow the same trait. In this paper we will research and discuss the role and impact of women in two of the most important and extended religions in the world‚ Buddhism and Hinduism. Women in Hinduism Women ’s position in Hinduism has always been unclear. Women were traditionally expected
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Literature Literature (from Latin litteraetantri (plural); letter) is the art of written works‚ and is not bound to published sources (although‚ under circumstances unpublished sources can be exempt). Literally translated‚ the word literature means "acquaintance with letters" (as in the "arts and letters"). The two major classification of literature are poetry and prose. "Literature" is sometimes differentiated from popular and ephemeral classes of writing. Terms such as "literary fiction" and
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differences there runs the invisible link of common culture‚ common civility‚ common heritage‚ the same form of greeting one another‚ the same form of respect shown to elders as well as there are common Vedas‚ the Bhagwad Gita‚ the Ramayana and the Mahabharata‚ the festivals‚ National symbols and finally the struggle for Independence that united the whole mass of Indian people. Thus‚ national integration means a feeling of oneness among the entire Indians. All our countrymen must feel emotionally integrated
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